Though his killing by Iraqi captors had not been officially confirmed, a memorial service was held January 14 in Jamestown, North Dakota, for civilian contractor Ronald Schulz by his congregation, St. John Lutheran Church, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

* Though his killing by Iraqi captors had not been officially confirmed, a memorial service was held January 14 in Jamestown, North Dakota, for civilian contractor Ronald Schulz by his congregation, St. John Lutheran Church, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Schulz, 40, an ex-marine and electrician involved in rebuilding efforts in Iraq, was taken hostage by an Iraqi insurgent group in late November, and may have been killed by his captors in December.

A videotape posted on a Web site, supposedly by the Islamic Army of Iraq, showed a person being shot and killed, but his face was not shown. No way existed to verify the person's identity except that Schulz's identity card was posted on the site--circumstantial evidence that it was Schulz who was killed.

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