Eight Americans went of their own will to a hostile place to rescue their countrymen and, on a dark April night in a strange land on desert sands, gave all that a man can give. Bakke, Harvey, Holmes, Johnson, Lewis, Mayo, McIntosh, and McMillan gave their young lives under the far stars, and when the hostages returned home, they could not hear the drums and cheers or see the flags, parades, and joy. Their bravery lives in the heart of America.