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A building draped with a banner reading “Welcome Home Kate"

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A building draped with a banner reading “Welcome Home Kate"

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A World Map with hand-drawn route the hostages took from Iran to the United States, including stops in Germany, New York, and Washington, D.C.

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A World Map with hand-drawn route the hostages took from Iran to the United States, including stops in Germany, New York, and Washington, D.C.

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The Vigil Light for the Hostages on top of Old Main on the campus of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

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The Vigil Light for the Hostages on top of Old Main on the campus of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, Wartburg College, 1981

It was lit on the 100th day of captivity, in honor of all the hostages, but particularly Kathryn Koob, who is an alumna of Wartburg.

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The hostages were given a ticker-tape parade in New York City to celebrate their release

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The hostages were given a ticker-tape parade in New York City to celebrate their release, United Press International, 01/1981

Kathryn rode in the parade with City Comptroller Harrison Goldin.

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The hostages deplane near Wiesbaden, Germany, at the Rhein-Main Air Force base, after their release from Tehran

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The hostages deplane near Wiesbaden, Germany, at the Rhein-Main Air Force base, after their release from Tehran, Postcard by Coral-Lee, Rancho Cordova, CA., 1981

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City of Jesup, Iowa, Proclamation from Maury Pentecost, Mayor of City of Jesup, Iowa, declaring February 8, 1981 as “Welcome Home Kathryn Koob Day”

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City of Jesup, Iowa 1981, Proclamation from Maury Pentecost, Mayor of City of Jesup, Iowa, declaring February 8, 1981 as “Welcome Home Kathryn Koob Day”

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On February 12, 1981, Kathryn Koob extinguished the Vigil Light on top of Wartburg College’s Old Main, which had been burning for one year and one day during the Iran Hostage Crisis

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On February 12, 1981, Kathryn Koob extinguished the Vigil Light on top of Wartburg College’s Old Main, which had been burning for one year and one day during the Iran Hostage Crisis, Wartburg College, 1981

The event at Wartburg, where Ms. Koob is an alumna, also included a Celebration of Freedom and Thanksgiving service.

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Gordon, Susan, Letter from Susan Gordon, Indiana to Kathryn Koob

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Gordon, Susan 1981, Letter from Susan Gordon, Indiana to Kathryn Koob

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Gina, Letter from Gina, Iowa to Kathryn Koob

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Gina 1981, Letter from Gina, Iowa to Kathryn Koob

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Kathryn Koob with Wartburg president Robert Vogel in Knight's Gym for a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving

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Kathryn Koob with Wartburg president Robert Vogel in Knight's Gym for a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving, Wartburg College, 1981

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