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Marine Imprisoned in Mexico Was Threatened with Beheading

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff — January 4, 2013 10:02 am

Recently released Marine Jon Hammar was threatened with beheading while imprisoned in a Mexican prison, according to Military.com.

Bipartisan Group Calls for Marine’s Homecoming

Marine was arrested in Mexico for trying to legally register a shotgun

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff — December 20, 2012 9:48 am

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R., Fla.) and 68 of her fellow members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging them to take diplomatic action to ensure the safety and homecoming of Jon Hammar, a U.S. citizen and Marine veteran being held in a Mexican prison.