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Well-wishers wave America flags to welcome former TWA hostages back to the US. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

Spectators hold up a sign welcoming former TWA hostages to the base. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

A crowd carrying a welcome home banner waits to greet former TWA hostages arriving back to the US. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

A child carrying a large welcome home sign and an American flag waits to greet former TWA hostages arriving back in the US. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

A spectator holds up a sign welcoming the arrival of former TWA hostages. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

Spectators wave to former TWA hostages upon their arrival at the base. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

A crowd carrying welcome home signs waits to greet former TWA hostages arriving back in the US. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

A former TWA hostage is greeted by a child upon his arrival back in the US. He is among a group of 39 US citizens who had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

Spectators cheer the arrival of the former TWA hostages from Beirut, Lebanon. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon by Shiite Moslem terrorists

A young spectator holds a miniature America flag to celebrate the arrival of the former TWA hostages. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

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Base: Rhein-Main Air Base

Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/07/1985
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A large American Flag, provided by the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Fort Smith Arkansas hangs inside the Evans and Miller Funeral home at Pocola, Oklahoma (OK). The Flag honors families and victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks

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Jimmy Carter - Moslem Scholars, Fr. 8-21

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