Former Iran hostage Kevin Hermening draws on his terrifying 444-day ordeal in campaign for Congress

Source: New York 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.