Akihiko Saito

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Akihiko Saito was a Japanese security guard who was taken hostage by the Jaish Ansar al-Sunna in Iraq in 2005, and later died in captivity of wounds he had received in an earlier gunbattle.

He had the rank of Sargent-Chef when he served in the French Foreign Legion[1].

[edit] JGSDF career

Prior to entering the French Foreign Legion, he had served in the JGSDF in the 1st Airborne Brigade in 1979[2] before he left in 1981[1].

[edit] Post Legion career

Akihiko Saito had been working with Hart Security Ltd. as a security specialist prior to his abduction by armed Jaish Ansar al-Sunna militants.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Saito just one of many Japanese in French Foreign Legion: ex-legionnaire. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.
  2. ^ Kidnapping reveals a Japanese warrior. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.
  3. ^ Security specialist kidnapped in Iraq. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.
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