Despite some media efforts to downplay the escape of American hostage Thomas Hamill as being “freed, released, or discovered,” make no mistake, this guy made a daring escape that is the stuff of Hollywood movies. He would still be captured or dead had he not taken action. He chose not to be a victim, and wasn’t going to take anything laying down.
Late Sunday morning, Hamill was sitting in the house where he was being held and he heard a military convoy go by. At that point, he made a decision: do I sit here like a sheep and wait to be executed, or do I make a break for it? He chose the latter, and pried open the doors and ran a half-mile to catch up with the convoy. After identifying himself, the convoy went back to the house where he was being held, surrounded it, and arrested two of his Islamic terrorist captors. Hamill was flown to Baghdad, where he received medical treatment. A happy ending for sure.
But there is more to this guy’s story. Thomas Hamill was a dairy farmer in Macon, Mississippi, and apparently the dairy farm business wasn’t working out too well. Needing to pay off some debts, he sold his cows and signed up to go to work in Iraq as a truck driver for Kellogg, Brown and Root, a Halliburton subsidiary. It was a high-risk job, but it paid well and he needed the money for his family. He didn’t sign up for government assistance, he went out and got a job. This should be an inspiration for all those loser types on welfare feeding at the government trough. Of course, liberals have already been saying that people are “forced” to go work in Iraq, because there aren’t any jobs here. What a crock.
And so what did Mr. Hamill want to do after his escape? According to U.S. Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, “He has spoken to his family. He is now ready to get back to work.” That’s the American spirit. The rest of the world should take note.
Just another one of those “mercenaries” whose fates are of no concern to some.