Gulf War Pilot's Fate Still Unknown
Ron Word
Associated Press
Orlando Sentinel
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Jacksonville, Florida (US):
There are at least eight avenues to explore in the stepped-up search for information about missing Gulf War Navy pilot Scott Speicher, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said.Speicher, a former resident of the Jacksonville suburb of Orange Park, has been missing since January 1991, when his F/A-18 Hornet was shot down on the first night of the Gulf War.
Speicher may have ejected and may have been captured by Iraqi forces. His status is listed as "missing in action/captured" by the Navy.Nelson, a Florida Democrat, learned of the developments in letters he received last week from Gen. George W. Casey, the Army's top general in Iraq, and a U.S. Embassy official in Baghdad, according to a release from Nelson's office.Details of what the military officials call the "eight unanswered questions" surrounding the Speicher case remain highly classified, Nelson said this week.
The search for Speicher recently led investigators to excavate a potential grave site in Baghdad on Sept. 19, but searchers found nothing linking the site to Speicher's disappearance.David Satterfield, an embassy official, wrote that finding Speicher is a top priority.
Nelson said the letters indicate the military is continuing to aggressively pursue all leads in the case and it appears to be taking the search seriously.
Nov 24, 2005
Ron Word
Associated Press
Orlando Sentinel
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Jacksonville, Florida (US):
There are at least eight avenues to explore in the stepped-up search for information about missing Gulf War Navy pilot Scott Speicher, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said.Speicher, a former resident of the Jacksonville suburb of Orange Park, has been missing since January 1991, when his F/A-18 Hornet was shot down on the first night of the Gulf War.
Speicher may have ejected and may have been captured by Iraqi forces. His status is listed as "missing in action/captured" by the Navy.Nelson, a Florida Democrat, learned of the developments in letters he received last week from Gen. George W. Casey, the Army's top general in Iraq, and a U.S. Embassy official in Baghdad, according to a release from Nelson's office.Details of what the military officials call the "eight unanswered questions" surrounding the Speicher case remain highly classified, Nelson said this week.
The search for Speicher recently led investigators to excavate a potential grave site in Baghdad on Sept. 19, but searchers found nothing linking the site to Speicher's disappearance.David Satterfield, an embassy official, wrote that finding Speicher is a top priority.
Nelson said the letters indicate the military is continuing to aggressively pursue all leads in the case and it appears to be taking the search seriously.
Nov 24, 2005
