Jessica Lynch - Opening Statement Before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | jessicalynchopeningstatement

Opening Statement Before House Oversight & Govt.

众议院监督和政府面前的开场陈述。

Reform Committee

改革委员会

delivered 24 April 2007, Washington, D.C.

2007 年 4 月 24 日交付于华盛顿特区

"The truth is always more heroic than the hype"

“真相总是比炒作更英雄”

[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.]

[真实性认证：以下文本版本直接从音频转录。]

Lynch : Chairman Waxman, and distinguished members of the Committee: It is an honor to be here with you today and it's -- I'm grateful to have this opportunity.

林奇：瓦克斯曼主席和尊敬的委员会成员：今天很荣幸能和你们在一起，我很高兴有这个机会。

Waxman : I think you'd better pull it [the microphone] a little closer....

Waxman：我认为你最好把它[麦克风]拉近一点......

Lynch : I have been asked here today to address �misinformation from the battlefield.� Quite frankly, it is something that I have been doing since I returned home from Iraq.

林奇：今天我被要求解决“来自战场的错误信息”。坦率地说，这是我从伊拉克回国后一直在做的事情。

However, I want to note for the record that I am not politically motivated in my appearance here today.

然而，我想正式指出，我今天在这里露面并没有政治动机。

I lived the war in Iraq.

我经历过伊拉克战争。

And today I still have family and friends fighting in Iraq.

今天，我的家人和朋友仍然在伊拉克战斗。

My support for our troops is unwavering.

我对我们军队的支持是坚定不移的。

I believe this is not a time for finger pointing.

我认为现在不是互相指责的时候。

It is the time for truth, the whole truth, versus hype and misinformation.

现在是真相、全部真相，而不是炒作和错误信息的时候了。

Because of the misinformation, people try to discount the realities of my story, including me as part of the hype.

由于错误信息，人们试图低估我故事的真实性，包括我作为炒作的一部分。

Nothing could be further from the truth.

事实并非如此。

My experiences have caused a personal struggle of all sorts for me.

我的经历给我带来了各种各样的个人挣扎。

I was given opportunities not extended to my fellow soldiers, and I embraced those opportunities to set the record straight.

我得到了我的战友所没有的机会，我抓住了这些机会来澄清事实。

It is something I have been doing since 2003 and something that I imagine I will have to do for the rest of my life.

这是我自 2003 年以来一直在做的事情，也是我想我余生都必须做的事情。

I've answered criticisms for being told -- being paid to tell my story.

我曾回应过因被告知而被付费讲述我的故事的批评。

Quite frankly, the injuries I have will last a lifetime and I had a story tell, a story that needed to be told so people would know the truth.

坦率地说，我所受的伤害将持续一生，我有一个故事要讲，一个需要讲出来的故事，以便人们知道真相。

I want to take a minute to remind the committee of my true story.

我想花一点时间提醒委员会我的真实故事。

Now I was a soldier.

现在我是一名士兵。

In July of 2001, I enlisted in the Army with my brother, Greg.

2001 年 7 月，我和我的兄弟格雷格应征入伍。

We had different reasons of why to join but we both knew that we wanted to serve our country.

我们加入的原因不同，但我们都知道我们想为我们的国家服务。

I loved my time in the Army and I'm grateful for the opportunity to have a -- to have served this country in a time of crisis.

我喜欢在军队的时光，我很感激有机会在危机时期为这个国家服务。

In 2003, I received word that I would be deployed.

2003年，我收到消息称我将被调派。

I was part of a 100-mile long convoy going to Baghdad.

我是前往巴格达的 100 英里长车队的一员。

I had driven 5-ton water buffalo truck.

我开过5吨水牛车。

Our unit had some of the heaviest vehicles and the sand was so thick that our vehicles would just sink.

我们单位有一些最重的车辆，沙子很厚，我们的车辆很容易下沉。

It would take us hours to just travel the shortest distance.

光是走最短的距离就需要几个小时。

We decided to divide our convoy up so the lighter vehicles could reach our destination.

我们决定将车队分开，以便较轻的车辆能够到达目的地。

But first came the city of An Nasiryah and a day that I will never forget.

但首先来到的是安纳西里亚市，这是我永远不会忘记的一天。

The truck I was driving broke down.

我驾驶的卡车坏了。

And I was picked up by my roommate and best friend, Lori Piestewa , who was driving our First Sergeant, Robert Dowdy.

我的室友兼最好的朋友洛里·皮斯特瓦 (Lori Piestewa) 来接我，他驾驶着我们的中士罗伯特·道迪 (Robert Dowdy)。

We also picked up two other soldiers from a different unit to get them out of harms way.

我们还从另一个部队接了另外两名士兵，让他们远离危险。

As we drove through An Nasiryah, trying to get turned around to try to leave the city, the signs of hostility were increasing, where people with weapons were on roof tops and the street watching our entire move.

当我们开车穿过纳西里亚（An Nasiryah），试图掉头离开这座城市时，敌意的迹象越来越多，屋顶上有携带武器的人，街道上也注视着我们的整个行动。

The vehicle I was riding in was hit by a rocket propelled grenade and slammed into the back of another truck in our unit.

我乘坐的车辆被火箭推进式手榴弹击中，撞到我们单位另一辆卡车的后部。

Three people in the vehicle were killed upon impact.

车内三人因撞击身亡。

Lori and I were taken to a hospital where she later died and I was held for nine days.

