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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

      On FEB 5, 2003, Helge Boes – a special ops officer who had served in the CIA for 2 years – was killed in a training accident while in Afghanistan. At the time of his death, Helge was the 80th CIA officer in 56 years to die in the line of duty. #inmemoriam http://bit.ly/2D8QP7O pic.twitter.com/mlIpY1YyS0

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      CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

      A US citizen born in Hamburg, Germany, Helge grew up in West Berlin & felt the impact of world affairs personally. Friends said that, for Helge, the choice between freedom & tyranny was as stark as the concrete & barbed wire that split his city in two. #inmemoriam

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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          An outstanding soccer player & gifted with an agile mind, Helge studied political science at @GeorgiaStateU where he graduated in December 1992. In June 1997, he graduated from @Harvard_Law & worked as an attorney in the corporate world in Atlanta. #inmemoriam

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        3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          Helge joined CIA in January 2001 as a trainee in the Directorate of Operations Clandestine Service Trainee Class. It was a perfect fit. His gift for languages, an instinctive sense for people, & a curiosity about the world, made it a natural fit. #inmemoriam

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        4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          In only a few months, Helge showed poise & skill that normally comes in years. He combined intelligence with charm, humor, & concern for others. Equally at home in the classroom & on the athletic field, he was a standout among the trainees of our Clandestine Service. #inmemoriam

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        5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          As a newly graduated operations officer, Helge wanted to be on the front line of the Agency's response to terror, so in the spring of 2002 he volunteered for duty in Afghanistan - one of the first in his peer group to do so. #inmemoriam

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        6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          Long hours & cramped, primitive conditions were the norm. Helge completed his assignments w skill & courage. He was close to the intelligence he needed to collect & closer still to the dangers that came with the job: rocket, mortar, & machine gun attacks. #inmemoriam

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        7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          Early 2003: Helge volunteered for his second TDY to Afghanistan. Helge Boes was killed when a grenade detonated prematurely during a live-fire training exercise on a weapons-training range, while he was preparing for an intelligence collection operation. #inmemoriam

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        8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          Helge, just 32 years old, was the second CIA officer to die in the line of duty in Afghanistan. He was survived by his wife, brother, & parents. He was posthumously awarded our Exceptional Service Medallion for his outstanding performance, courage, & sacrifice. #inmemoriam

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        9. CIA‏Verified account @CIA Mar 7

          Helge was with CIA only a short time, but his talent, tenacity, & presence of mind under fire earned him the respect of those far senior to him in experience. He is honored with a star on our CIA Memorial Wall. http://bit.ly/2D8QP7O  #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/IdiQ7J5G59

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        1. SonOfMarilynMonroe‏ @ArgotwinCarigna Mar 7
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          In God We Can Trust In Heaven Onto Earth.Signed, Holy Bible Timothy1&Timothy2! @CNN @FBI @CBCNews @ArgotwinCarigna @WhiteHouse @MarilynMonroeDC @MarilynChannelM @jack929hfx @BillClinton @FBI @POTUS44 @POTUS @TheRealJFKFiles @area51org @SarahMcLachlan

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        1. Mrak Pttm‏ @caemosalvacio Mar 7
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          Our respect for the sentinels that pledge their watch to upholding our collective ideals.

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        1. Caspar Frederik Riga‏ @RigaCasje Mar 8
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          What else do you have friends for? ~16.

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