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Wade Ishimoto, a member of the rescue team, attends the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1980 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2011.

Wade Ishimoto, a member of the rescue team, attends the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1980 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2011.

Wade Ishimoto, a member of the rescue team, attends the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1980 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2011.

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