Forty years ago this week Islamic terrorists in Washington DC took 150 hostages in 3 buildings and held them for 3 days

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March 12, 2017, 05:05 PM

BamaJeepster

Forty years ago this week Islamic terrorists in Washington DC took 150 hostages in 3 buildings and held them for 3 days

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
I have zero recollection of this event, and wasn't on the safety patrol trip. I think y'all were planning on how to deal with my crossings even then....

Laugh all you want, you have no idea how many lives we saved...Heroes, one and all!!!

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March 12, 2017, 08:00 PM

dry-fly

I was 7yo, but two years when I was 9 the Iranian hostage crisis happened and I do remember that well.

"Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen...