Perspective: The search for a missing son, 3 years on

BATAVIA - Yellow ribbons across Sgt. Matt Maupin's hometown are constant reminders. Fundraising events in his honor draw overflow crowds. Soldiers back home relay details of the ongoing search for him in Iraq.

These are the signs of support and hope that keep Maupin's parents going three years after he was captured in an insurgent attack on his Army convoy and remains officially classified as missing in action.

Maupin's father, Keith Maupin, said he took comfort hearing from the father of a military interrogator in Iraq who said detainees are asked if they know anything about his missing son.

"He said, 'These guys are not going to give up on Matt. Their mission is to stay focused on finding Matt and get all the information they can out of these detainees,'" Keith Maupin said. "That made me feel good."

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