Condolences to the families and friends of both men.
FBI: Bodies of kidnapped U.S. contractors found
CNN, March 23, 2008
The remains of two U.S. contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq have been found, FBI officials said Monday.
The bureau identified the two as Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, abducted on January 5, 2007, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Missouri, who was captured on November 16, 2006.
Withrow worked for Las Vegas, Nevada-based JPI Worldwide Inc., and Young worked for Crescent Security Group.
The FBI said it had notified the families of the contractors.
Just under two weeks ago, an Austrian news service reported 5 severed fingers taken from a group hostages had been delivered to US military forces in Iraq. One of the fingers was identified as belonging to Ronald Withrow. (ref)
Four men once believed to be held by the same group are still missing.
Jonathon Cote, 25, of Getzville, New York
Joshua Munns, 25, of Redding, California
Bert Nussbaumer, 26, of Austria
Paul Reuben, 41, of Andover, Minnesota
Picked up
on McClatchy now too.
Still Missing in Iraq
Foreign Hostages in Iraq
Terrible news
for those poor families. I hate to think of how it must feel to the families of those still missing, probably a mixed bag for them.