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Song aims to draw attention to Hekmati
Former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran
Updated: Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012, 9:29 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012, 9:20 AM EST
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A song being recorded in Michigan aims to help draw attention to the case of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges.
Amir Hekmati was arrested while visiting his grandmothers in Iran in August 2011.
The Flint Journal reports a Friday recording session is planned at Mott Community College in Flint for the song ""I Will Fly." Bill Packer, the school's choral director and a music professor, says he tried to put himself in Hekmati's shoes with the song.
Amir Hekmati was raised in Michigan. His parents live in the Flint area. The U.S. government has repeatedly denied that Hekmati is a spy.
The song will be presented to Hekmati's family and made available for purchase or donation at a website about Hekmati.
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