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THE FOURTH OPTION has been out for just over a month. I sincerely appreciate the incredibly positive reception. Chris Walker and Paladin will return! But first…JAMES REECE BOOK 8…STATE OF EXILE…coming spring 2027. Let’s go! 🇺🇸 officialjackcarr.com/books/t…

The legendary Richard J. “Dick” Meadows was born on this day in 1931. Korean War, Army Special Forces, British SAS exchange, Laos, Project White Star, Panama, Vietnam, MACV-SOG, Battlefield Commission, Son Tay Raid, Delta Force…Tehran. For more information on one of the most impactful and iconic figures in special operations history, read THE QUIET PROFESSIONAL by Alan Hoe.

Some men can’t just disappear… Next Spring James Reece is BACK In STATE OF EXILE The next evolution of the James Reece Terminal List saga Get ready for blood officialjackcarr.com/books/s…

On 14 June 1985, 139 passengers and 8 crew members boarded TWA Flight 847 from Athens, Greece en route to Rome, Italy. Among the passengers who passed through the notoriously lax security in Athens were Mohammed Ali Hamadi and Hassan Izz-al-Din. 20 minutes into the flight they took control of the aircraft using two Soviet F-1 grenades and a Browning Hi-Power 9mm pistol. Identifying themselves as “Islamic Jihad” they forced the plane to land in Beirut, Lebanon where additional terrorists from Hezbollah boarded the aircraft. They demanded the release of 700 Shiite militants in Israeli custody. The leadership of the pilot, Korean War veteran John Testrake, and of flight service manager, Uli Derickson, was nothing short of heroic. Jewish passengers were separated from the others and two U.S. Navy divers were identified. After refueling, the Boeing 727 continued to Algeria where 20 hostages were released. After another refueling, the plane returned to Beirut where additional armed terrorists boarded the plane. On the morning on June 15, the plane door was pushed aside and 2nd Class Navy Diver Robert Dean Stethem was moved to the opening. He had been beaten nearly to death by the 12 to 15 terrorists holding the plane; they had almost ripped him apart with fists, fingernails, and even their teeth. Hamadi shot him in the back of the head and dropped his dead body onto the tarmac. 7 passengers with Jewish sounding names were removed from the plane and moved to locations in south Beirut. Flight 847 then took off for Algiers and later returned to Beirut. After 17 days of negotiations and concessions on the part of Israel and the U.S., all hostages were released. To this day, Hezbollah denies any involvement in the hijacking. Hassan Izz-Al-Din remains on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists List. He is suspected to be in Lebanon. Mohammed Ali Hamadi was arrested in West Germany in 1987 on explosives and terrorism charges. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Robert Stethem. He was paroled in 2005. Intelligence sources indicate that Hamadi was assassinated in Lebanon in 2025. Reports of his death are unconfirmed. He remains on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist list.

On 14 June 1777, the flag of the United States was adopted through resolution by Congress. June 14 also marks the establishment of the Continental Army in 1775 when the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of “expert riflemen” in defense of freedom.⁠ 🇺🇸

Riding along the Normandy coast with veterans of World War II in jeeps from that era is a memory that will stay with me. Humbled to have spent the past ten days with these remarkable veterans and the amazing team from the Best Defense Foundation who made it all happen for the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. 🇺🇸

On the return from Normandy I dropped into The King’s English in Terminal A at the Salt Lake airport and signed copies of THE FOURTH OPTION. There might be a few left! Not passing through Salt Lake but still want a signed book? Maybe for Father’s Day? Find them via the link: officialjackcarr.com/signed-…

JAMES REECE 8 TITLE REVEAL NEXT WEEK

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK premiered on this day in 1981. I’d see it later that fall with my grandmother as it was still in theaters all those months later. In the opening sequence, with the crack of a whip and the echo of a pistol shot reverberating through the jungle, Indiana Jones ushered me into the 80s, introducing the world to one of the toughest and most interesting characters to ever grace the silver screen. What a great time at the movies!

