Contractors Remains Found in Iraq

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We learned today about the deaths of two American civilians in Iraq. The FBI announced that they have the remains of two security contractors - Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Young was working for Crescent Security Group when he was kidnapped on November 16th, 2006 along with four other men. Mr. Withrow was working for the technology from JPI Worldwide when he was kidnapped on January 5, 2007.

This February, his severed finger was delivered to the U.S. military along with fingers from some of the men kidnapped with Mr. Young. Families of the missing contractors had hoped the delivery of the fingers meant that the men were still alive.

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