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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015

      2005: Greg Wright was killed while saving the lives of friends & colleagues. http://1.usa.gov/1O8sUK6  #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/Kd4j4QC43l

      21 replies 155 retweets 332 likes
    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
      Replying to @CIA

      Greg was assigned to protect lives of CIA officers in dangerous locations. He was reliable, resourceful & a joy to work with. #inmemoriam

      4 replies 45 retweets 62 likes
    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
      Replying to @CIA

      Greg was born @MCB_Quantico & as a member of a military family he moved 15 times in his first 13 years. #inmemoriam

      4 replies 31 retweets 40 likes
    4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
      Replying to @CIA

      Greg attended VMI where he played football, was chief of their Emergency Response Team & Forest Fire Fighting Team CC @VMInews #inmemoriam

      3 replies 26 retweets 36 likes
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015

      1996: Greg joined @USMC & attended: Officers’ Candidate School Scout-Sniper School Army Intelligence School #inmemoriam

      12:23 PM - 16 Dec 2015
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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
          Replying to @CIA

          Greg left @USMC in 2000 & became a special security services officer protecting people like @madeleine Albright & George Tenet. #inmemoriam

          3 replies 28 retweets 40 likes
        3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
          Replying to @CIA

          2005: following a successful agent meeting, several CIA officers & Greg were ambushed on a highway. #inmemoriam

          4 replies 29 retweets 34 likes
        4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
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          The officers took evasive action & a 40-kilometer chase ensued during which hundreds of rounds impacted the vehicle. #inmemoriam

          2 replies 30 retweets 40 likes
        5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
          Replying to @CIA

          DCIA Hayden: “At the wheel [Greg] was as calm & professional as ever, despite the growing chaos & confusion all around him.” #inmemoriam

          7 replies 30 retweets 37 likes
        6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
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          The engine failed forcing the men out of the car & into a defensive position as they tried to move to a safer location. #inmemoriam

          3 replies 27 retweets 33 likes
        7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
          Replying to @CIA

          An Agency officer was shot & as Greg shielded him in order to give him time to bandage his wound, Greg was shot in the leg. #inmemoriam

          4 replies 31 retweets 40 likes
        8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
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          Help finally arrived & the ambushers retreated. The injured were taken to a clinic & treated, but Greg died at the scene. #inmemoriam

          8 replies 27 retweets 35 likes
        9. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
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          Greg was 32 years old. More than 1,200 family members & friends came from around the world to attend his funeral. #inmemoriam

          13 replies 39 retweets 82 likes
        10. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 16 Dec 2015
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          "When we think of Greg, we will remember his generous spirit.” -Director Hayden http://1.usa.gov/1O8sUK6  #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/KUPWqRz5g7

          12 replies 59 retweets 105 likes
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