Hold Fast: TWA Flight 847

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Hold Fast: TWA Flight 847

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Күн бұрын

WARNING: Contains explicit language.
The world watched as the plane idled on the Beirut runway. The access ramp at the back of coach was lowered. It was at this moment that a dozen heavily armed men stormed the plane. This must be a rescue operation, thought Tony. The passengers would soon be free - the nightmare over. The hijackers stood in the aisle as the militia filled the cabin. Hope of a rescue evaporated when Tony saw the hijackers and militia laughingly embrace each other.
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@karenzettler7584 3 жыл бұрын

I was a flight attendant during this time, for TWA. I was international. I flew this same route as the first flight to fly that same route after this hijacking. Security was never the same. It changed over night. I was very young but fully realized the seriousness of this incident. So sad. God bless these brave men. 💗🙏🏼

@keithrogers4170 7 ай бұрын

Why was security at Athens airport so poor? How on earth did they smuggle a pistol and grenades through scanning machines?? I flew to Athens in 1988.I’d like to think security was better by then…but Athens had similar problems after the hijacking’s of TWA 847

@setfreetm5821 6 жыл бұрын

Omg..I feel so bad for these heros..Just thinking of the post trauma they probably go thru is sooo sad..God heal the memories of these brave soldiers..My heart goes out to all the survivors..

@tylerw8216 3 жыл бұрын

This US NAVY veteran of Beirut 1982 salutes these heroes and honor the fallen shipmate! God bless you all!!

@robh9577 4 жыл бұрын

9:38 thats a real man there. And he flys his colors with pride. Wow

@ethanwatson8808 5 жыл бұрын

Still is changing my grandpas life😭

@paxioproductions9669 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, bud. It's a tough one...

@maggiehillyerhickson328 5 жыл бұрын

uffda-- this one is a tough one to watch, let alone know a family member was one of the Navy men who came home from the terrifying episode. Thank you for your service Stuart Dahl and thanks to my sis Marty who lived through this with him...

@charlenemara2082 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing story of true heroism. Suggs had me extremely emotional. I was just over a month old when this happened so I do not remember it. This was a great way of showing our history.

@helenmcevoy5130 8 ай бұрын

I knew Clint, it's taken its toll on him, God bless you.

@AMStationEngineer 4 жыл бұрын

I piloted KC-135(R) StratoTankers, in the PA-ANG, back in those days, through GW1; very often, I'd have to travel via commercial aviation to arrive near a military base, where I could catch a ride to a base which would get me to my ultimate destination. Non-military travel became "more difficult, by necessity" after TWA-847; and Basic Military Training in NATO Countries, was augmented, to add training scenarios designed to deal with "general hostage taking situations". It was this training, that some believe, helped bring successful resolution to the 2015 Thalys train attack.

@monthapril6441 5 жыл бұрын

“And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” John 16:22

@StephenLuke 2 ай бұрын

RIP Robert Stethem (1961-1985)

@crashjim2634 4 жыл бұрын

This man is a hero

@dmknight08 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome seeing Suggs get that promotion at the end.

@zeroplague 5 жыл бұрын

Suggs interview is great.

@eamonnevans8005 Жыл бұрын

The most frustrating thing about this hijack is that these animals were never caught. They should all still be rotting in American jails.

@kevinkibble8342 11 ай бұрын

One of the hijackers was arrested in Germany but then inexplicably released. So he is still out there DESPITE being caught. Utter madness.

@Knuckledragnation 10 ай бұрын

@@kevinkibble8342 Kevin with all due respect sir I believe the hijacker you speak of, Mohammed Ali Hammadi, was captured in 1987 at Frankfurt International Airport and ultimately convicted in West Germany of not only this hijacking and the killing of Robert Stethem but additional crimes and was sentenced to life in prison. He was was paroled in 2005 by German officials and returned to Lebanon. There’s speculation that his parole was granted as part of a covert prisoner swap, in exchange for the release of West German citizen Susanne Osthoff in Iraq. In 2019 Greek officials thought they had caught him in Greece but they later said it was a case of mistaken identity. - Imad Mughniyeh is believed to have died in a car bomb explosion in Syria 2008. - Ali Atwa died of cancer in Lebanon 2021. - Hasan Izz-Al-Din believed to be alive and living in Lebanon. All the others who were involved directly or indirectly I can only assume are either dead, living in Lebanon or the Middle East somewhere and have bounties on their heads. Seems this is all I could find about the TWA Flight 847 Hijackers. ✌🏽

@eamonnevans8005 4 ай бұрын

@@Knuckledragnation Thank you for the update. I hope justice will one day be done for Robert Stethem.

@Knuckledragnation 4 ай бұрын

@@eamonnevans8005 yes I do to as well! ✌🏽

@davecloutier4252 Жыл бұрын

I was honored to have served with Suggs. A true American hero.

@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771 2 жыл бұрын

Not forgotten 💜

@eyestoenvy 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't this story partly used in the movie "The DELTA FORCE" ??? Thanks immensely for posting!

@TWA-km9wt Жыл бұрын

Yes. The entire movie was based on the hijacking of TWA 847. The producers approached us and asked if they could use our name and aircraft for filming. That request was quickly denied. Hence the fictitious ATW airlines, that was used in the film.

