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	Johnny Micheal Spann, Captain, United States Marine Corps & CIA Agent
		Johnny Micheal Spann, known as ``Mike,'' was killed in a firefight at a fortress in northern Afghanistan on November 25 after pro-Taliban prisoners seized weapons from their Northern Alliance captors and sparked a bloody revolt.
		Johnny Micheal Spann, a former Marine, was killed during a bloody prison uprising in northern Afghanistan last month in which pro-Taliban prisoners grabbed weapons from their Northern Alliance captors.
		Johnny "Mike" Spann, a CIA paramilitary operations officer, was killed this week during a riot in a fortress in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif where he was interviewing captured soldiers allied with the Taliban militia, the CIA announced today.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jmspann.htm (10502 words)

	Honoring Johnny Micheal Spann
		Johnny Micheal Spann, "Mike" as he was known, served in the Central Intelligence Agency for approximately 2 years, just long enough to complete his training as a paramilitary and an operations officer in the clandestine service, which is arguably the most challenging and dangerous job in the intelligence community.
		Spann said her husband "was a hero not because of the way he died, but rather because of the way he lived.
		Mike Spann was serving as a paramilitary officer with the CIA and was at the prison in Mazar-e Sharif interviewing Taliban prisoners.
	www.fas.org /irp/congress/2001_cr/h121101.html (4615 words)

	The Daily Beacon
		Johnny Spann said he has been forced to go from being a small-town real estate agent to being a national figure, mostly because of his fight for the prosecution of the man he sees as responsible for his son's death - American al-Qaida fighter John Walker Lindh.
		In recent months, Johnny Spann has become outspoken in his anger at the way the Lindh case was handled: a deal that allowed him to plead guilty to charges he aided the Taliban in exchange for a 20-year prison sentence.
		Johnny Spann said he and his son planned to sleep in sleeping bags, but spent much of the night talking about Mike's plans for the future, including the idea that he might someday run for political office.
	dailybeacon.utk.edu /showarticle.php?articleid=39569 (732 words)

	CNN.com - Spann described as a hero - November 28, 2001
		Spann, 32, was killed Sunday during an uprising of Taliban prisoners at a compound in Mazar-e Sharif.
		Spann's father said that when his son left the Marines after eight years, he joined the CIA because he "felt that he would be able to make the world a better place to live in."
		Spann lived in McLean, Virginia, and is survived by his wife, their two young daughters and infant son, two sisters and his parents.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/11/28/ret.spann.profile/index.html (434 words)

	Lindh sentenced to 20 years - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Spann was killed in an uprising at the same Afghan fort where Lindh was being held last November, and Spann's father told Ellis he believed Lindh played a role in his son's death.
		Johnny Spann, the slain CIA agent's father, was skeptical of that claim, telling the judge, "Are we supposed to believe that any kind of army would let somebody be on the front line and never fire his weapon?
		Spann said he believed that his son was executed inside a house at the Qala i-Janghi fort, rather than in the courtyard, and that Lindh was in the house too.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_95149.html (956 words)

	Worldandnation: CIA officer buried at Arlington
		Shannon Spann, the wife of CIA officer officer Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann, carries their infant son as she follows her husband's casket to the grave site Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
		ARLINGTON, Va. -- CIA officer Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann, the only American to die at the hands of the enemy in Afghanistan, was buried among the ranks of the fallen Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
		Spann was remembered as a hero as he was interred with crisp precision and full military honors by the Marine Corps, where he was a captain of artillery before he joined the CIA.
	www.sptimes.com /News/121101/Worldandnation/CIA_officer_buried_at.shtml (426 words)

	CNN.com - Spann's father: Pride, sorrow, anger - November 29, 2001
		SPANN: First of all I want to say, on behalf of all of my family, my entire family, that we appreciate all of the expressions of sympathy that we have received from everyone around the country.
		Spann, the loss of anyone's son [in this conflict] is regrettable and is terrible.
		SPANN: It's always difficult not to be able to brag about your son when you are real proud of him and you know he's doing things that everybody else should know about and should be proud of him, too.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/US/11/28/ret.spann.father/index.html (1771 words)

