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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017

      At this week's annual memorial ceremony we paid tribute to CIA officers who've died in the line of duty. #inmemoriam http://bit.ly/2qXs36d pic.twitter.com/BIGgONm7da

      107 replies 628 retweets 1,709 likes
    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      Our Memorial Wall started w 31 stars in 1974. Eight stars were added this year for a total of 125 today. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/H9fxJHdE7u

      63 replies 472 retweets 826 likes
    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      This month marks the 30th anniversary of our first memorial ceremony. #inmemoriam http://bit.ly/2rRxBPE pic.twitter.com/MIVFwF14Ap

      10 replies 73 retweets 190 likes
    4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      July 1974: Memorial Wall created, but there was no dedication ceremony, no photos taken, & no fanfare. Stars simply appeared. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/KMHsaUw8Go

      12 replies 106 retweets 238 likes
    5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      1986: a counterintel officer suggested a ceremony be held annually in front of Wall. 1st Memorial Ceremony was held in 1987. #inmemoriam

      12 replies 38 retweets 149 likes
    6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      DDCI Robert Gates presided over the simple event attended by small number of Agency officers. 50 stars were on Wall at that time #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/4OrhkSaI6C

      11 replies 49 retweets 141 likes
    7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      Prior to this ceremony, employees were honored in small private services, typically just immediate family & a senior official. #inmemoriam

      10 replies 44 retweets 131 likes
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017

      First 2 ceremonies, only Agency employees allowed to attend. 1989: Richard Welch’s widow & son attended. #inmemoriam http://1.usa.gov/1RELc6r pic.twitter.com/lf3fAmHZrY

      10:51 AM - 25 May 2017
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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          1990: all surviving family members who could be found were invited to attend ceremony. Many return year after year. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/WnWNuBYhmb

          12 replies 43 retweets 152 likes
        3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          1995: names of all fallen officers, including those undercover, are read aloud. Proposed by an ops officer, this continues today #inmemoriam

          12 replies 49 retweets 180 likes
        4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          2009: DCIA Panetta presented a replica star to brothers of Douglas Mackiernan, 1st CIA officer killed. #inmemoriam http://bit.ly/2qh7UqF 

          13 replies 43 retweets 186 likes
        5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 25 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Today, each family receives a replica star sculpted by same artist who engraves them on Memorial Wall. #inmemoriam http://bit.ly/2rRxBPE pic.twitter.com/XlsTXgUr7l

          47 replies 150 retweets 378 likes
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        1. Vincent Fourni‏ @Alphadog62 25 May 2017
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          God bless heros

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        1. K. M. Ahsanul Haydar‏ @AhsanulHaydar 25 May 2017
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          Could understand. Honoured and honour.

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        1. John Rubens‏ @raftofwater 25 May 2017
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          RIP, if it wasn't for you, it may have been me. Who knows?

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        1. Halil ibrahim‏ @bayiskendr 25 May 2017
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          First 2 ceremonies, only Agency employees allowed to attend. 1989: Richard Welch’s widow & son attended. #inmemoriam http://1.usa.gov/1RELc6r 

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