We Remember: Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation in Tehran, Iran on 24 April 1980. We remember the eight service members killed on that mission:
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.
- 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.