The Book of Honor (56 page)

ABOVE: Two hearses pull out of a hangar at Dover Air Force Base, taking with them the charred remains of CIA operatives killed in Angola in 1989. Other caskets, wrapped in cardboard and carrying the warning “Handle with Care,” can be seen awaiting the arrival of additional hearses.
(Courtesy of Losue Hagler)

RIGHT: CIA operative Larry Freedman, a veteran of Vietnam, Delta Force, and numerous covert actions for the Agency. The photo was taken in Somalia only days before his death.
(Courtesy of Sylvia F. Doner,
his sister)

ABOVE: The grave of Larry Freedman, aka “Superjew,” at Arlington National Cemetery. The stone features the Star of David, the paratrooper's wings, and the Green Beret of Special Forces—but nothing to link him to the CIA.
(Courtesy of Sylvia F. Doner)

LEFT: Larry Freedman sporting his beloved “Superjew” cape.
(Courtesy of Sylvia F. Doner)

BELOW: Larry Freedman on the open road near Sturgis, South Dakota, in 1992, a few months before he was killed. Some of his friends had pointed out that his beard was now white and that it was time to leave risky missions to the next generation of covert operatives. He would have none of it.
(Courtesy of Larry and Dede Walz)

ABOVE: Larry Freedman's longtime friends gather to reminisce about him, still laughing at his wild antics. Even years after his death, they are not quite convinced he is dead. From left to right: Petey Altman, Kenny Gold, Wynne Crocetto, and Paul Weinberg.
(Courtesy of Sylvia F. Doner )

RIGHT: A letter from Marine Lieutenant General R. B. Johnston offering condolences to the Freedman family and extolling the work Freedman had done in Somalia.
(Courtesy of
Sylvia F. Doner)

Ted Gup

The Book of Honor

Ted Gup is a legendary investigative reporter who worked under Bob Woodward at
The Washington Post
, and later at
Time
. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the George Polk Award, the Gerald Loeb Award, and the Worth Bingham Prize. Gup is a professor of journalism at Case Western Reserve University. He lives in Pepper Pike, Ohio.

 

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