Pfc. Keith Matthew Maupin was declared missing after an April 9 convoy attack near Baghdad. One week later, his image was flashed around the world in a videotape showing an American soldier surrounded by five men holding automatic rifles.
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Posted on 06/28/2004 9:05:26 AM PDT by muggs
Just announced on local news.
Pardon my ignorance, but who is (was) he?
Ok. Fill me in.
Info please?
Yes, tell us! Inquiring minds want to know!
Ex-cuted? Was he disfigured in some way?
You mean Matt MAUPIN?
He was the U.S. Army non-com who was captured by the Iraqi crazies about a month or so ago. He was from Ohio.
Yes, sorry about the spelling.
BASTARDS!
As the Japanese realized they were losing the war, their brutality knew no bounds. Especially their penchant for beheading prisoners. The ONLY silver lining to all of this is the possibility that these fools are in their death throes and taking out whoever/whatever they can on their way down.
Unfortunately it doensn't bring these courageous soldiers/civilians back...
Thanks for the link.
Sorry -- I hit the abuse button on myself.
Pfc. Keith Matthew Maupin was declared missing after an April 9 convoy attack near Baghdad. One week later, his image was flashed around the world in a videotape showing an American soldier surrounded by five men holding automatic rifles.
Supposedly Al'Jazeera has video of him being shot...
I'm not surprised, nor are Sgt Maupin's friends and family.
Rest in Peace, soldier. Thank you......
ping for change of possible veteran status
It's called google ( I love Safari, it has a permanent google spot!)
MATT MAUPIN
Reported by: 9News
Web produced by: Liz Foreman
Photographed by: 9News
Last updated: 4/16/04 9:01:45 PM
Tri-state native Pfc. Matt Maupin, who has been missing for a week, has apparently been taken hostage by Iraqi insurgents.
On a videotape obtained by Arab news organization Al-Jazeera, Maupin appears apparently unharmed and surrounded by masked men holding automatic rifles.
Maupin, wearing camouflage and a floppy desert hat, is shown sitting on the floor and speaking, but his voice cannot be heard. A voiceover in Arabic quotes him as identifying himself as Pfc. Keith M. Maupin.
"I came to Iraq to liberate it. But I didn't have the desire to come here because I wanted to be with my son," the voiceover on Al-Jazeera quoted him as saying.
On the tape, one of the gunmen was heard saying: "We are keeping him to be exchanged for some of the prisoners captured by the occupation forces."
Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, is the first known U.S. serviceman to be captured by insurgents. He and Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, North Carolina, were listed as missing after their convoy was attacked April 9 outside Baghdad, amid a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners.
"Some of our groups managed to capture one of the American soldiers, and he is one of many others. He is being treated according to the treatment of prisoners in the Islamic religion and he is in good health," the gunman said.
Friends of Maupin said they are "ecstatic" that Maupin is alive and they said their "prayers have been answered," but they were understandably teary-eyed while talking with 9News Friday afternoon because of the dangerous situation Maupin is in.
The friends added that they remember situations with other soldiers who have been released, and that gives them hope.
A rally for Maupin was held Friday night in Batavia. CLICK HERE for the story, photos and complete raw video of the ceremony.
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