Hometown Holds Vigil for Iraq Hostage

NPR | By David Schaper

Published April 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Residents of LaPorte, Ind., the hometown of Jeffrey Ake, holds a candlelight vigil for the 47-year-old American contractor who is being held hostage in Iraq.

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