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			== Gallery ==
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			Walters_Vernon_A_01284614_portrait.jpg\|Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters in Army uniform (RB Archive)
			Walters_Vernon_A_01284614_MI_Corps_induction.jpg\|Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Military Intelligence Corps (RB Archive)
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			* [[:File:Walters_Vernon_A_01284614_MI_Corps_induction.jpg\|Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Military Intelligence Corps (RB Archive)]]
			* [[:File:Walters_Vernon_A_01284614_portrait.jpg\|Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters in Army uniform (RB Archive)]]
	* [https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Missions-Vernon-A-Walters/dp/0385135006 Vernon A. Walters, ''Silent Missions'' (memoir)]		* [https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Missions-Vernon-A-Walters/dp/0385135006 Vernon A. Walters, ''Silent Missions'' (memoir)]
	* RB Archive CIA FOIA packet (CIA-RDP80R01731R002000110005-7)		* RB Archive CIA FOIA packet (CIA-RDP80R01731R002000110005-7)

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	* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )

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	\|death_date=10 February 2002		\|death_date=10 February 2002
	\|birth_place=New York City, New York~~, U.S.~~		\|birth_place=New York City, New York
	\|death_place=West Palm Beach, Florida~~, U.S.~~		\|death_place=West Palm Beach, Florida
	\|years_of_service=1941-1976		\|years_of_service=1941-1976
	\|rank_final=Lieutenant general		\|rank_final=Lieutenant general

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	* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (~~[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]~~).		* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )

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 == Biography ==
-Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... Refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. As Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.
+Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S~~. Military attaché in France, Italy, and Brazil~~. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... Refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with~~. The 187th Field Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont~~. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. As Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief~~. Of Staff for Logistics and Administration~~. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.		Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... Refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. As Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.

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			* Born 3 January 1917 in New York City.
			* 6 March 1943 — Graduated Class 4 (French).
			* 1972 — 1976 Deputy Director of CIA.
			* 1985 — 1989 Ambassador to the United Nations.
	* Assigned as Aide to General Mark Clark during Italian campaign.		* Assigned as Aide to General Mark Clark during Italian campaign.
	* Assigned as Infantry Officer at Camp Shelby.		* Assigned as Infantry Officer at Camp Shelby.
			* Graduated OCS at Fort Benning as 2nd Lt (ASN: 01284614).
	* Inducted into Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.		* Inducted into Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.
	* Moved to Rabat (promoted to First Lt.), then Tunisia.		* Moved to Rabat (promoted to First Lt.), then Tunisia.

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. ~~military~~ attaché in France, Italy, and Brazil. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... ~~refused~~ to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. ~~the~~ 187th Field Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. as Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. of Staff for Logistics and Administration. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.		Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. Military attaché in France, Italy, and Brazil. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... Refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. The 187th Field Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. As Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. Of Staff for Logistics and Administration. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. In early 1942 he attended the Officers Candidate School at Ft Benning, Georgia, and graduated as a 2d Lt of Infantry on 29 May 1942, He was assigned to the 85th Division as platoon leader of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of Headquarters Co. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President~~. In April 1948, he went to the 9th Pan American Conference at Bogota as aide to General Marshall, then Secretary of State~~. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President~~. In January 1951, he accompanied General Eisenhower on his visit to twelve NATO countries, and in February 1951 he was assigned to SHAPE Headquarters in Paris~~. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache~~. In 1961, he proposed an American military intervention in Italy if the Socialist Party had participated in the Government~~. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany~~. In 1986, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement~~. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. military attaché in France, Italy, and Brazil. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. the 187th Field Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. as Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. of Staff for Logistics and Administration. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.		Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. military attaché in France, Italy, and Brazil. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. the 187th Field Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. as Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. of Staff for Logistics and Administration. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.

