CIA Memorial Wall
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The CIA Memorial Wall is a solemn monument honoring Central Intelligence Agency officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, marked by engraved stars within the agency’s headquarters.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial
ⓘ
monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
located in a secure facility
ⓘ
not open to the general public without authorization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Book of Honor
ⓘ
CIA casualties in covert operations ⓘ United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. intelligence community
|
| color | white ⓘ |
| commemorates |
CIA employees who died in service
ⓘ
CIA officers killed in the line of duty ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
U.S. national security service members in intelligence
ⓘ
intelligence officers ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic feature of CIA Headquarters lobby
ⓘ
symbol of recognition for clandestine service ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
rows of carved stars
ⓘ
simple, austere style ⓘ |
| hasInscription | IN HONOR OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book of Honor
ⓘ
Book of Honor listing names of some fallen officers ⓘ engraved stars ⓘ stars representing fallen officers ⓘ stars without names for covert officers ⓘ |
| hasType | indoor memorial ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | internal CIA memorial ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CIA Headquarters
ⓘ
Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ CIA Headquarters ⓘ
surface form:
George Bush Center for Intelligence
Langley, Virginia ⓘ lobby of CIA Headquarters ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
CIA Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
George Bush Center for Intelligence main lobby
|
| maintainedBy | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| purpose | to honor CIA personnel who died in the line of duty ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
CIA public ceremonies
ⓘ
CIA publications ⓘ annual memorial services ⓘ news articles about CIA casualties ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
sacrifice of CIA officers
ⓘ
secrecy and anonymity of intelligence work ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
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