Former Iran hostage Kevin Hermening draws on his terrifying 444-day ordeal in campaign for Congress
NY Post
One candidate on the ballot this year doesn’t need a briefing book to study Tehran terror: he was held captive by the Islamic Republic for 444 days.
Kevin Hermening, a Wisconsin Republican running for the House, was just a 20-year-old Marine senior sergeant when he became one of the initial 66 Americans taken hostage by Iran in November 1979.
He and other troops used tear gas in a bid to keep Iranians from storming the US embassy in Tehran.
“There were 10 of us who managed to hold out for an additional four hours, and during that time we were destroying classified materials and documents and computer gear, satellite equipment,” said Hermening, now 66.
They surrendered after Iranians showed them State Department security official Al Golacinski, who had been handcuffed and blindfolded with a gas mask bag over his head.
“They had his hands cuffed behind his back, and about 25 guys with automatic weapons trained on him, and a noose around his neck,” Hermening recalled.
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