Intelligence Medal of Merit
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The Intelligence Medal of Merit is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency for performance of especially meritorious service or for achievement conspicuously above normal duties. [1]
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[edit] Notable Recipients
- Robert Schaller[2]
- Stephen Kasarda[3]
- Jerome Calloway[4]
- Richard G. Fecteau[5]
- Gust Avrakotos
- Charles Wilson, first civilian to win the Medal
- Al Ulmer
- Harry E. Mason[6]
[edit] Trivia
CIA medals are often referred to as "jock strap medals" since they are often awarded secretly (due to the classification level of the respective operation) and cannot be displayed, or on occasion, acknowledged publicly.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/the-work-of-a-nation/items-of-interest/medals-of-the-cia.html
- ^ http://www.seattlepi.com/local/309005_spymain26.html?source=mypi
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2007/excerpts-of-d-cia-haydens-memorial-ceremony-remarks.html
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/winter99-00/art1.html
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol50no4/two-cia-prisoners-in-china-1952201373.html
- ^ http://www.uky.edu/~hemaso2/.html
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