- Distinguished Intelligence Medal
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The Distinguished Intelligence Medal is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency for performance of outstanding services or for achievement of a distinctly exceptional nature in a duty or responsibility.[1]
Notable Recipients
Robert G. Brewster
- Dr. William Anderson
- James Jesus Angleton
- Milt Bearden
- Gary Berntsen
- Cofer Black
- David W. Carey
- John W. Coffey
- William Colby
- James Critchfield
- Henry Crumpton
- James B. Donovan
- Carl Duckett (twice received)
- Fritz Ermarth
- Harry B. Fisher
- Robert Gates
- Burton Gerber
- Richard Helms
- Dick Holm
- Richard Kerr
- George Kisevalter
- Ross Newland
- Erik J. Newton
- Paul Redmond
- Theodore Shackley
- Clarence Leonard Johnson
- Maj. Gen. Michael E. Ennis, USMC[1]
- Adm. William O. Studeman, USN[2]
- Arthur C. Lundahl[3]
- Lawrence R. Houston[4]
- Harritte Thompson[5]
CIA medals are often referred to as "jock strap medals" since they are often awarded secretly (due to the classification level of the respective operation) and cannot be displayed, or on occasion, acknowledged publicly.
See also
References
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/hayden-lauds-marine-general.html
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/press-release-archive-1995/pr8895.html
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/docs/v19i1a02p_0003.htm
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/press-release-archive-1995/ps81695.html
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/docs/v46i3a06p.htm
Categories:- Awards and decorations of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs
- Government stubs
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