While the world is shocked from the abuse of Iraqis in US and British custody, an American military doctor stated Tuesday that former American hostage Thomas Hamill, who was shot when he was abducted in Iraq, was treated for his wounds and regularly received food during his three weeks in captivity.
Hamill, who escaped his captors Sunday, has lost a few pounds but feels "in generally good health," said Maj. Kerry Jepsen, a surgeon treating Hamill at a U.S. military hospital in Germany where the ex-captive arrived Monday.
Hamill, a 43-year-old truck driver for a Halliburton subsidiary, was shot in the arm when his convoy was ambushed April 9. He recalls receiving medication for the wound and being put under anesthesia after being captured, though it's unclear whether he was taken to a clinic or a doctor came to him, Jepsen said, according to The AP.
Military doctors have said Hamill is in good shape and would likely return home this week. (Albawaba.com)
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