Lynch says her rifle jammed -- leaving her defenseless -- during the ambush that led to her capture. "My weapon did jam and I did not shoot, not a round, nothing," says Lynch. "I don't look at myself as a hero," she adds. "My heroes are Lori [Pvt. Lori Piestewa, who was killed during the ambush on Lynch's convoy], the soldiers that are over there, the soldiers that were in that car beside me, the ones that came and rescued me." Adds Lynch, "I'm just a survivor."

For the first time Lynch discusses the medical report doctors say indicates she suffered a sexual assault during her captivity. Lynch tells Sawyer she does not remember such an assault, saying "even just the thinking about that, that's too painful."

Now Lynch is enduring a painful rehabilitation process, but says she has a positive attitude about her recovery. "I just want to keep adding, you know, just steps every day, just so eventually I can throw away the crutches and, you know, just start walking on my own," she tells Sawyer. "That's my goal. I just want to be able to walk again.I've got to keep telling myself 'yeah, I can do this. I can.'"

Lynch tells her story to author Rick Bragg in the new book, I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story.

Production Credits:
Diane Sawyer is the anchor of this special edition of "Primetime." David Doss is the Executive Producer.