Iranian Hostage Crisis: Canadian Ambassador

Ken Taylor Dept: The World War II vet and Order of Canada recipient is instead languishing in an Ottawa hospital bed where he has been waiting nearly two months for the veterans affairs ministry to determine whether he is eligible for a nursing home, according to The Star. Even 30 years later, the great Canadian Caper remains a defining moment in relations between the two countries and oTTAWA John Sheardown won t be with his former colleagues this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Canadian rescue of six American escapees from the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Along with Ken Taylor, the former Canadian ambassador to Iran, Sheardown and others at the Canadian embassy were celebrated in the United States and Canada for their bravery in sheltering the Americans during the Iranian hostage crisis and smuggling them from the country. As reported in the news.
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