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    CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017

    Roderick Stephen Hall survived 6 difficult months during #WWII in the Alps sabotaging Nazi supply routes. http://bit.ly/2rlCgsy  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/hH7XfoiTnc

    2:43 PM - 15 Jun 2017
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      2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        “Steve” was born in Peking, China in 1915. His father was a successful international businessman & his mother was a doctor. #OSS75

        22 replies 32 retweets 83 likes
      3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        After graduating from @phillipsacademy in 1934, Steve traveled the world seeking adventure & becoming an avid outdoorsman. #OSS75

        15 replies 29 retweets 83 likes
      4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA @phillipsacademy

        Steve became very familiar w Italian Alps—in particular, the Brenner Pass—while he hiked, skied, & climbed his way through the area. #OSS75

        55 replies 24 retweets 61 likes
      5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #WWII broke out as Steve returned from his latest adventure & enrolled @Yale. He dropped out to enlist in the @USArmy. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/rMDMWS05lH

        3 replies 33 retweets 86 likes
      6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA @Yale @USArmy

        Fall, 1943: Steve wrote a letter to #OSS proposing a bold sabotage mission: cut off access to Brenner Pass. http://bit.ly/2trHS5e  #OSS75

        3 replies 26 retweets 68 likes
      7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        His plan got attention of #OSS Special Ops who dealt in sabotage & subversive activities. Steve was ordered to report to OSS HQ in DC #OSS75

        3 replies 22 retweets 78 likes
      8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        August 1944: Steve & his team dropped into foothills of Italian Alps & spent next 6 months blowing up communications & supply routes. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/vbbj6Okami

        7 replies 25 retweets 101 likes
      9. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        January 1945: Steve got caught in a blinding snowstorm while he was on his way to blow up hydroelectric plant in Cortina. #OSS75

        3 replies 29 retweets 66 likes
      10. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Steve was found with both feet so frozen & swollen he could not complete his mission nor escape. He was turned over to S.S. officers. #OSS75

        4 replies 38 retweets 96 likes
      11. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
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        Nazis tortured him for 2 weeks before hanging him from a steam pipe. Steve kept silent & never revealed his connection with #OSS. #OSS75

        18 replies 66 retweets 176 likes
      12. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
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        As Steve was in uniform, his murder was in violation of the Geneva Convention. 1946: 4 Nazis were tried & convicted of his murder. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/3HvGc3sYpr

        15 replies 58 retweets 122 likes
      13. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
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        Steve wrote detailed letters to superiors telling of ops & his plans, & wrote thoughtful & funny letters home http://bit.ly/2trHS5e  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/hx0cwOUCSM

        18 replies 39 retweets 151 likes
      14. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 15 Jun 2017
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        Steve was posthumously awarded Legion of Merit & his name resides in #OSS Book of Honor @ CIA Headquarters. http://bit.ly/2rlCgsy  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/ODHwyQRMch

        17 replies 60 retweets 224 likes
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      1.  👣 Kord  👣‏ @Chetco_Effect 15 Jun 2017
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        I love this....please share more stories!

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      1. David E Brown‏ @DavidEBrown13 15 Jun 2017
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        Unsung Hero, doing secret work. TY for letting us know about him

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      1. Boudreaux's Daddy‏ @Cannibal_Sauce 15 Jun 2017
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        Worth reading

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      2. IL Freddo‏ @SP2206 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        hi excuse me ! Michael Scofield it's Kaniel Outis ? 🤔 It's a CIA agent ? Thanks ! #PrisonBreak @PrisonBreakFive

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. BenSed‏ @bensed7 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @SP2206 @CIA @PrisonBreakFive

        Je peux te répondre si tu veux, et t'en dire encore bien plus 😊. Propre l'anglais au passage

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. IL Freddo‏ @SP2206 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @bensed7

        😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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