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3 freed hostages give thanks for their rescue
July 6, 2008
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San Antonio — The three American hostages rescued by Colombia's military said in their first public statement that they are doing fine and are thrilled to "return home to the country we love."
In a statement released late Friday by the U.S. Army, the men thanked their families, the Colombian military and the U.S. government, "who never forgot us."
"For five and a half long years, we all hoped and prayed this day would come," the men said. "Now that it has, we're just overwhelmed with emotion. The love and the joy we're all experiencing is beyond description."
The three freed American hostages - Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes - have been receiving medical care at Brooke Army Medical Center at San Antonio's Fort Sam Houston.
The three were working for a Northrop Grumman Corp. subsidiary when their drug-surveillance plane went down in Colombia's southern jungle in February 2003.
They were among 15 hostages, including French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 11 Colombians, rescued by Colombia's military in a daring mission Wednesday.
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6 July 2008
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madmike (Anonymous) says…
I'm surprised that the usual culprits “Bozo, Bea ” and the other leftists here, haven't called the freed American Mercenaries, for being defense contractors.
6 July 2008
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just_another_bozo_on_this_bus (Anonymous) says…
Unfortunately, the US has played a major role in fueling the violence that has been so pervasive in Colombia, much of it through “defense contractors” (aka mercenaries.)
I don't know what these particular contractors were doing there, and we'll likely never know.
6 July 2008
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madmike (Anonymous) says…
I knew it wouldn't take long for him to spout off.
6 July 2008
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just_another_bozo_on_this_bus (Anonymous) says…
You “spouted off” even quicker, and chose to comment about me rather than the article.
Heal thyself, madmike.
6 July 2008
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madmike (Anonymous) says…
You are just soooooo predictable with your left-wing rantings.