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| Terrorist
insurgents hold soldier hostage Kunsan AB Airman makes daring rescue
Feb. 1, 2005 -- Americans woke up this morning to news that terrorist insurgents had captured a U.S. soldier and were threatening to behead the man if their demands were not met. The low-resolution image -- which appeared on a Web site that commonly runs terrorist videos -- showed an American soldier with a rifle to his head. The soldier was shown sitting on the ground in front of a black banner that displayed Arabic writing (the writing apparently included a misspelled word or two, more evidence of a hoax). However, in true feeding-frenzy-fashion, eager news media throughout the world pounced on the story as U.S. military officials were scratching their heads and saying they didn't know of any missing soldier. Later the same day, representatives from Dragon Models USA -- a company that makes high-quality, realistic military action figures -- said the "captured" U.S. soldier looked remarkably the same as their African American Special Operations doll, Cody. At about 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, media outlets began posting images of the boxed action figure alongside the image of the alleged American hostage. The verdict? Either someone pulled a very cleaver hoax that will leave many news reporters kicking themselves, or the terrorists were lucky enough to capture an exact replica of the Cody action figure, complete with action karate chop. Even the rifle held to the "soldier's" head resembled the toy machine gun the accompanies the Cody doll. THERE'S MORE! As always, CHairforce.com searched for the truth. Our keen nose for the news placed us smack in the middle of a daring rescue mission led by a courageous senior airman from the mighty 8th Civil Engineer Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. CHairforce.com correspondents were on hand as the Airman returned from the rescue mission with soldier in hand (as you can see from this official Air Force photo below). Late-breaking reports tell us Private Cody is planning a huge party in honor of his safe return. He's inviting all his friends, including Barbie and G.I. Joe. |
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