U.S. Soldier Decorated By Shah Of Iron -- Sgt. Bob J. Hook, Lawton, Okla., sits up in Tehran, Iran, hospital bed after he was decorated with Iran's third highest award, the Eftekhar Medal, by order of the shah of Iran. In the citation, the shah wrote the medal was awarded to Hook "or all Americans who are going to the corners of the earth risking their lives for the people of other countries. "Hook, an ammunition expert attached to the U.S. military mission with the Iranian Army, lost all the fingers on his right hand as a captured Communist grenade exploded while he was examining it. September 11, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).