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FBI Recovers 2 US Contractors in Iraq

Posted Mar 24, 08 6:28 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – The FBI said today it has the bodies of two US contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq, the AP reports. John Roy Young, a security worker, and Ronald Withrow, employed by an IT firm, were two of six contractors kidnapped in Iraq over the past 2 years. Journalists shone attention on the missing Americans last month after their severed fingers were sent to US commanders in Iraq.

"You just can't really be prepared for any news like that, especially when you had hope that your son is alive," Withrow's mother said, adding, "I know he's safe from all harm now. We're bringing him home. That was what our main concern was." Young's mother confirmed that the FBI contacted her, but said she was told not to comment. The search for four other contractors is still underway.

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Severed fingers of five kidnapped contractors including Bert Nussbaumer, pictured here, were recently sent to the U.S. military in Iraq. Today, the FBI recovered the remains of two of them.   (AP Photo/Via AP Television)
Authorities have recovered the remains of John R. Young, pictured here, and Ronald Withrow two US contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago.   (AP Photo/Via AP Television)
Authorities recovered the remains of two US contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago. Paul Johnson Reuben, pictured here, is still missing, along with three others.   (AP Photo/Via AP Television)
This undated photo, courtesy of the family, shows Jonathon Cote, 23, a native of Getzville, N.Y., who was working as a guard for Crescent Security Group when he was captured in southern Iraq, Thursday,...   (AP Photo/Family photo, File)
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