Former POW gets jersey from Rangers

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - The Texas Rangers players have signed a jersey to send to Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Young Junior, one of the seven American POWs rescued last weekend.<br> <br> Young, from Lithia Springs, Georgia, is the cousin of Rangers catcher Todd Greene&#39;s wife. The 26-year-old Young, an Apache helicopter pilot, was shot down in central Iraq on March 23. He and six other POW&#39;s were released by Iraqi troops this week.<br> <br> The Rangers signed a Number one jersey that has Young&#39;s name on the back of it. Greene got a phone call at 5 a.m. Sunday from his wife with the good news that Young was safe. Greene started Sunday for the Rangers, catching all 13 innings and hitting a home run in a 4-3 loss to Seattle. Greene learned of Young&#39;s capture during a spring training game last month, after manager Buck Showalter pulled him out of action and told him to call his wife.

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