Amir Hekmati, one of the five Americans released by Iran, said Tuesday that his freedom was "like being born again."
"I feel extremely lucky, alive, for the first time in a long time, and very humbled at everybody's support, from the President to Congress to my fellow Marines, and especially my family who've really gone through so much throughout this time," he told reporters outside Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. military hospital, before a trip to Michigan.
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, Christian pastor Saeed Abedini and Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari were also released Sunday as part of a prisoner swap.
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with CNN's "New Day" that Iran's foreign minister and other officials understood that the terms of the agreement included the two and ensured it happened.