In photos: 'USA Colombian Hostages Rescued'

US Features

By James Wray Jul 3, 2008, 19:31 GMT

A helicopter carrying three former U.S. hostages, held captive in Colombia since 2003 and freed 01 July, arrives at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Columbian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. Also rescued in the operation was French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages. EPA/BEN SKLAR

Three former U.S. hostages, held captive in Colombia since 2003 and freed 01 July, arrive at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Columbian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. Also rescued in the operation was French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages. EPA/BEN SKLAR

Three former U.S. hostages, held captive in Colombia since 2003 and freed 01 July, arrive by helicopter at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Columbian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. Also rescued in the operation was French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages. EPA/BEN SKLAR

In this U.S. Air Foce photo, Keith Stansell stands at the top of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III shortly before stepping onto U.S. soil at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA at 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Colombian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. They along with French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian army 01 July. EPA/LANCE CHEUN / US AIR FORCE / HANDOUT

In this US Air Foce photo, former Colombian hostage Keith Stansell (4th-R) walks off of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III as he arrives at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA at 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Colombian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. They along with French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian army 01 July. EPA/LANCE CHEUN / US AIR FORCE

In this US Air Foce photo, former Colombian hostage Keith Stansell (3rd-R) walks off of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III as he arrives at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA at 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Columbian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. They along with French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian army 01 July. EPA/LANCE CHEUN/ US AIR FORCE

In this U.S. Air Foce photo, Mark Gonsalves (L) and Thomas Howes step off the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III as they return to U.S. soil at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA at 02 July 2008. Three American captives, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, were US defence department contract workers who fell into Columbian rebel hands in 2003 after their light aircraft crashed in the jungle. They along with French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian army 01 July. EPA/LANCE CHEUN / U.S. AIR FORCE

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NoharnessJul 5th, 2008 - 09:40:51

More propaganda

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SP4Jul 5th, 2008 - 23:58:08

This was a PAY OFF, not a so-called 'heroic' rescue. Common you germans in this press agency aren't so dumb as everybody claims right?

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King KongJul 6th, 2008 - 02:28:53

I believe that payoff story more than that bogus rescue story.

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