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...The scene brought back vivid memories of the day, just over 40 years ago, when the walls were breached at the Embassy in Tehran, Iran and our nightmare began.
...In 2015, the Congress awarded us each $10,000 for each day of torment to be paid out of fines the United States collected from those who dealt illegally from Iran.
...David M. Roeder is a decorated retired Air Force colonel and is one of the 52 Americans held hostage in Tehran for 444 days from 1979 to 1981.
...In 1979, just 28 days into his tour of duty at American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sickmann became a player in one of the most terrifying events in U.S. history.
...Sickmann remained a hostage for 444 days before being released on Jan. 20, 1981 following 14 months of diplomacy by President Jimmy Carter.
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