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Show T~\ HeadsUp August 26, 2004 Jessica Lynch, a former Army prisoner of war, speaks with Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing Aug. 3. Tech. Sgt. Hans Jagow, Capt. Klmm Sandusky and Staff Sgt. Sandl Golden-Vest helped transport Ms. Lynch back to the United States In April 2003. This meeting was the first time they had met face-to-face. Lynch visits reservists who brought her to U.S. Airmen. At the time of her return flight, she said did not remember much because she was in pain and under medication. Only later did she recall events with the help of photos and video. Despite the media attention, it was business as usual for the crew. "We didn't know until the night before we would be transporting her," said Sergeant Golden-Vest. "We knew of her, she was all over the media, but our job (was) the same. Sergeant Jagow said the media attention was helpful in showing others what he does for the Air Force. 'This is not a job you can bring (friends) into your office to show them what you do," he said. "What was really neat about it was all my friends and family saw it on television and they understood what I did (afterward)." The Airmen said one of the nice things about being able to meet Ms. Lynch was they do not usually get to meet any patients they have transported. The feeling was mutual. "It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be able to talk with them," said Ms. Lynch of her meeting. One of the things that stands out about the journey for Ms. Lynch is being given a wing hat to wear so she would look better when she landed in the United States from Germany. Part of her head had been shaved because of her injuries. She jokingly said she has better hair now. by Brett Turner 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs PRESIDENTIAL PAINT SERVICE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) — At the time, it was.a matter of doing their job. In retrospect, it was a brush with history. Airmen from Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing here helped transport then-Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch along with other injured servicemembers from Germany back to the United States in April 2003. It was part of the crew's normal mission, but hype was just building about Private Lynch, who was injured when her unit was ambushed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was the first American prisoner of war rescued since World War II and the first female soldier to be rescued. The Soldier soon became a media sensation. Five wing Airmen were involved with her transport on a C-141 Starlifter. Three of them — Capt. Kimm Sandusky, Tech. Sgt. Hans Jagow and Staff Sgt. Sandi Golden-Vest — met Ms. Lynch face-toface for the first time Aug. 3. Ms. Lynch was here visiting as a guest of Camp Wright-Patterson's Operation Purple for children of deployed military parents, a program for which she is the spokeswoman. Ms. Lynch said she was glad to be able to meet the ALL THIS FOR ONLY.• ii University 1/2 PRICE SAVINGS! $ a Major Accredited University Graduate and undergraduate degrees in business, technology and management. Good Only At These Locally Owned & Operated Centers | R) OGDEN LAYTON | 1148 Century Drive 1305 W. Hillfield Rd. j 801-393-8693 801-444-3757 Hurry...Offer ends Sept. 4^; 2004 INSTEP with the Military ANYTIME ANYWHERE EDUCATION Online Build your professional foundation with a high-quality, technology-grounded education designed for your success. Experience career-oriented education. Maximize your options with accessible education. Benefit from a student-focused environment. JUDY HELPS RUTH HIDE MORE THAN A FEW GREY HAIRS, SHE HELPS HER •--- CONCEAL HER TRUE AGE. \ SHE EVEN HELPS RUTH HIDE HER HUSBAND'S ABUSE. { BECAUSE SHE KNOWS HE IS k BFATING HER. AND SHE , DOES NOTHING TO Earn your degree from a university that is. established and recognized SPECIAL MILITARY PRICING All active duty members and their spouses CALL: KATHLEEN WHITE Choose the DeVry University Program that is Right for You . Now and in the Future - 801 -544-4163! Make DeVry your best career move £, U^den bymphony Dal let rifc, ^J *S L \J association ah C*ympkarv cMtCl to Nortkern Utah Season tickets on sale now!< It's natural to help a neighbor. It's hard to know what to do; If you know t) woman who is being jbused. call us. We can help you help her. It's confidential. It's anonymous. And 1t just might savp her life. POWER OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION Your Community Connection and Wobcr County Domestic Violence Coalition Dcvc'c-irtd by PfO*'i in [yz'lncr;hip v,,jh <hv Vij!cn-;o ^gsiri;! w.>mcfi Office. U.S. Dcjxictn'ent of Joi'ice. Your Community Connection 2261 Adams - Ofldan. Utah 392-7273 ca 11 (80 l) 599-9214 .^^$.f^l^^ bringing 1f® artsHOME |