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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Higgins
William Richard "Rich" Higgins (January 15, 1945 – July 6, 1990) was a Colonel of the United States Marine Corps who was captured in 1988 while serving on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. He was held hostage, tortured and eventually murdered by his captors.
1945 |
January 15, 1945
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Danville, Boyle County, KY, United States
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1989 |
July 31, 1989
Age 44
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Beirut, Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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