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	~~From 1972 to 1976~~, he ~~worked~~ as a ~~deputy Director~~ of ~~CIA~~. ~~From 1985~~ to ~~1989~~, ~~he ambassador~~ to ~~the United Nations~~. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant ~~(ASN: 01284614). He Graduated OCS at Fort Benning as 2nd Lt~~ (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. ~~. Walters was born~~ in ~~New York City on 43 January 1917. Upon~~ the ~~arrival~~ of the ~~Brazilian Expeditionary Force~~ in ~~Italy~~, ~~Captain Walters~~ was assigned~~. as Combat Liaison Officer~~ with the ~~1st Brazilian~~ Infantry Division ~~remaining with them until~~ the ~~end~~ of the ~~war~~. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. ~~[[Walters~~, ~~Vernon A~~. ~~(01284614)\|Vernon~~ Walters]] was ~~born January 3, 1917~~ in ~~New York City~~. He ~~lived abroad with his parents~~ and ~~attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France~~, and ~~Stonyhurst College~~ in ~~England~~, ~~His military career began~~ on ~~2 May 1941 when~~ he ~~entered~~ the ~~Army~~ as an ~~enlisted man~~. His ~~first assignment was~~ with. the ~~187th Field Artillery~~ at ~~Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont~~. ~~In early 1942~~ he ~~attended~~ the ~~Officers Candidate School~~ at ~~Ft Benning~~, ~~Georgia~~, and ~~graduated as~~ a ~~2d Lt of Infantry on 29 May 1942~~, He ~~was assigned~~ to the ~~85th Division as platoon leader~~ of the ~~Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon~~ of ~~Headquarters Co~~. ~~338th Infantry~~. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2~~. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942~~. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. ~~After~~ serving in ~~Algeria~~ and ~~Tunisia~~, he ~~returned~~ to the ~~United States~~ as Chief of ~~Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie~~. ~~While serving there~~, ~~he attended~~ the.		Walters was born in New York City on 43 January 1917. Vernon Walters was born January 3, 1917 in New York City. He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School in Paris, France, and Stonyhurst College in England, His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted man. In early 1942 he attended the Officers Candidate School at Ft Benning, Georgia, and graduated as a 2d Lt of Infantry on 29 May 1942, He was assigned to the 85th Division as platoon leader of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of Headquarters Co. Special Course for Brazilian Officers at the Command & General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943, Subsequently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W. Vernon graduated OCS at Fort Benning as second lieutenant (ASN: 01284614). He served as aide to Brazilian Expeditionary Force. After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the United States as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie. Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and went overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking part in, the assault landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942. Vernon Anthony Walters (January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a diplomat. He served there from 1945 to 1948, During the visits of President. In April 1948, he went to the 9th Pan American Conference at Bogota as aide to General Marshall, then Secretary of State. Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon, In June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President. In January 1951, he accompanied General Eisenhower on his visit to twelve NATO countries, and in February 1951 he was assigned to SHAPE Headquarters in Paris. He also served as Assistant to the President at the Geneva Conference in 1953. Returning to the United States in January 1955, he was assigned to the US Element of the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special Projects Officers. He was with Vice President Richard Nixon in 1958 when an anti-American crowd stoned their car in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended courses at Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico and in May 1960 was ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October 1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache. In 1961, he proposed an American military intervention in Italy if the Socialist Party had participated in the Government. Walters was sent to Brazil in 1962 after a meeting between President John F. Goulart was eventually ousted in the 1964 coup that brought a military dictatorship to power for the next two decades. He had previously been chosen by Richard Nixon to be their translator/interpreter during Pompidou's 1970 trip to the United States. Most notably, he served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. He served from 1972 to 1976 as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, from 1985 to 1989 as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and from 1989 to 1991 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany during the decisive phase of German Reunification. Walters himself reflected on those challenging days in his 1978 autobiography Silent Missions: Walters was then United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1989 and ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1989 to 1991, being responsible on behalf of the United States for the preparations of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. In 1986, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. In 1987 he visited Fiji, two weeks after Timoci Bavadra came to office. He served as an aide and interpreter for several Presidents. He was at President Harry S. His language skills helped him win Truman's confidence, and he accompanied the President to the Pacific in the early 1950s, serving as a key aide in Truman's unsuccessful effort to reach a reconciliation with an insubordinate General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of United Nations forces in Korea. In Europe in the 1950s, Walters served President Dwight Eisenhower and other top US officials as a translator and aide at a series of NATO summit conferences. During this period he participated in the famous visit of Eisenhower to General Franco. He also worked in Paris at Marshall Plan headquarters and helped set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. In the 1960s, Walters served as a U.S. military attaché in France, Italy, and Brazil. He arranged to smuggle National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger into France for secret meetings with a senior North Vietnamese official, and then smuggle him out again. He accomplished this by borrowing a private airplane from an old friend, French President Georges Pompidou. At the critical moment he ... refused to involve the Agency and bluntly informed the highest levels of the executive [branch] that further insistence from that quarter would result in his immediate resignation. When people asked me what it was, I told them [this] was what was waiting [for me] if anyone squeezed me too hard. During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Walters worked as a business consultant. He served as ambassador-at-large, visiting 108 countries. Two weeks later Bavadra was overthrown by Rabuka. Walters was a Ritchie Boy. His first assignment was with. the 187th Field Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental S-2. For his part in this action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt. While serving there, he attended the. Upon the arrival of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captain Walters was assigned. as Combat Liaison Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division remaining with them until the end of the war. He was then assigned as Assistant Army Attache in Brazil. Truman, General Marshall and General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. During this conference a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. At this time, he accompanied Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island. He served there as Assistant Executive for National Military representatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief. of Staff for Logistics and Administration. He passed away February 10, 2002 at the age of 85.

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