“What the Heck Was I Gonna Do With a Dumb Gun?”
The Wit and Derring-Do of Stephanie Czech Rader
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During her “searches” Stephanie collected intel on:
-Economic & political data
-Russian troop movement
-Security services activities
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Beyond her intel gathering duties, Stephanie was also a courier tasked w transporting classified documents between Berlin & Warsaw.
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1946: Stephanie was carrying top secret docs into Poland when she saw Russian security services waiting at border checkpoint for her.
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As she approached on foot, she deftly slipped docs to a less-suspicious traveler & gave them an address in Warsaw to take docs to.
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Stephanie was picked up & questioned, but having no proof, they had to let her go.
However, she fell under increasing surveillance.
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Soon after, her cover was compromised by a superior, yet Stephanie insisted on staying to finish her mission despite extreme danger.
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Stephanie returned to US & was nominated by superiors for Legion of Merit & a Bronze Star.
Both were denied, w no rationale provided.
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Stephanie married famed #WWII military aviator Brig Gen William Rader.
1951: She earned a Master’s degree in Chemistry @GWtweets.
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Stephanie died in 2016. She was 100.
At funeral @ArlingtonNatl, the @USArmy awarded her the Legion of Merit.
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Well isn't that interesting. NOPE. It's pretty boring actually. Come ooooon, you're CIA, there must be something fun for you to tweet!
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