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I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community there aren't a lot of jobs.

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Jessica Lynch
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: April 26
Film Actor
Soldier
Jessica Dawn Lynch
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Palestine
Virginia
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West
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