Arthur D. Simons
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Arthur D. "Bull" Simons was a United States Army Special Forces colonel best known for leading the Sơn Tây raid, an attempted rescue of U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from a North Vietna
Bull Simons uniform
Statue of Simons at Special Warfare Museum
Army distinguished service cross medal
On Wings of Eagles
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On Wings of Eagles is a 1983 non-fiction thriller written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells a story based on the rescue of Paul Chiapparone
Arthur D. Simons
…and ultimately freed the two men from the Iranian prison. All involved returned safely to the United States. The rescue operation was described in On Wings of Eagles (1983) written by British author Ken Follett. Three months after the rescue mission, while on vacation in Vail, Colorado, Simons suffered a heart attack…
First edition (UK)