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At the top of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III, Keith Stansell hugs one of the people who helped him return to the United States on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 2, 2008. The contractor was one of three Americans rescued after being held captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for five years.

HOSTAGES RETURN

At the top of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III, Keith Stansell hugs one of the people who helped him return to the United States on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 2, 2008. The contractor was one of three Americans rescued after being held captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for five years.

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