Jessica Lynch

I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money.

There's not day that goes by that I don't remember why I'm in the situation I'm in.

Since coming back from Iraq, there's been so many triumphs and obstacles standing in my way, so whenever I set my mind to something, I definitely just go full blast at it.

In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century.

My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.