FBI Recovers Remains of 2 U.S. Contractors

I just read that authorities have recovered the remains of two U. S. contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago. The men were among six Western contractors kidnapped in separate incidents. Their disappearance received new attention earlier this month when the severed fingers of several men were sent to the U.S. military in Iraq. Isn't that awful? Hopefully, they were dead when their fingers were cut off. The FBI identified the contractors as Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Missouri. Withrow worked for JPI Worldwide when he was kidnapped in January 2007 and Young worked for Crescent Security Group when he was kidnapped in November 2006. This must be a great relief and will help with closure for these families but it is very sad that they are dead.