Former Embassy Hostages Recall Anniversary of Iran Takeover

Nov 4th, 2009 - FOXNews

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Thirty years after the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, some former hostages are trying to forget their 444 days in captivity, while others intend to memorialize the "dark day" with those who endured it firsthand.

L. Bruce Laingen, 87, was the U.S. charge d'affaires in Tehran - the highest ranking diplomat in the country - when the American embassy was overtaken by militants and radical Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979, in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution. He was among 52 American embassy workers held captive until Jan. 20, 1981.

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