"They Blindfolded Him And Threw Him Out Of The Window" From Episode 44 With William Gallegos

Kagan Dunlap Show Clips · Feb 24, 2026 · 16m

William “Billy” Gallegos Is A United States Marine and during his tour of Active Duty, he was a Security Guard who was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun during the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979.On November 4, 1979, in the midst of the Iranian Revolution, militant students stormed the embassy in Tehran, capturing American diplomats and Marines and igniting a 444-day international standoff that would reshape U.S. relations with Iran. Billy was among the 52 Americans held for the entirety of the crisis.He recounts the moment the compound was breached, the chaos and…