A couple of years ago I wrote about Colonel Leland James Holland, a native of Scales Mound, Illinois, and where many of my relatives live(d). Col. Holland was one of the Americans taken hostage in Iran in 1979. A few days ago I was reading the New York Times and saw an article stating that after 36 years…
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Iran Hostage from Scales Mound, Illinois
Since Argo won best picture on Sunday night’s Academy Awards, I’ve been thinking about Colonel Leland James Holland. He wasn’t rescued; he was one of the 52 held for 444 days in Tehran. Col. Holland was a native of Scales Mound, Illinois, a town of less than 350 people. For anyone who regularly reads my…
Forgotten History 