	Auburn University News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Spann, a 1992 Auburn graduate and CIA intelligence officer, was the first U.S. combat casualty in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan.
		In honor of Spann’s courageous service and ultimate sacrifice for his country, AU established this scholarship endowment for the family members of U.S. military and federal personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
		Spann’s family is grateful for the endowment’s potential to assist the family members of other Auburn alumni who have made the same sacrifice.
	www.ocm.auburn.edu /news_releases/spannscholarship.html (420 words)

	USATODAY.com - CIA officer buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Spann's widow, Shannon, carried her infant son, wrapped in a white blanket against the chilly day, to the coffin, draped in an American flag.
		Spann, a paramilitary officer with the CIA's Special Activities Division, was receiving full military honors from the Marine Corps, where he was a captain of artillery before joining the intelligence service more than two years ago.
		Spann is the 79th CIA employee to die in the line of duty.
	www.usatoday.com /news/sept11/2001/12/10/spann.htm (710 words)

	Statement by DCI Tenet on the Death a CIA Officer in Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann, who worked in the Directorate of Operations, was where he wanted to be: on the front lines serving his country.
		Mike Spann was an American hero, a man who showed passion for his country and his Agency through his selfless courage.
		Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann was the husband of Shannon Spann, and is survived by his infant son, two young daughters, and two sisters.
	www.fas.org /irp/news/2001/11/pr11282001.html (414 words)

	Father on crusade to prove Afghanistan ambush killed CIA officer North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest ...
		ARLINGTON, Va. -- Johnny Spann stood in gently falling snow and wistfully recalled the day his son, CIA officer Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann, lingered among the tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery, studying each inscription and testing his sister Tanya's patience.
		At one point, the younger Spann is seen with Lindh a short distance away from the other prisoners -- a moment at which his father says Lindh had a chance to disclose the riot plot.
		Spann said the doctors told him that his son charged toward the prison building -- right into a trap -- when the grenade went off.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/03/13/military/17_25_593_12_05.txt (1261 words)

	FOXNews.com - Family of Slain CIA Officer Calls Walker a Traitor - U.S. & World
		Spann and Walker crossed paths in November in Afghanistan, in a prison where the young American Taliban soldier was being held with fellow fighters.
		Gail and Johnny Spann also now are raising their son's two young daughters from his first marriage, orphaned when their mother died of cancer five weeks after Spann was killed.
		Spann's widow said that would not be enough for a man who "dedicated his life" to waging war against the West and Americans.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,45530,00.html (946 words)

	Johnny Micheal Spann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann (March 1, 1969 – November 25, 2001) was an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the first American killed in combat after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
		Rioting prisoners captured by opposition fighters killed Spann at a compound in Mazari Sharif in northern Afghanistan.
		Remarks by Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet at funeral of Johnny Micheal Spann - Notes that "Micheal" is correct spelling.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Micheal_Spann (407 words)

	CBS News \| Father Of Slain CIA Agent Blames Lindh \| October 3, 2002 19:49:58
		Johnny Spann, father of Johnny Micheal Spann, said in court papers Monday that he was not consulted about the plea bargain that would give Lindh a maximum 20-year sentence.
		Spann said he expected at least a life sentence.
		The younger Spann tried to interview an uncooperative Lindh shortly before the government agent was killed in a Nov. 25 prison uprising in Afghanistan.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/10/03/attack/main524311.shtml (493 words)

	Taliban fighter pleads innocent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As Frank Lindh started to say that he was sorry about Spann's death and that his son had nothing to do with the killing, officials from the U.S. attorney's office stopped the encounter.
		Johnny Spann, his wife, Gail, and the officer's widow, Shannon, then went outside to denounce John Walker Lindh to reporters.
		Gail Spann added, "John Walker is a traitor because of the way he lived.
	www2.ljworld.com /news/2002/feb/14/taliban_fighter_pleads/?print (538 words)

