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Missing U.S. Troops Found Alive

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published April 13, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

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Seven American prisoners of war are rescued by U.S. Marines heading north from Baghdad to Tikrit. Gen. Tommy Franks says the five Army soldiers and two pilots, missing for more than three weeks, are in good shape. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.