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- 1 2 Hostage rescues: When hope runs out, U.S. elite troops go in
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- ↑ Kidnapped Filipino in Iraq to be released soon: spokesman
- ↑ Buried Alive: The True Story of Kidnapping, Captivity, and a Dramatic Rescue. Thomas Nelson. January 12, 2010. p. 162. ISBN 9781418584153 . Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- 1 2 US hostage pleads for life in tape
- ↑ American hostage in Iraq still alive: Philippine official \
- 1 2 Roy Hallums is freed
- ↑ American Hostage Freed in Iraq
