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Born May 29, 1941

Bronx, New York

American journalist who was held as a prisoner of war in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War

"At first we didn't realize how serious our situation was."

Bob Simon in People.

CBS News correspondent Bob Simon is one of the most honored journalists in international reporting. Instead of simply reporting on the Persian Gulf War, however, Simon made news when he and his news team disappeared along the border between Saudi Arabia and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. Simon and his crew were captured by Iraqi soldiers and held as prisoners of war for nearly six weeks. They endured interrogations, beatings, hunger, and the constant fear that they would be executed as spies. The world did not learn what happened to them until they were released after the war ended.

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