Congressional Gold Medal sought for the OSS, the CIA forerunner
During some of the bloodiest days of
World War II, the United States established a new, secretive intelligence
agency to spy on enemy forces, sabotage them, and report their findings back to
top U.S. commanders. Its operatives did everything, from recovering prisoners
of war in Japan to coordinating hit-and-run attacks on Nazi forces in Europe,
and sometimes dying in the process.
More than 70 years later, a growing
number of Capitol Hill lawmakers have thrown their support behind recognizing
those who served in the Office of Strategic Services with the Congressional
Gold Medal. Along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it is considered the
highest award that a U.S. civilian can receive.
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