Rescued hostages are transported in a makeshift ambulance from Stanleyville to the airport outside of the town, during a joint operation between Belgian and US forces to free over 1800 foreign hostages held by Simba rebels, Stanleyville, Congo-Léopoldville, November 1964.[1024×802]
Operation Dragon Rouge! Don’t forget the raid was timed with the assault of Mike Hoare’s mercenary unit, 5 Commando. In his memoirs, Hoare speaks of the US military attache Col. Knute Raudstein joining his column (from the US consulate) and laying down covering fire with an M-14.
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Operation Dragon Rouge! Don’t forget the raid was timed with the assault of Mike Hoare’s mercenary unit, 5 Commando. In his memoirs, Hoare speaks of the US military attache Col. Knute Raudstein joining his column (from the US consulate) and laying down covering fire with an M-14.