洛瑞和我被送往医院，后来她去世了，我被关押了九天。

In all, eleven soldiers died that day, six from my unit, and two others were -- six others from my unit were taken prisoner, plus two others.

那天总共有十一名士兵死亡，其中六名来自我的部队，另外两名士兵——我的部队的另外六名士兵被俘，还有另外两名士兵。

Following the ambush, my injuries were extensive.

伏击之后，我受了重伤。

When I awoke in the Iraqi hospital, I was not able to move or feel anything below my waist.

当我在伊拉克医院醒来时，我无法移动或感觉到腰部以下的任何东西。

I suffered a six inch gash in my head.

我的头上有六英寸的伤口。

The -- My fourth and fifth lumbars were overlapping causing pressure on my spine.

- 我的第四和第五腰椎重叠，对我的脊柱造成压力。

My right humerus was broken.

我的右肱骨骨折了。

My right foot was crushed.

我的右脚被压伤了。

My left femur was shattered.

我的左股骨碎了。

The Iraqis in the hospital tried to help me by removing the bone and replacing it with a 1940s rod that was made for a man.

医院里的伊拉克人试图帮助我，把骨头取出来，换上一根 20 世纪 40 年代专为男人制作的棍子。

Following my rescue, the doctors at Landstuhl, Germany found in a physical exam that I had been sexually assaulted.

我获救后，德国兰施图尔的医生在体检时发现我遭受了性侵犯。

Today, I still continue to deal with bowel, bladder, and kidney problems as a result from the injuries.

今天，我仍然继续处理因受伤而导致的肠道、膀胱和肾脏问题。

My left leg still has no feeling from the knee down, and I am required to wear a brace just to stand and walk.

我的左腿从膝盖以下仍然没有知觉，需要佩戴支具才能站立和行走。

When I awoke, I did not know where I was.

当我醒来时，我不知道自己在哪里。

I could not move.

我无法动弹。

I could not call for help.

我无法寻求帮助。

I could not fight.

我无法战斗。

The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans.

医院的护士试图安抚我，他们甚至一度试图将我送回美国，但没有成功。

On April 1st, while various units created diversions around Nasiryah, a group -- a group came to the hospital to rescue me.

4月1日，当各个单位在纳西里亚周围进行疏导时，一群人来到医院营救我。

I could hear them speaking in English but I was still very afraid.

我可以听到他们用英语说话，但我仍然很害怕。

Then a soldier came into the room.

然后一名士兵走进了房间。

He tore the American flag from his uniform and he handed it to me in my hand and he told me, �We�re American soldiers and we�re here to take you home.� And I looked at him and I said, "Yes, I am an American soldier, too.�

他从制服上撕下美国国旗，递到我手里，他告诉我，“我们是美国士兵，我们来这里是为了带你回家。”我看着他说，“是的，我也是一名美国士兵。”

When I remember those difficult days, I remember the fear.

当我回忆起那些艰难的日子时，我想起了恐惧。

I remember the strength.

我记得力量。

I remember that hand of that fellow American soldier reassuring me that I was going to be okay.

我记得那位美国士兵的手向我保证我会没事的。

At the same time, tales of great heroism were being told.

与此同时，伟大英雄主义的故事也被讲述。

At my parent�s home in Wirt County, West Virginia, it was under siege by media all repeating the story of the little girl Rambo from the hills of West Virginia who went down fighting.

在我父母位于西弗吉尼亚州沃特县的家中，媒体围攻着他们，他们都在重复来自西弗吉尼亚州山区的小女孩兰博在战斗中倒下的故事。

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspire our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.

当被问及时，我反复说过，如果关于我的故事有助于激励我们的军队并团结一个国家，那么也许有一些好处。

However, I'm still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were legendary: people like Lori Piestewa and First Sergeant Dowdy who picked up fellow soldiers in harms way; or people like Patrick Miller or Sergeant Donald Walters who actually did fight until the very end.

然而，我仍然很困惑，为什么他们选择撒谎并试图让我成为传奇，而那天我的战友的真正英雄事迹已经成为传奇：像洛里·皮斯特瓦（Lori Piestewa）和中士道迪（Dowdy）这样以危险的方式救起战友的人；或者像帕特里克·米勒或唐纳德·沃尔特斯中士这样真正战斗到最后的人。

The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their hero -- ideals for heroes and they don�t need to be told elaborate lies.

最重要的是，美国人民有能力确定他们的英雄——英雄的理想，他们不需要被告知精心设计的谎言。

My hero is my brother Greg who continues to serve his country today.

我的英雄是我的兄弟格雷格，他今天继续为他的国家服务。

My hero is my friend Lori Piestewa, who died in Iraq but set an example for a generation of Hopi and Native American women and little girls everywhere about the contributions that just one soldier can make.

我的英雄是我的朋友洛里·皮斯特瓦（Lori Piestewa），她在伊拉克牺牲，但为一代霍皮族和美洲原住民妇女和世界各地的小女孩树立了榜样，说明只有一个士兵就能做出贡献。

My hero is every American who says, "My country needs me" -- and answers that call for -- to fight.

我的英雄是每一个说“我的国家需要我”并响应这一号召的美国人。

I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth.

我有幸和机会回家并说出真相。

Many soldiers, like Pat Tillman , they do not have that opportunity.

许多士兵，比如帕特·蒂尔曼，他们没有这样的机会。

The truth is always more heroic than the hype.

真相总是比炒作更英雄。

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