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RT @DefenseIntel: .@ODNIgov Clapper: We in the IC have come to recognize just how fundamental diversity is for our community to be strong &… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DefenseIntel: Starting now at DIA HQ - #2016ICPRIDE! For an inside look check out @ODNIgov press release on the 2016 LGBTA Summit: http… — PolitiTweet.org

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Through the beauty of nature, the #garden is a tribute to all deceased intel officers who served their country. https://t.co/Znv5ZRPqHl — PolitiTweet.org

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A bronze plaque near the #garden reads: “In remembrance of those whose unheralded efforts served a grateful nation.” #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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#Garden features natural & landscaped design, including a rock outcropping from which water cascades into #koi pond. https://t.co/oeGmbpC1Uq — PolitiTweet.org

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The #garden is one of several memorials on the CIA compound (including the OSS Memorial & the CIA Memorial Wall). https://t.co/dNGJ6rvcl8 — PolitiTweet.org

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June 7, 1996: CIA Memorial #Garden dedication ceremony at Headquarters compound. #inmemoriam https://t.co/I2Q3PfgTum https://t.co/CouJedHheY — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: Soviet Helicopter Pilot's Helmet #ColdWar https://t.co/DDSzK7rZal https://t.co/BKyQvWMX5C — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: Last month marked 55th anniversary of the death of Nels “Benny” Benson. https://t.co/wxytyVND5w #inmemoriam https://t.co/qUP1AAXd3f — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: CIA #Museum AotW: RS-6 Agent #Radio Set, cached in Western Europe in 1961. #ColdWar https://t.co/QXvVQ92A2w https://t.co/Pccn8VYpOg — PolitiTweet.org

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Benny was awarded our Distinguished Intel Cross & Intelligence Star & is one of 117 Memorial Wall stars. https://t.co/wxytyVw2dY #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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Benny clung to life for a few weeks before succumbing to his injuries. He died on May 13, 1961. #inmemoriam https://t.co/U0nJTWLNHD — PolitiTweet.org

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To protect nearby personnel, he moved the burning mixture from other highly volatile materials & suffered fatal burns. #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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1961: Benny was training Cuban exiles for Bay of Pigs invasion when explosive charge he was constructing burst into flames. #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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Benny then served at CIA HQ & overseas. Jobs included: Intel assistant Ops officer in Europe Senior sabotage-training officer #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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After #OSS he went to SSU, short-lived OSS successor, where he recruited & managed agents in Asia. https://t.co/i0xCUrYQy5 #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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He also taught Italian partisans weapons/demolitions & was awarded Bronze Star & Bronze Arrowhead. #WWII #inmemoriam https://t.co/2tb8C5ECKY — PolitiTweet.org

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At an airstrip behind enemy lines, Benny evacuated more than 2,000 downed Allied airmen, political escapees, & partisans. #WWII #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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After serving in Egypt, Benny parachuted into German-occupied Yugoslavia with a group of Marshal Tito’s partisans. #WWII #OSS #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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A native of Eagle Bend, Minnesota, Benny studied chemistry & math @HamlineU before joining the @USArmy in 1942 & #OSS in 1943. #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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1961: Benny was training Cuban exiles for Bay of Pigs invasion when explosive charge burst into flames. https://t.co/LR4oZWY07R #inmemoriam — PolitiTweet.org

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Last month marked the 55th anniversary of the death of Nels “Benny” Benson. https://t.co/wxytyVw2dY #inmemoriam https://t.co/xU38VcDuHC — PolitiTweet.org

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Groundbreaking #WWII-Era Spy Finally Gets Posthumous Honors https://t.co/6kzCM9NXpy via @ABC @OSS https://t.co/1poKvCEIlH — PolitiTweet.org

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#Radio set & battery were cached in Western Europe in 1961 & not recovered until 1990. — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: RS-6 Agent #Radio Set #ColdWar https://t.co/QXvVQ92A2w https://t.co/8lEKxvMUAM — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: CIA Honors Fallen in Annual Ceremony https://t.co/bg2MngMSum Four stars added to Memorial Wall. #inmemoriam https://t.co/KULv6pIb90 — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: CIA #Museum AotW: William Pietsch Jr, Mentioned in Dispatch from King George VI #OSS https://t.co/gxzrmacvXR https://t.co/QAdT0tRs3Y — PolitiTweet.org

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Summer 2017 #Internship, Co-op, & Grad Studies opportunities: Apply now for best chance to be selected! https://t.co/vuYeIqoGvN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatReconOfc: May 25, 1972 – Final Corona satellite launched Mission #1117. @30thSpaceWing @usairforce @CIA https://t.co/Vz0T00bbLa — PolitiTweet.org

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Our ceremony is attended each spring by hundreds of employees, retirees & family members of those who died. https://t.co/bg2MngMSum — PolitiTweet.org