About Terry A. Anderson
Terry Alan Anderson was an American journalist and combat veteran. He reported for the Associated Press. In 1985, he was taken hostage by Shia Hezbollah militants of the Islamic Jihad Organization in Lebanon and held until 1991. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio State Senate. He filed suit against the Iranian government for his captivity, and, on March 24, 2000, was awarded a $324 million settlement from frozen Iranian assets by U.S. District Judge Jackson also awarded $10 million to his second wife Madeleine Bassil and $6.7 million to their daughter Sulome Anderson with $40 million for his parents Glen and Lily (Lunn) Anderson through additional lawsuits. Anderson also created the Father Lawrence Jenco Foundation with a $100,000 endowment to honor and support people who do charitable and community service projects in Appalachia. He met his first wife, Mihoko Anderson, while he was a Marine stationed with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in Japan.
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