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
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”
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.