1965: Maloney & his young family were sent to SE Asia where he would assist another paramilitary operations officer Mike Deuel.
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@Cornell in ’59 Deuel joined@USMC & CIA completing a highly challenging paramilitary course in jungle warfare.#InMemoriam2 replies 14 retweets 29 likes -
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After being honorably discharged from
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Deuel, who spoke French, Thai & Lao, was sent overseas. While visiting a station he met a secretary & they married in 1964.
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Deuel & his new wife went to SE Asia where he traveled & worked with indigenous tribes fighting against the Communists.
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Mike Maloney & Mike Deuel, both paramilitary officers & 2nd generation CIA, found covert ops expanding rapidly where they served
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Morning of Oct 12 1965, Deuel & Maloney boarded an
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Late that afternoon villagers reported seeing a chopper go down in the jungle. By dusk, the team had not returned to base.
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It took Agency rescue teams, working in heavy jungle, nearly 2 days to find & reach crash site. There were no survivors.
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Mike Deuel was 28 & two weeks short of his first wedding anniversary when he died. His wife was expecting their first child.
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Mike Deuel, Captain USMCR, received a star on the CIA Memorial Wall in 1974 & is buried @ArlingtonNatl Cemetery.
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Mike Maloney was 25 & the father of a young son. His wife was expecting their 2nd child. He received a star on the Wall in 1974.
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There are 113 stars on our Memorial Wall. Mike Duel & Mike Maloney’s stories: http://1.usa.gov/1MslvOY http://1.usa.gov/1QxMe0n
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