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The First American: Excerpt from Henry Crumpton’s “The Art of Intelligence”

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One of the most noted intelligence officers of his generation, Henry “Hank” Crumpton oversaw the CIA-led assault on the Taliban and al Qaeda after Sept. 11. In an excerpt from his new book, The Art of Intelligence, he recounts the full story of the first American to die in combat in Afghanistan—and how his wife responded.

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