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The victims of the failed Iran mission

This Air Force C-130 crew from Hurlburt Field, Fla., lost five members in the failed attempt to rescue 53 American hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran. They are shown in front of their transport plane, April 24, 1980, in the Oman desert. The following day, a Marine Corps helicopter crashed into the C-130 in the Iranian desert. Top row, from left: Maj. Richard Bakke, killed; unidentified survivor; Tech Sgt. Joel Mayo, killed; Capt. Lyn McIntosh, killed; Maj. Harold Lewis Jr., killed; Capt. Charles McMillan, killed; Staff Sgt. J.J. Beyers, survivor; Col. Jeff Harrison, survivor. Bottom row: unidentified survivors. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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This Air Force C-130 crew from Hurlburt Field, Fla., lost five members in the failed attempt to rescue 53 American hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran. They are shown in front of their transport plane, April 24, 1980, in the Oman desert. The following day, a Marine Corps helicopter crashed into the C-130 in the Iranian desert. Top row, from left: Maj. Richard Bakke, killed; unidentified survivor; Tech Sgt. Joel Mayo, killed; Capt. Lyn McIntosh, killed; Maj. Harold Lewis Jr., killed; Capt. Charles McMillan, killed; Staff Sgt. J.J. Beyers, survivor; Col. Jeff Harrison, survivor. Bottom row: unidentified survivors. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

The eight service members killed at a desert rendezvous site during the failed mission to rescue 53 hostages from the U.S. embassy in Iran on April 25, 1980:

Air Force

“Maj. Richard L. Bakke, navigator, Long Beach, Calif.

“Maj. Harold L. Lewis Jr., pilot, Mansfield, Conn.

“Tech. Sgt. Joel C. Mayo, flight engineer, Harrisville, Mich.

“Capt. Lyn D. McIntosh, co-pilot, Valdosta, Ga.

“Capt. Charles T. McMillan, navigator, Corryton, Tenn.

Marine Corps

“Sgt. John D. Harvey, Richmond, Va.

“Cpl. George N. Holmes Jr., Pine Bluff, Ark.

“Staff Sgt. Dewey L. Johnson, Dublin, Ga.

Associated Press