Rocky Sickmann, a victim of the Iran hostage vrisis that began in 1979, told FOX News' Dana Perino about his experience and drew parallels with the situation unfolding in Gaza.
Rocky Sickmann lived through 444 days of terror as one of 52 Americans held captive during the Iran hostage crisis that began in 1979. The Marine veteran is now urging people to pray for the hostages facing an uncertain future in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on with no end in sight.
Sickmann and his family lived in horror as he waited to be freed 44 years ago, and he offered his sympathy for those in Gaza now. 'My parents taught me three things: love of family, love of faith and love of country, and I never forgot those three things, and it was such a strain not only on myself but my parents,' he said. 'And yes, the young girl that I had met right before I went over there, she had waited for me for 444 days. We've been married now 42 wonderful years.
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