"Ed Majden" wrote:

"Matt Wiser"
The NBC movie almost had her cooperation-it
got leaked to the New York
Times
and the family backed out. Her story gets
the book first, and then a movie
with her input. The NBC movie is being filmed
without her assistance. The
Iraqi who tipped off the Marines to her location
did get hired as a
Technical
Advisor.


Will the other captured U.S. soldiers be
getting the same deal? If not,
why not???????
Were they also awarded the same decorations?


The other former POWs have gotten offers to a lesser degree, but their
story will likely be told in a book about the whole 507th's experience. The
two AH-64 drivers held with them have told their story to Dan Rather, and
their account will likely be in the same book (they were held with the five
others from Jessica's unit). They can't acccept a book or movie deal while
on active duty due to military ethics regs, but once they leave the service,
they are free to do so, as Jessica did.
Regarding decorations: four of the five from the 507th got the same medals
Jessica did: Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and POW medal. One other got the
latter two, and a Silver Star in place of the Bronze Star. No info on what
the Apache guys got, yet.

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