	Fallen Heroes Memorial: CIA Johnny Michael Spann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Spann was killed during a deadly four-day prison riot near Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.
		I read the entire story of Johnny Spann this morning with tears in my eyes for him and all the young men who serve with such great honor.
		When Johnny was killed, I remember my brother, a SSgt in the US Marine Corps telling me how outraged he was at Johnny's death and what had happened to him.
	www.fallenheroesmemorial.com /oef/profiles/spannjohnnymichael.html (2136 words)

	TIME.com: Inside The CIA's Covert Forces -- Dec. 10, 2001 -- Page 1
		In a prison near Mazar-i-Sharif, the adventure ended tragically when Spann, 32, and a colleague identified only as "Dave" were overpowered by prisoners they were interrogating and Spann was killed.
		Spann was part of a secretive paramilitary unit of the CIA, a special-operations group of several hundred covert commandos skilled in sabotage, collecting intelligence in war zones and training foreign guerrillas.
		Spann's father Johnny recalls that his son once said, "Someone's got to do the things that no one else wants to do." And sometimes, those who make that choice will pay the ultimate price for it.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101011210-186628,00.html (824 words)

	Honoring a Fallen Hero - Johnny Micheal Spann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Johnny Micheal Spann Memorial Park was dedicated here in his hometown, Nov. 19.
		Afterward, Spann's father, Johnny Spann, recollected some words his granddaughter Alison had said to her father before he left for Afghanistan.
		Johnny "Mike" Spann, 32, who entered the Marine Corps and then joined the CIA in June 1999, was killed in action during a prison riot at Mazar-e-Sharif.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/795181/posts (1983 words)

	Johnny Michael Spann...Our Hero. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		FAMILY –TO This outstanding young man was the first American killed in combat in Afghanistan.
		His father, Johnny Spann, said that Mike died in his quest to make the world a better place.
		Mike Spann will be forever a part of the treasured legacy of free peoples everywhere as we each owe him an immense, unpayable debt of honor and gratitude."
	www.statebank.net /spann.htm (183 words)

	Honor Mike Spann - Honor-Valor-Country
		e, the family of Johnny Micheal Spann would like to welcome you to our honorary place on the Internet to share Mike's brief history, our memories, and our collective hopes for the future.
		Read Johnny Spann's letter on his 2003 trip to Afghanistan.
		No part of this Website may be used without the permission of the Spann family.
	www.honormikespann.org (307 words)

	Afghan Fortress Site of Deadly Siege
		On the morning of Nov. 25, Johnny Micheal Spann, a former Marine who became a CIA agent, interrogated prisoners, including Lindh.
		Two hours after interrogating Lindh, while trying to get information from another member of the Taliban, the terrorists revolted, killing Agent Spann.
		Agent Spann was the first American killed in combat after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,98533,00.html (484 words)

	Psychologists in the CIA
		The first U.S. casualty of the war on terrorism in Afghanistan was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer.
		Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann was killed Nov. 25 during an uprising of Taliban prisoners.
		Within 24 hours of his death, CIA psychologists offered support to all those who needed help in coping with the tragedy, from his family to his co-workers, domestically and overseas.
	www.apa.org /monitor/apr02/cia.html (1609 words)

	The New Yorker : fact : content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The next morning, Taliban soldiers were marched out and interrogated in the fort’s courtyard by Dostum’s men and two Americans—Johnny Micheal Spann and a second C.I.A. officer, Dave Tyson.
		Lindh also said that he disapproved of the uprising that had led to Spann’s death, because it was un-Islamic to break an agreement to surrender.
		What was news was an American saying that he knew that “the training camps that the Arabs train in before they come to the front line are funded by Osama bin Laden”—and that he had attended one.
	www.newyorker.com /fact/content/?030310fa_fact2 (7521 words)

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		- "The death of CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann in Afghanistan was acknowledged with dignity and eloquence on November 28 by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet.
		Thus, in the course of his investigation Ted Gup learned the identity of "a young woman [CIA officer] who died a violent and selfless death in 1996" but did not reveal her name because "The Agency made a compelling case that to identify her would put others at risk...."
		"...According to a CIA spokesman, Johnny Micheal Spann's middle name is properly spelled "Micheal" and not, as New York Times editors and others have emended it, "Michael."
	pages.prodigy.net /lynnpowmia/011208.htm (2754 words)

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