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE hit the screen on this day in 1967.  I’d watch it over and over on RCA Video Disc (not laser disc) in the 80s. It had James Bond and ninjas after all… It also had a title song sung by Nancy Sinatra and a screenplay written by Roald Dahl, who, before writing children’s books, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II as a fighter pilot and intelligence officer. The lives of both Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl, both veterans of the Second World War, make for interesting reading… I have such great memories of watching this film. Might have to fire it up tonight…on VHS or RCA Video Disc…

If you are going to get Dad a tie this Father’s Day, make it one of these. shop.officialjackcarr.com/co… If ties are not his thing, you’ll find something that is on this year’s Father’s Day Gear Guide. officialjackcarr.com/fathers…

Just over a week to go until Father’s Day! Hook Dad up this year 🇺🇸 Find the perfect gift via the link. officialjackcarr.com/fathers…

IT PICKED THE WRONG MAN TO HUNT PREDATOR hit screens on this day in 1987. I was there opening night. It was AWESOME!

TRUE GRIT starring John Wayne premiered on this day in 1969. 1969 was a pivotal year for the United States, bringing an end to a decade that bore witness to the high-profile assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Bobby Kennedy, as well as the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, coupled with civil unrest on the home front. Three distinctly different Westerns graced the screen in 1969, closing out that tumultuous decade and putting the punctuation mark on Hollywood’s Golden Age which is typically acknowledged as concluding a few years earlier. There were other Westerns to hit theaters in 1969 but three immortalized the changing times through the medium of popular cinema; if THE WILD BUNCH was the future and BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID was the present, then TRUE GRIT was a nod to the passing of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The 2010 Coen Brothers re-make is a closer adaptation of the 1968 novel by Marine Corps veteran Charles Portis on which both films are based, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the 1969 John Wayne version, probably because I have such fond memories of watching it in my youth. It didn’t hurt that Wayne shoots a large loop-lever Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine in .44-40 Win one handed and fires what I believe is an 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver in .45 Long in his other in one of the greatest Western shoot-outs ever filmed. Wayne would receive his only Academy Award for his portrayal of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the film. The final scene of TRUE GRIT, with the legendary John Wayne performing his own stunt, jumping his horse over that “four-rail fence,” is unforgettable, and a fitting way to tip one’s hat in respect to the sun setting on an era.

The original @areswatchco CARR DIVER-1 is SOLD OUT. areswatches.com/products/jac…

Our World War II veterans were welcomed home to the USA with a water cannon salute in Atlanta. What a powerful experience the past ten days have been. Our youngest veterans were 99 and our oldest was 107. Honored and humbled to have been in the presence of these heroes of the Greatest Generation for the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. Thank you to the Best Defense Foundation for making this happen, and to the Best Defense Foundation volunteers, medical team, caregivers and Next-Gen students – you are simply the best. A special thank you to @Michelin and @VetClaimsAI for all your support and to @Delta for going above and beyond with special charter flights to and from Normandy for these veterans. I’ll be reflecting on all of it for a long time to come. 🙏🇺🇸

Have you listened to the new DANGER CLOSE: THE FOURTH OPTION with Derek Benner? Derek is a veteran of nearly three decades in federal law enforcement and now serves as CEO of @ourrescue , an organization fighting human trafficking and child exploitation. Find the conversation now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the Jack Carr YouTube Channel. youtu.be/MZm98ai6pNs?is=A4av…

The original CARR DIVER-1 returns Friday, June 12 at 0900 PT. The same mission-driven design, now powered by an ETA 2824 Swiss automatic movement, assembled, timed, and regulated by ARES watchmakers. American-built. Swiss-powered. Limited to 28 pieces. areswatches.com

The headstones for unknown service members always get to me HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY A COMRADE IN ARMS KNOWN BUT TO GOD 9,389 of our military dead are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 304 of those are unknown soldiers The Walls of the Missing are inscribed with 1,557 names of those Missing in Action 45 brothers are buried here. 30 are resting side by side, as are a father and son 🙏🇺🇸

OCTOPUSSY hit screens in the U.S. on June 10, 1983 🍸🇬🇧 It was the first Bond I’d see in the theater, and I remember it being an EVENT! Anyone else see it on the big screen?