Posted on Apr 24, 2024
This Day in History: Operation Eagle Claw ends in tragedy
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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) VMFA-531 prepares to launch from the USS Coral Sea during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. (2) Rangers and Delta Force troopers at Desert One. (3) Triggering the explosion.
Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Sgt (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SPC Lyle Montgomery LTC Stephen F. LTC Orlando Illi SPC Douglas Bolton MAJ Hugh Blanchard LTC John Griscom LTC (Join to see) CPT Kevin McComas CMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD LTC Trent Klug MAJ Roland McDonald PO3 Edward Riddle LTC (Join to see) SGM Bill Frazer SFC John Davis
Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Sgt (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SPC Lyle Montgomery LTC Stephen F. LTC Orlando Illi SPC Douglas Bolton MAJ Hugh Blanchard LTC John Griscom LTC (Join to see) CPT Kevin McComas CMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD LTC Trent Klug MAJ Roland McDonald PO3 Edward Riddle LTC (Join to see) SGM Bill Frazer SFC John Davis
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
SGT Robert Urbaniak - You are, of course, referring to Col. "Bull" Simon's raid on the Son Tay POW camp in Hanoi. . . .
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SGT Robert Urbaniak
Yes I am,as I was in Valley Forge Gen Hospital at the time, and we were given a trip to the Army Navy game if you were able to make it between surgeries.
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An ill-fated military operation to rescue the 66 American hostages held in Tehran ended with eight U.S. servicemen dead and no hostages rescued... Operation Eagle Claw is widely held as a total disaster. In addition to the loss of eight American servicemen, the American hostages remained at the Embassy and the helicopters left behind were put into service in the Iranian military. While the mission was deemed a failure, the legacy born out of Eagle Claw endures today. The events highlighted the need for compatibility and interoperability between the United States’ various special operations components, thus creating Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR)
In creating JSOC, change was difficult! In 1980, retired chief of naval operations Adm.Holloway investigated the reasons the mission failed. However, his recommendations were not implemented by the Department of Defense for over six years! Unfortunately this is not unique - History continuously repeats itself. Large military organizations are reluctant to change, and we will always fight the next war using the tactics and equipment leftover from the previous war... Our next failure awaits us!
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1LT Larry Bass
Thank you for correctly referring to Ft. Bragg as "Ft. Bragg". I've left blood, sweat, & tears in that sandy soil, and it will always be Fort Bragg to me.
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