Topic: Marc Gonsalves

Keith Stansell

On July 2 , 2008 , Keith Stansell was released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after being held captive , along with 15 others, for more than four years. 9,000 to 12,000 Operations primarily in Colombia , but the FARC also ...

Marc Gonsalves

Marc Gonsalves was captured by Farc on February 13, 2003 , after his airplane crashed while flying over Colombia on a narcotics reconnaissance mission. Bristol, Conn.'s, guerrilla hostage (January 24, 2008) Gonsalves, fellow Americans Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes , Colombian politician Ingrid ...
3 Americans awarded their country's Defense of Freedom Medal for hostage ordeal in ColombiaInjured in their plane's crash-landing and then taken hostage by Colombian rebels, three U.S. defense contractors survived a jungle odyssey lasting more than five grueling years ...
Americans held by leftist rebels in Colombia critical of celebrated hostage BetancourtThree Americans held captive by Colombia's leftist rebels for 5 1/2 years published a memoir Thursday full of wrenching survival stories and unkind words about Ingrid Betancourt, the most ...
As hostage mom, US woman criticized Colombia: Now that son's free, she's embracing citizenshipBefore her son's rescue in July, the mother of a U.S. military contractor held captive by leftist rebels often swore at Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ...
Rescued Colombia hostages give thanks, head home to Florida after 5 years in captivityThree Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia gave thanks Saturday and urged people to not forget other hostages who were left behind ...

Don't Wound Ms. Betancourt's Captors

" The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or the FARC, as the world knows them. Through the years, FARC has murdered, kidnapped, trafficked in drugs and tried to undermine the Colombian government with the legendary help of Fidel Castro. "I've seen how ...
Three American hostages rescued from leftist guerrillas in Colombia were back in the United States Thursday, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-held jungle.They returned to the U.S. late Wednesday, as their plane landed at Lackland ...
Mother Says Kidnapped US Contractor in Colombia Holding Up Well 4 Years Into CaptivityThe mother of a kidnapped U.S. contractor in Colombia said her son has made friends with his captors, learned to speak Spanish and is generally holding up well ...
Escaped Hostage: U.S. Contractors Could Die if Colombian Troops Try RescueThree American military contractors held hostage by leftist rebels for more than four years could be killed if government troops attempt to rescue them, an escaped Colombian hostage said during a ...