Missing soldier's family refuses to give up

[Rose Siding]

BATAVIA, Ohio -- Each morning before she leaves for work, Carolyn Maupin says a prayer that someone will find or rescue her son Matt, the only American soldier classified as a captive in Iraq.

Now she has another wish -- that the Army will continue to believe he is alive.

On Wednesday, almost exactly a year after Spc. Matt Maupin disappeared, the Army is scheduled to convene a panel to decide whether he should remain classified as a captive or be considered dead.

"We don't want him to be forgotten," Carolyn Maupin said in a recent interview. "I am just afraid that if they move on, then what will we say when he shows up alive and we aren't there waiting for him?"

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[shamalama]

1. My prayers are with his family

I cannot image a worse pain for his family than not knowing where their son is, or if he's dead or alive. My son is a Marine in Afghanistan, and even though I know he's alive and well I still worry about him, and pray for his return to America.