Thomas Howes
Technician, Person
1953 –
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Who is Thomas Howes?
Thomas Randolph "Tom" Howes is an American Northrop Grumman employee who was captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and was held hostage from February 13, 2003 to July 2, 2008. He was rescued in Operation Jaque, along with the two other American contractors, Ingrid Betancourt, and eleven Colombian security personnel. On March 12, 2009, Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves were each awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom.
He was rescued by the Colombian national government on July 2, 2008 in a dramatic ruse.
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- Born
- 1953
- Also known as
- Thomas Randolph Howes
- Tom Howes
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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