The Corps of Cadets forms a cordon along Thayer Walkway at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2011, to salute and cheer the arrival of 15 former captives and five members of the rescue team during the observation of the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1980.

West Point was the site of their original homecoming in January, 1981.

U.S. Army photo by Tommy Gilligan

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