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Matthew VanDyke Returning to Baltimore

UMBC grad spent almost six months in Libyan prison, escaped and joined rebels.

Matthew VanDyke, the writer and former UMBC grad who spent , is returning home this weekend, according to an email from his mother, Sharon VanDyke.

VanDyke on Aug. 24 and for the country's liberation from Moammar Gaddhafi's brutal 42-year rule. on Oct. 20.

According to his mother, VanDyke will arrive at BWI airport on Saturday night.

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