Web Extra: WAAY 31 Evening Anchor Marie Waxel interviews veterans involved in Operation Eagle Claw | News [Video]

WAAY 31 Evening Anchor Marie Waxel got to interview some of the Army Delta Force veterans expected to be in Huntsville on May 8 to speak about their experiences as part of Operation Eagle Claw.

Operation Eagle Claw was an ill-fated mission on April 24, 1980, to rescue Americans held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

You can find all the interviews below:

SGM Mike Vining

“I was a Staff Sergeant (E-6) during Operation EAGLE CLAW. I was the team Breacher/Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operator. I was in the White Element/B Squadron. My teams mission was to rescue the American hostages being held …