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January 25, 2008

Mountain Home's "Reluctant Hero" Finally Receives
National Credit

Two years before receiving national recognition for aiding in the capture of the infamous “20th highjacker,” Zacarias Moussaoui, Clancy Prevost was telling his story to Mountain Home.

Clarence “Clancy” Prevost received national recognition and a hefty $5 million reward from the State Department's Rewards for Justice Program yesterday during a closed ceremony.

Many news sources are stating that Clancy has never spoken publicly about his involvement in the capture of  Zacarias Moussaoui's, but we here at Mountain Home know differently.  In our March 2006 issue, “The Reluctant Hero,” Clancy shares his story with publisher Michael Capuzzo. Clancy’s story about his suspicions of the “portly, genial, businessman from London” graced the pages of Mountain Home before it fell into the laps of national media outlets.

We were proud to tell Clancy’s story then and are proud to tell it now. In our December 2007 issue, publisher Michael Capuzzo revisited our “Reluctant Hero’s” saga in his column “The Last Great Place.” In the article, Michael stated that “Clancy hasn’t gotten enough credit.” Well fate and karma work in mysterious ways, and now Clancy will finally be recognized as the American hero he is.

Mountain Home brought Clancy’s story to our region and now his story is finally being told nationwide. I think Mike said it best in his December tribute, “Way to go, Clanc”

- Amanda Doan-Butler

Click here to view the full March 2006 issue featuring Clancy Prevost as our "Reluctant Hero."