30th Anniversary of U.S. Hostage Releases from Iran
2011-01-28T21:04:20-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/559/297752-m.jpgMembers of the foreign Service, civil service, military, media, Congress, and friends paid tribute to the fifty-two U.S. diplomats and public servants who were released in January 1981, after spending 444 days as hostages in Iran.
Members of the foreign Service, civil service, military, media, Congress, and friends paid tribute to the fifty-two U.S. diplomats and public servants who were released in January 1981, after spending 444 days as hostages in Iran.
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