NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
April 13, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-121
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE: AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS NAMED
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar -- Seven U.S. service members have been recovered alive and are now under Coalition control.
Army Chief Warrant Officers Ronald Young and David Williams, Apache helicopter pilots, and Sgt. James Riley, Spc. Shoshana Johnson, Pfc. Patrick Miller, Spc. Joseph Hudson, and Spc. Edgar Hernandez, from the 507th Maintenance Company, were recovered Sunday afternoon.
Members of the 507th Maintenance Company were captured by Iraqi forces following the ambush of their convoy March 23. The pilots were captured after their Apache helicopter was downed March 23.
More details will be provided as they become available.
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