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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      March 1945: Task Force Baum liberated POW camp. However, they only anticipated 300 POWs, not the 3,000 looking for rescue. Officers were able to ride on top of vehicles, the rest were told to walk 50 miles to American lines. Most were too weak to walk & elected to stay behind.pic.twitter.com/dZmzCVOrpu

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    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      Jack hoisted himself up onto a tank. It didn’t take long for 1st ambush. Jack escaped, but hadn’t gotten very far when he heard the explosion of American tanks being blown up by Germans. None of the 50+ vehicles survived the mission.

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    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      After several days of running, Jack was recaptured & sent to Nürnberg. Shortly after arriving, camp was evacuated. As prisoners marched, they were mistakenly fired on by US pilots. Germans had prisoners lay on ground & spell out “US POW” to avoid more friendly-fire.

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    4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      Once, after an exhausting day of marching & desperate for nourishment, Jack found a small stream. He decided to try & catch a fish with his bare hands. He was successful in grabbing a seven inch trout. He & 2 others ate well that night.

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    5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      After 10 days of marching nearly 12 miles a day they arrived in Stalag VII-A. April 29, 1945: the POW camp was liberated & Jack linked up w former #OSS colleagues. They hitched a ride to @USArmy HQ where they checked in w OSS.pic.twitter.com/RMM3gz5unM

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    6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      Jack was given priority status to London, where he was debriefed by X2, OSS’s counterintel section. After reporting to #OSS HQ in DC, he was given 2 months of leave & nearly 9 months of back pay. When war started, Jack weighed around 210lbs. He now weighed under 140.

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    7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      #OSS described Jack as resourceful, courageous, & self-assured enough to be an excellent ops officer. But, his new assignment to carry out secret missions in Far East was canceled @ end of #WWII & he was made commanding officer @ German POW camp at Camp (now Fort) Pickett, VA.pic.twitter.com/ra4ax5z0G5

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    8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      Jack received Croix de Guerre from the French for his wartime service & was awarded the Bronze Star Medal from @USARMY Commander for meritorious service in direct support of combat operations.pic.twitter.com/u5LOGvw20t

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    9. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      Jack was released from @USArmy in November 1945. He flew to Cuba to visit his father, then to Utah to ski w Gary Cooper & Clark Gable. He enrolled @umontana, although he never graduated. But while in Missoula, he decided one day he would settle down in the mountains out west.pic.twitter.com/rwq4KYkRh7

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    10. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      Jack married Byra Whittlesey in Paris, France on June 25, 1949. Julia Child, another #OSS veteran (http://1.usa.gov/1gqDnkN ), was maid-of-honor. They had 3 children. Jack worked as a stockbroker & then as a fishing supply salesman.pic.twitter.com/ypoj5b1AJw

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      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 14 Dec 2017

      In 1967, Jack retired & moved to Ketchum, Idaho, his father's last home & burial place. There he taught languages, pursued his passion for fly fishing, & wrote two autobiographical books. Jack died on December 1, 2000, at age 77. http://bit.ly/2B1OwEm  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/GphB8nyZAg

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        1. #SpaceForce Commander‏ @denisesaturn 17 Dec 2017
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          #SpaceForce Commander Retweeted Remiperry

          https://twitter.com/remiperry/status/819211940425826308 …

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          Remiperry @RemiPerry
          MICE: spy word acronym for a potential source of Intel. Stands for Money, Ideology, Coercion, and Ego. Russia chose Trump for a reason.
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        1. Lhadi Boualem‏ @BoualemLhadi 14 Dec 2017
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        2. Nurse Rabbi‏ @NurseRabbi 14 Dec 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Not authorized to write stories of security clearance secrets! Make them all dark just Americans know better! @Disney same credentials verification society of Alec illegals aliens. Identity thieves land thefts frauds @WarrenBuffett not ur brands. Academics always 1stclose bank🔚©

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        3. Nurse Rabbi‏ @NurseRabbi 14 Dec 2017
          Replying to @NurseRabbi @CIA and

          Breached accounts 2probate by fraud. ManifestoS @JeffBezos !It Not my library 📚it would never make it to the printer groups. Alec falling entire grip. Trust at quality bank @SecretService charges in trespassing at identity theft funds not placed in accounts.No more capital one©

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        4. Nurse Rabbi‏ @NurseRabbi 14 Dec 2017
          Replying to @NurseRabbi @CIA and

          Not dealing properly today anymore than they were before boarding boat 🚣 from Ireland 🇮🇪 top down capital one markets fraud must come off! @PresidentIRL all birth certificate must b accurate to space. Child not allowed to bank in frauds by the same fraudulent SIU breaches🔚©

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        2. eastariel‏ @arieleast 15 Dec 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Thank you for sharing, Rhodey. But is there any way you can sum this up into a single tweet -- or a 3-part BRIEF? Blah blah blah. This is the most ABSURD tweet you ever tweeted, Rhodey. I do respect you. It's just that ... you tend to be ... um ... BOSSY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRWanotPhxY&t=1s&list=PLhbrey4IerSAlgV175YxbeuU_maNDuWzf&index=4 …

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        3. eastariel‏ @arieleast 15 Dec 2017
          Replying to @arieleast @CIA

          Sorry to interrupt your delusions with my flatteny. If it's flattery you want, go fishing in Goebbelo's pond. Goebbelo knows how to bait your fishing hook. ~ from lil'SIS, a Dr. House studenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz4uABC4Huc&list=PLhbrey4IerSAo4yqWf2uEB4ObAE1WGVPO …

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        1. NASA FIRST FEMALE IN SPACE AND MOON‏ @NasaFirstfemale 15 Dec 2017
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          YES.pic.twitter.com/mNA1kOvr5q

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        1. espo‏ @Mkts2day 14 Dec 2017
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          A wonderful story~ my deepest thanks for sharing:)

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        1. Now Comes The Pain  🤷🏼‍♀️‏ @wins_karma 14 Dec 2017
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          And Julia Child was a CIA Assett. Are we looking for hidden meanings in these tweets? 🤔🤡🌪🦉🐇🗝

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        1. ElizabethWittelsbach‏ @Koreana2010 17 Dec 2017
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          Amen 😇😇😇🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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        1. BWD‏ @surfriderD 15 Dec 2017
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          Very interesting- thank you.

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        1. Proud 2 Be American‏ @PraiseTheLord88 15 Dec 2017
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          RIP Jack

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        1. Ann Giardina Magee‏ @AnnGMagee 15 Dec 2017
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          Thank you for the interesting story! I didn't know any of that.

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        1. Angelina Cruz‏ @cruzangelina 15 Dec 2017
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          Put a "T" at the end of "#Ketchum" and you got "#Ketchup".😇😇😇

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        1. 5InteractThanxLindCarl‏ @5InteracThanxRC 15 Dec 2017
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          67!!

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        1. Gregory J O'Flaherty‏ @schitzoziris 14 Dec 2017
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          Did anyone think of just putting a link to the history of Jack instead of how many ever individual Jack did posts

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