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William Richard Higgins (January 15, 1945 – died July 31, 1989; declared dead July 6, 1990) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who was captured in Lebanon in 1988 while serving on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission. He was held hostage, tortured and eventually murdered by his captors.
1 de ago. de 1989 · The group that said it killed the marine, Lieut. Col. William R. Higgins, had threatened to hang him after Israel abducted the cleric, Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid, a fiery Shiite preacher and a...
23 de feb. de 1988 · The 43-year-old officer, Lieut. Col. William R. Higgins, who appeared to be reading from a prepared statement, said President Reagan ''has to take responsibility for the crimes he has...
20 de jul. de 2021 · Dr. William R. Higgins (b. 6 May 1942) is an American composer, arranger, performer, and educator. Dr. Higgins earned a B.S. in Music education from Lebanon Valley College, a M.M. in Music Education from Boston University and a D.Ed. in Music Education from Penn State University.
She is named for William R. Higgins, a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, who was captured, tortured and murdered in 1988 by Hezbollah, during a UN peacekeeping mission to Lebanon. In 1992 he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal , and two years later it was announced that a ship would be named in his honor.
Mrs. Higgins is the widow of Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins, a Marine officer taken captive by terrorists in Lebanon in 1988, and later murdered. Since then, she has become an...
24 de dic. de 1991 · By Associated Press. December 23, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. EST. BEIRUT, DEC. 23 -- The body of slain American hostage Lt. Col. William R. Higgins, dumped on a roadside last weekend, was turned over...
