Living a life worthy of their sacrifice.
Earlier this month, I gathered with some former colleagues and found ourselves reminiscing about our training days, trying to put into words how our service, and the people we served beside, marked us in ways we still don’t fully understand.
Those memories can feel far away now, buried beneath the routines of daily life and the comfort of home. And yet, it’s remarkable how quickly a few familiar faces can transport you back to a different season of life, one that felt simpler in some ways, where purpose was clear and we felt most alive in the face of uncertainty and danger.
On May 15, a new star was added to the CIA Memorial Wall, bringing the total to 141 fallen officers. Among them is Johnny Micheal Spann, commemorated by the 79th star — the CIA’s and America’s first battlefield casualty after 9/11.
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