11. The Battle of Nasiriyah
By the time the American troops realized the detour, Iraqi vehicles had begun to surround them. Within minutes the Iraqis gauged the situation and started to open fire. They shot a rocket-propelled grenade on the Humvee that forced the convoy to crash into a tractor trailer. In the 90-minute long battle, the troupes split into three smaller groups. The unluckiest of the groups just happened to be the one Jessica was in. Some 11 soldiers lost their lives while Jessica was badly injured. Back in the homeland, the news media had declared several soldiers, including Jessica, Missing-in-Action (MIA).
Unaware and dazed, her parents were about to realize the situation was worse than they originally thought.