https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/9edc31dc-e092-4bf0-a760-ee82bd906491 In this powerful episode of Making Shooters Better, Terry Vaughan sits down with Ken Kraus, former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant and Marine Security Guard at the American Embassy in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Ken shares the opening moments of a crisis that changed his life forever: routine embassy duty turning into gunfire, confusion, injury, capture, and the first realization that survival would become a moment-by-moment fight. Ken is also the author of Captured: When the US Embassy Fell, available on Amazon, where he shares the deeper story of what happened and what it took to endure it. In this episode, we talk about: • Ken’s early path into the Marine Corps • Embassy duty during a volatile moment in history • The buildup before the takeover in Tehran • What happened when the attack began • The confusion, fear, and responsibility of being cut off • The first moments of capture • Why mindset, training, and identity matter under pressure This is Part 1 of Ken’s story. Watch the full conversation, subscribe to Laser Ammo, and stay tuned for Part 2. Be sure to look up Ken’s book on Amazon: Captured: When the US Embassy Fell #MakingShootersBetter #LaserAmmo #KenKraus #MarineCorps #USEmbassyTehran #FirearmsTraining #ResponsibleTraining #VeteranStories #Podcast Thu, 07 May 2026 18:57:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://greyhive.com https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/6094f644-7703-4c4f-a34f-a1e437f27e03.webp https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/9edc31dc-e092-4bf0-a760-ee82bd906491 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://greyhive.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.