He waited while nine other hostages were freed, one after the next. As he began his eleventh month as a captive, he wondered how long they would keep him alive.
It was right at that point, on Sept. 7, that U.S. soldiers assigned to a special hostage rescue unit, acting on a tip, found Roy.
“The door popped open and somebody jumps down, and it was somebody from the Army!” he says.
“Are you Roy?” the soldier asked. Roy, pulling off his mask, said ‘yes.’ And the soldier said, “Come on, we’re getting you out of here.” He handed Roy a little American flag decal, which Roy still has in his pocket.
Hostage rescue is extremely difficult, but the U.S. military won't leave any American behind. We won't stop looking for them or their captors, no matter how long it takes.