Joseph St. Clair, a U.S. Air Force veteran held captive in Venezuela for nearly seven months, has been freed, his family announced on May 20, expressing gratitude to President Donald Trump and key members of his administration for securing his release.
“This news came suddenly, and we are still processing it—but we are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude,” Joseph St. Clair’s parents, Scott and Patti St. Clair, said in a statement.
St. Clair, a four-tour Afghanistan War veteran from Hansville, Washington, disappeared in November 2024 while on a trip near the Colombia-Venezuela border. His family later learned he had been detained by the Maduro regime after allegedly straying too close to Venezuelan territory while visiting a friend’s family member….