Over 17 years ago, a young private named Jessica Lynch was captured by Saddam Hussan’s Iraqi forces in 2003 and was tortured for 9 days as a prisoner of war. Lynch was just 19 when her unit was ambushed in Iraq and eleven of her fellow soldiers were killed. She was successfully rescued by U.S. Special Operations forces but had suffered severely from a number of broken bones, destroyed muscle tissue and skull damage. Lynch states that “mindset is important” during difficult times and through the physical recovery process.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/iraq-pow-jessica-lynch-thrive-captivity-soldiers