US Airman Shot Down by Syria
Witness History: Archive 2013 - Een podcast door BBC World Service
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In December 1983, a US airman was shot down while attacking Syrian forces in Lebanon. Lt Robert O. Goodman was captured and taken to Damascus as a prisoner. His release was negotiated by the black civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson.(Photo: Lt Goodman shortly after his release in January 1984. Courtesy of Goodman family)