Slain men were trying to help Iraq

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After serving 12 years in the Navy, Scott Helvenston started a career as a fitness instructor and worked as trainer and stunt man for such movies as "Face/Off" and "G.I. Jane."
He also appeared on two reality series: "Man vs. Beast" and "Combat Missions."
But after years out of the service, friends said they weren't surprised to learn the former SEAL had left the comfort of his life in California behind him and headed for Iraq.
"That's what, in a time of need, true American warriors like Scott would do," producer Mark Burnett said Thursday.
Helvenston, 38, was among four American civilian contractors killed in Fallujah, Iraq, in an ambush on Wednesday, their charred bodies mutilated and dragged through the streets.
The contractors were working for Blackwater Security Consulting when their vehicle was hit by rocket-propelled grenades.
Other victims
Two of the other victims have been identified as Jerko "Jerry" Zovko, 32, of Northeast Ohio, and Michael Teague, 38, of Clarksville, Tenn.
Zovko always wanted to save the world, his mother said. He joined the Army at 19 and spoke five languages fluently -- English, Croatian, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
"Jerry was a man with a principle, an idea," his mother, Danica "Donna" Zovko said in Willoughby, Ohio. "He loved people. He wanted the world to be without borders, for everybody to be free and safe."
Teague was a 12-year Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, Panama and Grenada, said his wife, Rhonda Teague. She said he received a bronze star for his service in Afghanistan.
The identity of the fourth victim was not immediately known. The names of the victims were not officially released because all family members had yet to be notified, U.S. officials said Thursday.