Eugene Armstrong
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Olin Eugene Armstrong, Jr. (5 June 1953 - 20 September 2004) was a foreign hostage in Iraq, beheaded by his captors in 2004.
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[edit] Background
Armstrong, also known by his nickname "Jack", grew up in the south-central Michigan community of Hillsdale, where he lived until 1990.[citation needed]
[edit] Work in Iraq
Armstrong was an American contractor working in Iraq for the construction firm Gulf Supplies and Commercial Services of the United Arab Emirates.[1]
[edit] Capture and murder
After being taken hostage on September 16, 2004, Armstrong was beheaded[2] on 20 September 2004 by the Tawhid and Jihad militant group.[3] Abu Musab al-Zarqawi admitted that he personally beheaded Armstrong. [1] The following day, the group beheaded fellow American Jack Hensley, and threatened to kill their third hostage, Briton Kenneth Bigley, unless the United States met their demands to free all women prisoners in Iraqi jails.[4] Bigley was later beheaded in October 2004.[2]
[edit] See also
- Daniel Pearl
- Nick Berg
- Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr.
- Kim Sun-il
- Shosei Koda
- Jack Hensley
- Kenneth Bigley
- 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Human rights situation in post-Saddam Iraq
[edit] References
- ^ Video shows American hostage beheaded. CNN (2004-09-20). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b FACTBOX-Prominent kidnappings of foreigners in Iraq Accessed 12 March 2008.
- ^ American hostage beheaded: video. CBC (2004-09-20). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Video shows American hostage beheaded. CNN (2004-09-20). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
