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Iraq
Seven U.S. troops found alive
2003-04-13
Seven U.S. soldiers previously listed as missing have been found alive by Marines heading north of Baghdad Sunday, General Tommy Franks says. It is not known whether the seven, six men and one African-American woman, are the seven held prisoner of war by Iraq, or include the six soldiers listed as missing in action.
Probably a pretty good guess that they are, though...
Gen. Franks, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer the soldiers, appeared to be in "good shape." The Pentagon officially lists seven American POWs and six missing in action. The seven arrived by helicopter at a base south of Baghdad, where they will receive medical treatment before being flown to Kuwait for further treatment and debriefing, CNN's Bob Franken reported from the scene. Two were suffering from gunshot wounds, sources said, although it was not clear when they were wounded. The seven had been handed over to a light U.S. Marine armored unit north of Samarra, 75 miles northwest of Baghdad, by junior Iraqi guards after Iraqi officers deserted.
Posted by:Kiwi

#5  I am VERY HAPPY NOW

I can't wait to hear their stories: i wanna know how the Iraqis treated them.

Well done to all of them, they made it through alive: nothing else in life should hold any fear for them now after this!
Posted by: anon1   2003-04-13 19:56:37  

#4  Time to ululate!
Posted by: Ptah   2003-04-13 14:57:32  

#3  The rescued POWs were identified as Army Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, of Mission, Texas; Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, of Alamogordo, N.M.; Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, of Fort Bliss, Texas; Army Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, of Park City, Kan.; Army Sgt. James Riley, 31, of Pennsauken, N.J.; Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ronald D. Young, Jr., 26, of Lithia Springs, Ga.; and Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David S. Williams, 30, of Orlando, Fla.

Young and Williams are the Apache helicopter pilots who were captured after their aircraft was downed during a mission. The other five are members of the Army's 507th Maintenance Unit whose vehicle was ambushed when it took a wrong turn early in the war.

LINK
Posted by: sonic   2003-04-13 11:53:02  

#2  Yes I do believe the are the ones that got ambushed in Al-Nasyria.

The ones that Al Jazeera was showing...
Posted by: sonic   2003-04-13 11:27:59  

#1  I wonder if these are the troops from the supply convoy that got ambushed in Al-Nasyria. If they are good because I was afraid that we would not be seeing them again. Has the five sided nut house said who the bodies retieved from the hospital in Al-Nasyria are?
Posted by: Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire   2003-04-13 09:20:11  

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