It honors cia employees who died in the line of service. According to newser, ted gup, author of the book of honor. In this sense, it is similar to the runaway bestseller blind mans bluff, which described the secret history of american submarine espionage during the cold war. Cia awards saudi crown prince with medal for counter. In a closed agency ceremony monday their names were added to the book of honor, which accompanies the stars. Quality assessment manual for the internal audit activity qa manual. And when the cia added her name to the book of honor that sits at the base of the wall a few years later, there was no customary news release or. Today it displays nearly stars, which span the cia s 72year history. Thus, to fill the void, i have recruited my own assets, a bunch of books on the cia itself. Medal of honor recipient recalls deadly ambush youtube. In this sense, it is similar to the runaway bestseller blind mans. Click on images to enlarge the book of honor located in front of the memorial wall at cia headquarters. May 23, 2012 cia discloses names of 15 agents killed in action.
When you walk into the headquarters of the cia in langley, va, on the right side of the entrance foyer there is a marble wall with stars honoring those cia intelligence. The bulk of the book of honor does, in fact, name names and describe how they died. In the entrance of the cia headquarters looms a huge marble wall. The book of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died. The secret lives and deaths of cia operatives gup, ted on. A cia suicide sparks questions about the cia memorial wall. Among them there is a star for ranya abdelsayed, who died on august 28, 20, while employed by the cia.
Official cia records only name thirtyfive of them, however. Cia holds annual memorial ceremony to honor fallen. In addition, a new star was added this year for jeffrey r. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency headquarters in langley.
Cia holds annual memorial ceremony to honor fallen colleagues. The wall located on the lobbys north wall stands as a silent memorial to those cia employees who gave their lives in the service of their country. The cia holds an annual ceremony in recognition of its fallen members, at which time new stars are usually added to the memorial wall. Currently, there are 87 stars carved into the marble of the cia memorial wall. Each fallen employee also gets a star in the book of honor, and any declassified names are listed next to the stars. Act of valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. Cia adds names to memorial wall director john brennan honored four men killed in the 1950s and 60s during a ceremony at the agencys langley, virginia, headquarters. The headquarters of the central intelligence agency cia has a wall of honor with seventyone engraved stars, accompanied by the words. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency headquarters in langley, virginia. Covert lives and classified deaths in the cia, published by bdd audio publishing. Ghislaine maxwell reading book on cia at innout boosts. The secret lives and deaths of cia operatives, named a few of the agents in his book.
Home page roadrunners internationale declassified u2 a. Cia holds annual memorial ceremony to honor fallen colleagues may 22, 2012 the central intelligence agency on monday paid tribute to all of its exceptional men and women who have died in the line of duty. The book of honoron display in front of the memorial wall at. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency. In the entrance of the cia headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventyone stars are carvedeach representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Lessons from a life in the cia s clandestine service penguin, 2012. A royal nextinline to saudi arabias throne has been given a top honour by the us central intelligence agency cia for his contributions to fighting terrorism. Undeterred by claims that revealing the identities of these nameless stars might compromise national security, ted gup sorted through thousands of documents and interviewed over 400 cia. Awards and decorations of the central intelligence agency. True stories of various cia agents who have died in the line of duty over the years and been recorded in a book at cia headquarters. Cia adds names to memorial wall national news us news.
After several requests for help from his ambushed unit were denied, dakota meyer took matters into his own hands, to try and save his trapped comrades in afghanistan. Gups the book of honor investigates cia operatives who died in the line of duty, focusing on agents whose service was kept a secret even after death. He was the 103rd cia officer recognized as having died in the line of duty. In total, fifteen names were inscribed in the cias book of honor this year, allowing agency officers to publicly acknowledge. Cia pays tribute to its fallen in annual memorial ceremony. Star on cias memorial wall honors employee who took her. Patneau, who died at age 26 in yemen in 2008 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Today, the central intelligence agency held its annual memorial ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate the courageous cia officers. Thebook of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died.
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