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May 7, 2012

Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer Marry in California 
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On Saturday, the day of the supermoon, Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer got
married near Half Moon Bay, California. They are the U.S. hikers who
were imprisoned by Iran, Sarah for 14 months and Shane for more than two
years. Shane proposed to Sarah in the Evin prison by tying a thread from
his shirt around her finger in the prison yard during one of their brief
daily meetings. Josh Fattal the third U.S. hiker, who was jailed with
Shane, was the best man. Among those who attended was Swiss diplomat
Livia Leu, the Swiss ambassador to Iran who represents us interests in
Iran and helped negotiate the hikers release.

 

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