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Kevin Hermening, a Marine Security Guard when the U.S. Embassy in Tehran fell, says Carter’s bungling made America look like a ‘paper tiger.’Kevin Hermening was a 20-year-old sergeant with the Marine Security Guard protecting the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when all hell broke loose. On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students serving the Islamic Revolution stormed the compound and held more than 50 American citizens — including Hermening — hostage. “We had 12-gauge shotguns and .38 caliber revolvers, and that was it,” Hermening told me this week during an interview on the “Vicki McKenna Show.” “We were way outnumbered.” The U.S....