president, ahmadinejad. so finally, when she was released, sarah spoke briefly, as we said. she didn t stray from her statement that she had prepared, but she did offer this. i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom, the sweet smell of sandalwood, and the chance to stand by the ocean listening to the waves. i think the good hospitable people of oman for your support and ask you to please, please extend your prayers to my fiance shane and my friend josh. they will soon be free. reporter: in arabic, her word means god willing they will be freed. as we know, freedom came with a price. $500,000 in bail money was
us? or will she hold back and continue to be very guarded, as she was before. as you indicated, her freedom came with a price, $500,000 bail was paid. we don t know exactly where that money came from, but we are looking forward to hearing from sarah this afternoon. susan, as well i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. the sweet smell of sandalwood, and the chance to stand by the ocean, listening to the waves. i thank the good, hospitable people of oman for your support and ask you to please, please extend your prayers to my fiance, shane, and my friend, josh. in shalla, they will soon be free. and that, of course, is what she said before she left oman, thanking the government there as well as the united states. she might be staying in new york, possibly, because the
my freedom. the sweet smell of sandalwood and the chance to stand by the ocean listening to the waves. reporter: and once again she appealed for the release of her companions. please, please extend your prayers to my fiance, shane, and my friend, josh. they will soon be free. reporter: iranian officials said they were arrested with shourd back in 2009 for allegedly crossing illegally from iraq into iran and will face trial for spying. the americans claim they were just hiking. in tehran last week nbc s andrea mitchell asked iran s president what evidence exists of spying. i think we should let the judge and the court decide about the case. reporter: he said on state run television that the united states should now release several iranians being held in america and has listed 11
soon. one of the most peaceful and powerful places of worship i have ever seen. i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. very clearly, her thoughts with her fiance and friend still in jail in tehran. she s flying back to new york. it s clear, she s almost torn because she has to leave. they are playing a key roll in winning her release. so, for her, her words and emotions during this brief statement and indication all though she is going home, it is hard for her to leave where she s tasted freedom for the first time knowing she leaves her fiance and friend locked up in a tehran jail. thanks to nic robertson there
at a mother s day picnic just two months before. he came home to hur price his family, including his two sons. he was so excited that his tour eof duty was going to end soon. his uncle hopes he will be remember fod hr smile and charm. this ihow you can help. go to cnn.com/homeandaway, type in your service member s name in the upper right-hand search field, pull up the profile, send us your thoughts and pictures and we promise to keep the memory of your loved one alive. urhank you friend for all y freedom that we ve come to know mom, did you borrow my green shirt? that s not really my style, honey. weird, i can t find it. [ female announcer ] new tide original