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Many Americans remember the Iranian Revolution in 1979 for the storming of the US embassy and the hostage crisis that followed. That, however, was not the first time the embassy in Tehran was breached by protesters. The first time was on Valentine's Day in 1979. US Marine and embassy guard Ken Kraus was there. (A newspaper clipping kept by retired Sgt. Ken Kraus. The caption reads: "Navy Secretary Graham Claytor pins Navy Commendation Medal on Kraus in his appreciation for his valor defending US embassy." Credit: Ken Kraus)