Matt Maupin Found in Iraq
March 30, 2008 · Print This Article
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Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin
BATAVIA, Ohio — The father of a soldier listed as missing-captured in Iraq since 2004 says the military has informed him that his son’s remains were found in Iraq.
Keith Maupin says an Army general told him Sunday that DNA was used to identify the remains of his son, Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin, who went by “Matt.”
Matt Maupin was a 20-year-old private first class when he was captured April 9, 2004, after his fuel convoy was ambushed west of Baghdad.
Arab television network Al-Jazeera aired a videotape a week later showing Maupin sitting on the floor surrounded by five masked men holding automatic rifles.
That June, Al-Jazeera aired another tape purporting to show a U.S. soldier being shot. But the dark and grainy tape showed only the back of the victim’s head and not the actual shooting.
Rest in Peace, my Brother!
And Thank You for your Service. May you be welcomed by the angels in Heaven to that special place reserved just for men like you.
And Thank You Kit, for wearing Matt’s name on your wrist these past 4 years!