Cia book of honor 2012

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. Cia adds names to memorial wall national news us news. 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. In the entrance of the cia headquarters looms a huge marble wall. 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.

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 this sense, it is similar to the runaway bestseller blind mans. Home page roadrunners internationale declassified u2 a. Today, the central intelligence agency held its annual memorial ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate the courageous cia officers. Star on cias memorial wall honors employee who took her. Cia awards saudi crown prince with medal for counter. The bulk of the book of honor does, in fact, name names and describe how they died. Currently, there are 87 stars carved into the marble of the cia memorial wall. The cia holds an annual ceremony in recognition of its fallen members, at which time new stars are usually added to the memorial wall. Cia holds annual memorial ceremony to honor fallen colleagues. Among them there is a star for ranya abdelsayed, who died on august 28, 20, while employed by the cia. 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.

The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency. May 23, 2012 cia discloses names of 15 agents killed in action. Utilizing over 400 interviews of agency officers, official documents and diaries, the author profiles cia. Official cia records only name thirtyfive of them, however. The book of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died. The secret lives and deaths of cia operatives, named a few of the agents in his book. In addition, a new star was added this year for jeffrey r. According to newser, ted gup, author of the book of honor.

Click on images to enlarge the book of honor located in front of the memorial wall at cia headquarters. 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. 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. Lessons from a life in the cia s clandestine service penguin, 2012. Awards and decorations of the central intelligence agency. Act of valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. A cia suicide sparks questions about the cia memorial wall. The book of honoron display in front of the memorial wall at. Quality assessment manual for the internal audit activity qa manual. 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 memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency headquarters in langley. The addition of 15 names to the cia s book of honor means family members can openly acknowledge where their loved ones worked when. In total, fifteen names were inscribed in the cias book of honor this year, allowing agency officers to publicly acknowledge. Today it displays nearly stars, which span the cia s 72year history. Cia pays tribute to its fallen in annual memorial ceremony. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency headquarters in langley, virginia. 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. The headquarters of the central intelligence agency cia has a wall of honor with seventyone engraved stars, accompanied by the words. Cia holds annual memorial ceremony to honor fallen. 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. Medal of honor recipient recalls deadly ambush youtube. 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 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 book of honor lists the names of 54 employees who died while serving their country.