Keith Stansell

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Keith Stansell
Keith Stansell, July 2, 2008
Born	Keith Donald Stansell U.S.
Occupation	Northrop Grumman employee
Known for	Abduction and detention by FARC militants

Keith Donald Stansell is an American Northrop Grumman employee who was captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC) and was held hostage from February 13, 2003, to July 2, 2008.^[1] He was rescued in Operation Jaque, along with the two other American contractors, Ingrid Betancourt, and eleven members of the Colombian security forces. On March 12, 2009, Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes were each awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom.