Posted on 09/08/2006 3:07:09 PM PDT by show me state
Edited on 09/08/2006 3:58:09 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — Air Force Maj. Jill Metzger, who vanished Monday in Kyrgyzstan, has been found and now is back in Air Force control, ABC News has learned.
"We are elated to have Jill back with us," said Air Force spokesman Col. Scott Reese. Local police notified U.S. officials that she had been found at 1:15 a.m. local time in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Air Force officials say she was found alone and appears to have been beaten. Officials say she is "coherent," in "relatively good condition" and is talking to investigators. She is also undergoing medical evaluation.
Officials would not comment on the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and said the investigation is ongoing
The news brought elation to Metzger's family.
"It's a dream come true. The most significant event of our lives," said Kelly Mayo, Metzger's father-in-law. Mayo said he has not spoken to Metzger yet, but believes she had been kidnapped and "whoever had her dropped her off on the side of the road."
Metzger vanished on Monday afternoon in Kyrgyzstan — a poor, predominantly Muslim country in Central Asia. Since shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, Kyrgyzstan has been home to a strategically important U.S. military base that supports operations in Afghanistan. The government is generally pro-American, and in recent years has experienced sporadic clashes with Islamic fundamentalists.
Just 10 days before deploying to Kyrgyzstan in April, Metzger married Air Force Capt. Josh Mayo. They had already bought tickets for a honeymoon in Jamaica later this month, he said.
"We were going to take Jet Skis out, have a couple of romantic dinners. It is very disappointing," said Mayo
Before her disappearance, Metzger was last seen out shopping with five others from the base. The group briefly separated inside a department store in the center of Bishkek, several miles from the base. They had agreed to meet a short time later, but Metzger never showed up.
Great post. It's been a tough evening here. Regardless of how the facts play out defending her honor is worth it.
A pair of counterfeit Manolos...
There is safety in numbers. Why did the Major decide to go it alone? I am sure that OSI will find the answers.
enough pal
Thanks for that. Bob Hope was a great friend of the military. I remember how we used to wait for his Christmas shows every year.
Ditto.
I wonder if these sophmoric morons are really Freepers, or democRats here to make it appear they are Freepers.
If they are Freepers, perhaps they would be so kind as to enlist in the armed services so they can find out first hand what it's about?
If they're democRats, may they rot and burn in Hell for eternity.
I am only addressing women in combat not women in the military.
Thank you. I really appreciate your post. I hate to see that kind of crap on this forum about any of our troops.
http://www.tvparty.com/g2h/hopeusoend.ram
She's 30, and a major? Sounds like below the zone to me. I've been retired 13 years now, so things might have changed. I pinned on major at the 11 year point from 2ndLt and that was on time.
she's 33
Nowadays, anyplace is harm's way, and women place themselves, they aren't 'placed'.
Combat Finds You Sometimes,,No Way Around It,,
Were You In The Military ? Branch ?
I don't think so.
Wow Hope was really young then. No I doubt we see anything like him anytime soon.
I'm glad it was the first. I hope beyond hope it's the last, but I've seen it all too often before, Jessica Lynch being only my most vivid memory of it.
Do You Know What A "B.A.M." Is ?
Tick-tock, tick-tock. LOL ;-)
Have you heard about Gary Sinise's Lt. Dan Band doing USO shows?
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