Photo: #Bruce Laingen receives a U.S. flag from President Ronald Reagan at his homecoming ceremony in 1981. Laingen, a Minnesota native, was held prisoner during the Iran hostage crisis from Nov. 4, 1979 to Jan. 20, 1981.
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Bruce Laingen receives a U.S. flag from President Ronald Reagan at his homecoming ceremony in 1981. Laingen, a Minnesota native, was held prisoner during the Iran hostage crisis from Nov. 4, 1979 to Jan. 20, 1981. (Photo courtesy of Bruce Laingen)

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Minnesota's Bruce Laingen reflects on Iran hostage crisis

Broadcast: Midday, 11/03/2009, 11:00 a.m.

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On Nov. 4, 1979, U.S. Embassy charge d'affaires L. Bruce Laingen and 51 others were taken hostage in Tehran during the Iranian revolution, and held captive for 444 days. Now 87 and living in Virginia, Bruce Laingen joins Midday to discuss the situation then and now.

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  • L. Bruce Laingen: United States Foreign Service 1949 to 1987. Charge d'affaires in Iran. Held hostage November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981. Author, "Yellow Ribbon: The Secret Journal of Bruce Laingen." Former president, American Academy of Diplomacy.

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