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The #CanadianCaper (ARGO) was only declassified in 1997; in 1980, Tony Mendez received the CIA's Intelligence Star Award.
His incredible legacy lives on throughout #SpyMuseum and in our collection. Pictured: Intelligence Star, Disguise Kit, Passport https://t.co/ktriLqOZ34 pic.twitter.com/4xDio0UoXu
— The Spy Museum (@IntlSpyMuseum) January 20, 2019
I have very sad news to report. I was honored to work with Tony Mendez for twenty years and his loving wife Jonna. This is a crushing loss for his family, friends and our world. I will miss him very very much. Family statement follows #TonyMendez #argo pic.twitter.com/B3akZ6QFsZ
— Christy Fletcher (@FletcherChristy) January 19, 2019
Former CIA agent Tony Mendez, who engineered a creative way to smuggle US hostages out of Iran in 1980, died of complications from Parkinson's Disease https://t.co/4R1Ee7qhNf
— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 21, 2019
RIP. Tony Mendez, ‘Argo’ spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 – The Washington Post https://t.co/zyVKZf1u6D
— The Cipher Brief (@thecipherbrief) January 19, 2019