Our family has a friend who originally came from Iran when he was young, graduated from college here, became an American citizen, and had gone back to Iran working for the US Air Force when the Shah was overthrown. He was on the last American plane out of Iran and had to leave all his belongings in Iran. His family had ties to the Shah, and he was wanted for questioning by members of the new regime. He escaped out the back of the apartment building he was living in and was hidden in the car of other Americans in Iraq for the Air Force as they made their way to the airfield.