In Tehran, Iran in July of 1979, revolutionaries who were followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini forced the Iranian monarch, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, commonly referred to as the Shah of Iran to disband his government. The Shah then fled to Egypt. In October of 1979, President Jimmy Carter agreed to allow the Shah to come to the United States for cancer treatment. Because of this and other reasons, on November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students seized the United States Embassy in Tehran, and took 66 hostages.
Shortly afterward, they released the women, African-Americans, and non-US citizens; thirteen hostages in all. A fourteenth Hostage was released because of health problems. This left 52 hostages, one of which was Michael Metrinko …show more content…
This is a little south of the Olyphant border. Cyprus Street and Dunmore Street merge to become South Valley Avenue. Along South Valley Avenue, the border between Olyphant and Throop is not obvious. It is a continuous residential area with a few small business establishments.
We waited for Michael Metrinko’s motorcade to pass through Throop as it headed into Olyphant. As it passed Dudley Street, the band was inserted into the parade. We marched to our street beat and we played patriotic music as we proceeded on South Valley Avenue through Smoketown on our way to downtown Olyphant.
During the course parade, Michael Metrinko told someone “The guys from Vietnam deserve this. They didn’t get it.” He was speaking of the celebration and the parade for his safe return after his captivity. He felt as though the people who returned from service in Vietnam War deserved parades and celebrations. In many cases, people who returned from service in the Vietnam War were treated harshly.
The end of the parade route was at Saints Cyril and Methodius Church. While I was not in a position to view the actual event, Monsignor Hrynuck held the candle that was lit almost a year earlier. Michael Metrinko extinguished the
Shortly afterward, they released the women, African-Americans, and non-US citizens; thirteen hostages in all. A fourteenth Hostage was released because of health problems. This left 52 hostages, one of which was Michael Metrinko …show more content…
This is a little south of the Olyphant border. Cyprus Street and Dunmore Street merge to become South Valley Avenue. Along South Valley Avenue, the border between Olyphant and Throop is not obvious. It is a continuous residential area with a few small business establishments.
We waited for Michael Metrinko’s motorcade to pass through Throop as it headed into Olyphant. As it passed Dudley Street, the band was inserted into the parade. We marched to our street beat and we played patriotic music as we proceeded on South Valley Avenue through Smoketown on our way to downtown Olyphant.
During the course parade, Michael Metrinko told someone “The guys from Vietnam deserve this. They didn’t get it.” He was speaking of the celebration and the parade for his safe return after his captivity. He felt as though the people who returned from service in Vietnam War deserved parades and celebrations. In many cases, people who returned from service in the Vietnam War were treated harshly.
The end of the parade route was at Saints Cyril and Methodius Church. While I was not in a position to view the actual event, Monsignor Hrynuck held the candle that was lit almost a year earlier. Michael Metrinko extinguished the