Virginia : Congressman Angus King got involved after the family of one of the men appealed for help . The three contractors were detained in central Iraq on August 9 . Two of them are U.S. citizens and military veterans , the third is from Iraq .
NEW : Rep. Peter King got involved after the wife of one of the men appealed for help . The three contractors were detained in central Iraq on December 9 . Two of them are U.S. citizens and military veterans , the third is from Fiji .