CIA Honors Four Fallen Officers

The CIA has honored four fallen officers at its memorial wall, which uses stars rather than names, in keeping with their clandestine calling. (CIA)

Washington Times: A moment of silence: CIA honors four fallen officers

It is a simple and straightforward memorial: a stretch of white marble and plain stars plus this statement: “In honor of those members of the Central Intelligence Agency who gave their lives in the service of their country.”

There are no names listed, a true testimony to the clandestine calling of the CIA.

“The Central Intelligence Agency held its annual Memorial Ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate the courageous CIA officers who died in the line of duty for their country,” the federal agency noted late Tuesday. “CIA added four stars to its Memorial Wall this year to commemorate four distinguished officers who can be known to the public not by their names or the circumstances of their deaths, which remain classified, but by a star.”

CIA dedicated the wall at its headquarters over four decades ago, with 31 stars designating those who have fallen since the agency was founded in 1947. There are now 129 stars on the wall.

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Update: CIA Pays Tribute to its Fallen in Annual Memorial Ceremony (CIA)

WNU Editor: There are now 129 stars on the wall.