Mounted newspaper article from the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday, November 3, 1985. "Happy homecoming: The Rev. Ben Weir, left, got a warm welcome from his friend Aahmes Overton, pastor of Hayward Presbyterian Church, as he arrived yesterday at San Francisco International Airport. Weir, who was kidnapped by Beirut terrorists and held hostage for 16 months, told his Bay Area well-wishers that he felt "like Rip Van Winkle come home."
Creator Name(s)
San Francisco Examiner. (publisher), Raddatz, Katy. (photographer)
Date Created
1985, November 3, 1985, November 3, 1985
Name Subject(s)
Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Overton, Aahmes E., 1941-
Topical Subject(s)
Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
Geographic subjects
North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location
MUSEUM 1163; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA