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Set the Captives Free

Set the Captives Free Cause Button Museum
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Cause
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Text on Button: 
SET THE CAPTIVES FREE Fr. Martin Jenco
Image Description: 

Black text and a black and white photograph on a white background

Back Style: 
Locking pin
The Shape: 
Circle
The Size: 
2 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made: 
1986
1980s
Additional Information: 

On January 8, 1985, Father Lawrence Martin Jenco, a Catholic Priest and Joliet, Illinois native, was taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon by Islamic radical militants. Jenco had been in Lebanon overseeing Catholic Relief Services when five men subdued and kidnapped him. He was held in a variety of locations for 564 days until he was rescued on July 26, 1986. Jenco was released relatively unharmed after successful negotiating by the Reagan administration to convince the Islamic radicals to release him. 

Catalog ID: 
CA0699
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