LindaSog at Something …. and Half of Something reminds us that today is the third anniversary of the capture of Private First Class Keith Matthew Maupin by terrorists in Baghdad when a convoy he was in came under attack.
A group called ‘Persistent Power Against the Enemies of God and the Prophet’ claimed responsibility for the capture of PFC Maupin. They showed a videotape of him after his capture and then put out another videotape claiming he had been killed. There is nothing verifying his status. He is not protected under the Geneva convention.
His hometown has not forgotten Matt.
Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin was always called Matt by his parents, since his father was named Keith. He was a 20-year-old private first class when he was captured April 9, 2004, when his fuel convoy, part of the 724th Transportation Company, was ambushed west of Baghdad.
A week later, the Arab television network Al-Jazeera aired a videotape showing Maupin sitting on the floor surrounded by five masked men holding automatic rifles.
That June, Al-Jazeera aired another tape purporting to show a U.S. soldier being shot. But the dark and grainy tape showed only the back of the victim’s head and not the actual shooting.
His Company remembered him when they returned from Iraq ten months after his capture. The Army promoted him to Sargeant last year.
Please take a moment today to remember Matt Maupin, pray for him and help others remember the only American Soldier unaccounted for in Iraq.
UPDATE:
Matt’s parents have a website, Yellow Ribbon Support Center. Please go by and sign the guestbook and let them know you remember and care.
Military.com: Hope Remains for Missing Soldier
Others remembering: Something …. and Half of Something, Rhymes with Right, A Soldier’s Mind, Tanker Brothers, Sunday Morning Coffee, The Two Malcontents, Utechblog, Ladman’s Chinese Takeout, AF Sister, Cop the Truth, Castle Argghhh!
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April 9th, 2007 at 11:55 am
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April 9th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Many thanks for remembering Matt, and thank you for the link back to the Maupin’s Yellow Ribbon Support Center. His parents are so genuine- they will really appreciate any attention you bring to Yellow Ribbon and Matt. Thanks too for the trackback!
April 9th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Where’s Matt Maupin?…
Three years ago this April 9th, then PFC Keith Matt Maupin, assigned to the Army Reserve 724th Transportation Company, was captured by Iraqi insurgents when his convoy of fuel trucks was ambushed while enroute from Camp Anaconda to Baghdad Internationa…
April 9th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Thank you so much, for putting up such a wonderful post, and for the link.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
My name is Matt Maupin - Please remember my face…
We are coming up on the 4th anniversary of the capture of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin. He was captured by al-Qaeda in Iraq on April 9, 2004 when the convoy he was traveling with was ambushed outside of Baghdad. Following the ambush a video of a …
March 31st, 2008 at 10:51 am
Sgt. Matt Maupin Remains Identified in Iraq…
This is not surprising news, but its certainly not what was hoped for.
(CNN) — After nearly four years of hoping, waiting and praying, an Ohio family learned Sunday their missing son died in Iraq.
“It hurts — it really hurts. You go …