Today, though, officials said Private Lynch was starting to move around and take care of herself.

Private Lynch also faced complications from her obligation to the military.

But Private Lynch is by far the most celebrated patient, perhaps in the hospital's 50-year history.

Private Lynch herself has been shielded from the media glare.

The rescue of Private Lynch was an act that we can all be grateful for.

Private Lynch was not the only recipient of such a proposal.

The bodies of seven others were found at the hospital where Private Lynch was held.

Private Lynch was kept alone in a single room, where her nurses would sing her to sleep each night.

Private Lynch is barely more than a kid who was serving her country.

Private Lynch was badly hurt, and in her condition, she could not fight back.