The colonel was able, through CIA operative who was also working in conjunction with us through this whole process, was able to get the families out and through the gate, which, as you know, it was an extraordinary achievement back during that period. And They were actually able to come into Virginia, I think, before the pilots actually got here. But it was quite a night and quite a, you know, something that nobody would have ever expected to do. (04:57–05:03)
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