Anthony Poshepny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anthony Poshepny

United States Marine

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1924

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jun-2003

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Anthony Poshepny

  • Anthony Alexander Poshepny (September 18, 1924 – June 27, 2003), known as Tony Poe, was a CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer in what is now called Special Activities Division (renamed Special Activities Center in 2016 ).
  • Paramilitary Operations Officers come from the Studies & Observation Group (SOG) within SAD.
  • They are recruited primarily from USSOCOM.
  • They are a majority of the recipients of the rare CIA valor awards of the Distinguished Intelligence Cross and the Intelligence Star.
  • He is best remembered for training the US-funded secret army in Laos during the Vietnam War and is often referenced as the model for Colonel Kurtz in the movie Apocalypse Now.

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