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...settling in. Yet the aftermath of their ordeal continues to capture headlines. An American imprisoned in Iran for eight months, Freelance Journalist Cynthia Dwyer, was tried as a spy last week; she was reportedly found guilty early this week, sentenced to time already served and ordered deported. Marine Sergeant Gregory Persinger filed a lawsuit against the Iranian government seeking at least $140,000 in damages suffered because of his captivity. And new details about how the Iranian revolutionary government conducts its business continue to come to light...
...Former Hostage Sergeant Joseph Subic, U.S.A...
...delight at being home. Kathryn Koob, accompanied by Elizabeth Ann Swift, said that the homecoming was "like having a bath in love." Added Swift: "We're all just walking around with silly grins on our faces." Jesse Lopez of Globe, Ariz., confided that his son James, a Marine sergeant, was "his old crazy self," repeatedly cracking jokes. What kind? "Unprintable," said the father...
...American public a false impression that the hostages were being treated well. The ex-captives recalled that one of them had given a clergyman a written message complaining about mistreatment, but the clergyman turned the note over to the Iranian guards, who then treated the Americans even more severely. Sergeant Lopez told a member of his family: "If you see that Reverend Rupiper, spit in his face for me." Lopez was referring to Darrell Ru-piper, a Roman Catholic priest in Omaha, Neb., who acknowledged that he had indeed been handed a note during the visit but said that...
...Sergeant Donald Hohman, 38, an Army medic, repeatedly fasted to protest the treatment of the hostages. Said he: "They would throw me into solitary every time I would fast. I guess I bugged them by not cooperating with anything they wanted me to do. Until we got onto the plane Tuesday, I hadn't really seen many of the other hostages...