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Family of Thomas Hamill Cheers Escape of Husband Who Was Taken Hostage in Iraq
Thomas Hamill, an American civilian captured April 9, 2004, during an ambush of a convoy west of Baghdad, is shown in this undated image from a videotape given to the Al-Jazeera television network. Hamill was found by U.S. forces Sunday, May 2, 2004, south of Tikrit, Iraq, after he apparently escaped from his captors, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Aljazeera via APTN, File)
05-02-2004 09:59 AM
By JACK ELLIOTT JR., Associated Press Writer
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JACKSON, Miss. -- The civilian contractor taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago sounded "so wonderful" Sunday morning after he apparently escaped in good health, his wife said after speaking to him by phone.
Thomas Hamill, kidnapped in an insurgent attack on his convoy, was found by U.S. forces Sunday south of Tikrit after he apparently escaped from his captors, the U.S. military said.
"He sounded wonderful, so wonderful. He said he was fine," Kellie Hamill told The AP. "He said he was more worried about his mom, his grandmother, me and our kids."
She said her husband told her he was locked in a structure and "he said he heard a military convoy come by and pried the door open. He said he ran half a mile down the road and got with the convoy.
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