34 years ago today, August 8, 1991 (June 28, 1991 in the lunar calendar), American hostage John McCarthy was released. Released American hostage Frank Reid. After 57-year-old educator Reid was kidnapped, his eyes were covered with black cloth day and night and was detained for three and a half years. In April 1990, due to mediation by Syria and Iran, American hostages Robert Polhill and Frank Reid, who had been detained for more than three years, were released in Lebanon. Subsequently, in August and November 1991, Irish hostage Burian Keenan, British hostage John McCarthy, and Reverend Terry Waite, who was a middleman in negotiating with terrorists for the hostage's release, were also released respectively. These hostages have been kidnapped one after another by the Islamic Dawn Group since 1986. So far, the Lebanon hostage crisis, which has attracted world attention for many years, has been initially resolved. Irish hostage Burian Keenan, who has been detained for four and a half years, has been released in Damascus. The 39-year-old teacher initially refused to release him from prison unless the hostage John McCarthy, who was held with him, was also released. John McCarthy and his girlfriend Jill Morrell were released. Morrel was noted for his tireless campaign to secure his release