mpossley@bradenton.com Colombian immigrants plan to march Sunday swollen in honor of the country's rescue of three American hostages, one whose family lives in Lakewood Ranch. It marks independence day for the country, an ideal especially sweet for Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes and Marc Gonsalves who are enjoying their third week of freedom since 2003. Colombian armed forces rescued the men along with former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 11 others July 2 from the leftist rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC. "We want to do something to honor them," said Maria Teresa Owens, organizer of the Tampa march. "To tell people that we care about them, that we hope some day the FARC will free the 700 (remaining) hostages they have." Stansell returned to the Lakewood Ranch home of his...
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