@Cmoreau27 4 жыл бұрын

The background music is wayyyyyyyy too loud

@Cmoreau27 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Bang-a-Lot when it makes it hard to hear the actual video, yeah it’s a problem... 👍🏼

@Cmoreau27 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Bang-a-Lot 🙄

@Cmoreau27 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Bang-a-Lot I’m good

@Cmoreau27 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Bang-a-Lot nah, parents have been married 31 years... Pretty certain some dude that refers to himself as “lord bang a lot” isn’t gonna break that up.

@billhillyer334 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all you've done are family is so blessed as to so meny that have freands an family in the armed service

@benjaminlewis671 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless these Bad Ass Deep Sea Navy Divers!! Such a tough story to tell for you guys. We will miss you Bob.

@keithrogers4170 7 ай бұрын

How in heavens name did the hijackers conceal a pistol and grenades in their bags and why weren’t they detected by the scanners?

@JohnJohnson-fr5cx 11 ай бұрын

This should be made into a movie. I’m familiar with this event because of a YT channel called Yorkvid they have the abc news coverage of it. It’s compelling

@jasontaylor7268 27 күн бұрын

There's actually 2 movies. Taking of flight 847 and Delta force. I'm actually thinking of writing a couple of Heavy metal songs about it. Highlighting the bravery and sacrifice of Robert Stethem.

@JohnJohnson-fr5cx 27 күн бұрын

@@jasontaylor7268 thanks for that info it’s a crazy time in history definitely deserves to be documented in as many ways as possible rock on brother

@jasontaylor7268 26 күн бұрын

@@JohnJohnson-fr5cx Definitely. I was only 9 when this happened. So now there's like 2 generations after mine who probably don't know about this and music is the best way to document this. (It was from Slayers Angel of death that I learned about Joseph Mengele.) I have read through Kurt Carlson's One American must die book and almost finished John Testrakes Triumph over Terror. Once I have finished that I'll begin jotting down lyrical ideas as I get them and then put it all together. When I'm satisfied with the lyrics, I'll compose the music. The latter will be a bit easier for me, because that's what I do(not as a profession unfortunatly).

@jtrue2401 9 күн бұрын

Prayer saved you!

@skosieruxo 7 жыл бұрын

I am currently in Iraq and in Jan 1985 when I was getting ready to get out of the navy I was drinking with Bob Stethem in the leprechaun in VA Beach with a man named rick futchirelli (EOD) who later became a SEAL . I knew bobby was in UCT because his brother Ken was an EOD guy like myself and then a few months later the incident happened in Beirut . These people are nothing but rabid animals. His brother Ken also became a SEAL

@tishbaldwin4338 6 жыл бұрын

I knew Robert from battalion NMCB62 and remember him very well. At some point he mentioned that he was going to try going Seal but always talked about going to being a Navy Diver. He would run for miles during home port in Gulfport. I was on Det Adak when I heard about what had happened. It still to this day makes my blood boil about what happened. He will never be forgotten in this house hold. God rest his soul.

@tishbaldwin4338 6 жыл бұрын

Don't know why it showed up under my wife's name but my name is George.

@sealevel8597 5 жыл бұрын

How cool ! He became a SEAL lol!! FOR USA INC. When he gets wounded they won't even treat him! They will give him some suicide drugs though 😆

@Shootskas 4 жыл бұрын

@@tishbaldwin4338 did they not have an actual Navy Diver rate back then? When I got out in 2013 there was a Navy Diver rate but this documentary still calls them SeaBees.

@TheAmericanCrusader 5 ай бұрын

If we weren't constantly meddling in Middle Eastern affairs or supporting Israel (an illegal state living on stolen land), things like this wouldn't happen.

@phoebecarter8269 7 жыл бұрын

I wanna watch this but that violin music is ruining it - cut it out please

@eancurtis9333 2 жыл бұрын

Sad

@Mestizo1971 4 жыл бұрын

One of the 3 original hijackers aboard TWA 847 in June 1985, Muhammed Ali Hummadi, was apprehended in Mykonos, Greece after disembarking from a ship on Friday. His identity showed up on the radar as being wanted in Germany during a passport check. Hummadi was arrested back in 1987 in Frankfurt, and convicted in a court in Germany for air piracy and the brutal murder of Robert Stethem aboard TWA 847. He was known to be an member of Hezbollah, received an life sentence but was paroled in 2005 and returned to Lebanon. He is also a suspect in a 1987 abduction. He was also wanted by the FBI in one of the top terrorist in the most wanted list. See here: www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/mohammed-ali-hamadei TWA Flight 847: Greek police arrest aircraft hijacking suspect

@Mestizo1971 4 жыл бұрын

@Lord Bang-a-Lot and what source did you get this information about a wrong guy with a same name they arrested? Not one of those fake media sources one cannot rely on,right?

@eamonnevans8005 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't Muhammed Ali Hummadi the one leaning out of the window while holding a gun the pilots head during an interview?

@eamonnevans8005 Жыл бұрын

I believe they got the wrong person in this case.

@monthapril6441 5 жыл бұрын

May God Bless, heal and strengthen you. The evil cowards will split Hell wide open and for eternity. Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

@sealevel8597 5 жыл бұрын

Lol 😆 100% propaganda

@billhillyer334 4 жыл бұрын

As a family member there is no propaganda just the hope an pain as your loved ones go through such hell an we prayed they will make it out an gess whut it's not propaganda

@paxioproductions9669 4 жыл бұрын

Just Curious what the entire holy hell are you on about? That is literally my dad...