The mural depicts 15 Americans who are either held hostage or wrongfully detained in foreign prisons. Seven of the 15 are from Texas, and three of those men are from Houston.
A new mural unveiled in Houston on July Fourth is dedicated to hostages and wrongful detainees.
"Bring our American hostages home. Bring them now," Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said at a press conference unveiling the mural on Tuesday.' will accentuate the identities of loved ones separated, coupled with the need to have their immediate return effectuated. I am exceedingly proud to continue to stand with my constituents, Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of detainee Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria since 2012," said Congressman Al Green.
According to the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, there are 59 publicly-known cases of Americans wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.Paul Whelan, resident of Michigan, wrongfully detained in Russia since 2018Emad Shargi, resident of Washington, D.C.
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