Buried Alive: The True Story of Kidnapping, Captivity, and a Dramatic Rescue
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Contractor Roy Hallums recounts the harrowing ten months he was held captive by Iraqi insurgents, the heroic rescue by American troops, and the faith that helped him survive it all. In November 2004 Roy Hallums was working late at his office in Iraq at the Saudi Arabian Trading and Construction Company, supposedly well-protected by armed security guards, when four kidnappers broke in and hauled him away at gunpoint. The next ten months were the darkest of his life. Hallums spent most of his time in a concrete pit beneath a farmhouse, constantly bound and blindfolded. A small pipe in the ceiling provided the room's only oxygen - and its only link to the outside world. Hallums banked on one group in particular not forgetting his existence-the US military. And sure enough, on September 7, 2006, they successfully rescued him. This is the edge-of-your-seatstory of a trip through hell for Hallums, the daring rescue mission, and faith that brought him through the experience.
Contents Introduction by Dan O'Shea....................xi 1 Kidnapped!....................1 2 Shoot-out at the Compound....................9 3 Captive....................13 4 The Family Is Notified....................19 5 The Mosque....................25 6 Prayers....................31 7 Breakfast and Beatings....................35 8 The Kidnapping Business....................43 9 Allah Akbar!....................49 10 Meanwhile, Back at the Mosque ....................53 11 The Critter Shack and Fields of Rock....................61 12 Exercise Bike....................71 13 Underground....................81 14 Rules of the House....................89 15 January....................99 16 Video Release....................105 17 The Family Takes Action....................111 18 America's Funniest Home Videos....................117 19 Carrie's Diary....................123 20 The Romanians....................129 21 No Smoking....................137 22 Air-Conditioning....................143 23 Munaf....................151 24 Another Ransom Paid....................155 25 Reward for Information....................161 26 Buried Alive....................173 27 Road Trip....................179 28 Camp Snoopy....................187 29 The Perfect Storm....................193 30 Rescued....................201 31 Barbecue, Whiskey, and Cigars....................211 32 Family Reunion....................219 33 Iraqi Justice....................231 34 American Flag....................237 Acknowledgments....................243 Notes....................245 About the Author....................249
