The Friends of Mohammed was formed by a group of West Virginians led by James Thibeault of Malden to honor the spirit of compassion displayed by the Iraqi lawyer in helping bring about Lynch’s rescue.
On Friday, al-Rehaief spoke at the University of Charleston, visited Malden Elementary School and took part in prayer services and a reception at the Islamic Center.
On Monday, he is scheduled to visit Wirt County, where Lynch was born and raised and is now recuperating from her wounds, but there are no immediate plans to meet with the former supply clerk.
According to Lynch family spokesman Stephen Goodwin, the ex-POW “is deeply thankful to Mohammed and other Iraqis who helped her in her hour of need. She looks forward to a private meeting with him in the near future.”
http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2003102434
This is what I was remembering.:
"Jessica Lynch is deeply thankful to Mohammed," Stephen Goodwin said. "She looks forward to a private meeting with him in the near future."
Members of a West Virginia group called Friends of Mohammed took al-Rehaief, his wife and 6-year-old daughter on a drive along a mountain ridge. The family also planned to visit Wirt County high school, Lynch's alma mater.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1009596/posts
That's encouraging.