The CIA Memorial Wall in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)Jeremy Butler is chief executive of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. For each fallen officer, a star is placed on the CIA’s Memorial Wall, recognizing that they “gave their lives in the service of their country.”One of the stars from 2014 raised some controversy recently. CIA memorial stars are reserved for those whose deaths are of a heroic nature, or resulted from enemy actions or hazardous conditions. Mental-health injuries are a natural and predictable result of charging Americans with the defense of our nation. Abdelsayed deserves her star on CIA’s Memorial Wall.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 18:59 UTC