Steve Kerr:
He was the most prominent American in Beirut at that time, and it was the early part of terrorism on against Americans in the Middle East. So remember, the Iran hostage situation was 1979. The worst incident was the bombing of the Marine barracks. I think 300 Marines were killed in this huge truck bomb in Beirut.
My dad, I remember he was in his office, which was, you know, on campus five miles away six miles away. And he said he heard this enormous blast and felt the impact of five miles away, and the embassy cleared out. But the university was still functioning.
So my dad became one of the most prominent Americans remaining. And so he became a target. I think he took that job when I was 16. When you're 16 your dad's not going to die, you know, your mom's not going to die, like everything's going to be fine. And if you've lived a life like, like I did, where perfect upbringing, wonderful family and got everything you need. Nothing's going to happen to you. That happens to other people, you know. And so looking back I sometimes I think I wish I had been a little wiser in terms of maybe bringing all that stuff up.
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