Ghislaine maxwell reading book on cia at innout boosts. Home page roadrunners internationale declassified u2 a. 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. Utilizing over 400 interviews of agency officers, official documents and diaries, the author profiles cia. Patneau, who died at age 26 in yemen in 2008 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Thebook of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died. 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 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. Star on cias memorial wall honors employee who took her. The book of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died while serving their country. Today it displays nearly stars, which span the cia s 72year history. Click on images to enlarge the book of honor located in front of the memorial wall at cia headquarters. Cia pays tribute to its fallen in annual memorial ceremony. Cia adds names to memorial wall national news us news. Thus, to fill the void, i have recruited my own assets, a bunch of books on the cia itself. In addition, a new star was added this year for jeffrey r. Medal of honor recipient recalls deadly ambush youtube.
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. 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. Today, the central intelligence agency held its annual memorial ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate the courageous cia officers. The secret lives and deaths of cia operatives, named a few of the agents in his book. May 23, 2012 cia discloses names of 15 agents killed in action. 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. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency headquarters in langley. The bulk of the book of honor does, in fact, name names and describe how they died. The addition of 15 names to the cia s book of honor means family members can openly acknowledge where their loved ones worked when. Act of valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. The cia holds an annual ceremony in recognition of its fallen members, at which time new stars are usually added to the memorial wall. Each fallen employee also gets a star in the book of honor, and any declassified names are listed next to the stars. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency.
In this sense, it is similar to the runaway bestseller blind mans. Quality assessment manual for the internal audit activity qa manual. The book of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died. He was the 103rd cia officer recognized as having died in the line of duty. 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. 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. The book of honoron display in front of the memorial wall at. According to newser, ted gup, author of the book of honor. 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. A cia suicide sparks questions about the cia memorial wall. In the entrance of the cia headquarters looms a huge marble wall. The secret lives and deaths of cia operatives gup, ted on. Currently, there are 87 stars carved into the marble of the cia memorial wall.
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. It honors cia employees who died in the line of service. 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. Awards and decorations of the central intelligence agency. Among them there is a star for ranya abdelsayed, who died on august 28, 20, while employed by the cia. Covert lives and classified deaths in the cia, published by bdd audio publishing. Cia awards saudi crown prince with medal for counter. Official cia records only name thirtyfive of them, however. In total, fifteen names were inscribed in the cias book of honor this year, allowing agency officers to publicly acknowledge. 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. Cia holds annual memorial ceremony to honor fallen colleagues. In a closed agency ceremony monday their names were added to the book of honor, which accompanies the stars. Lessons from a life in the cia s clandestine service penguin, 2012.