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First casualty CIA officer killed was doing what he loved
Johnny Spann, a former Marine and CIA officer, was killed in Afghanistan during an uprising at a prison compound in Mazar e Sharif. Officials said rioters and prisoners clashed with allied forces, with Spann cited as the first American known to die in combat in that theater. Spann’s hometown of Winfield, Alabama, mourns his commitment to service and duty.
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Winfield
Ala
Johnny
Mike" Spann
Worf
Mr. Spann
CIA
Afghanistan
Johnny Spann
Usama bin Laden
Mike Spann
Mazar E Sharif
Prina Fer
Northern Alliance
U.S
Taliban
al Qaida
Alliance
Winfeld
Alabama
Spann
M Sparin
Virginia
Washington
Sen
Richard Shelby
Shannon
Peo
America
Shelby
Bush
White House
Ari Fleischer
Winfield City High School
Auburn University
Marines
Foreign Intelligence Agency
Danny Little
al- Qaida
Mr Spann
Cairo
Egypt
Omar Abdel-Rahman
World Trade Center
Montasser_ el- Zayat
Ahmed Abdel-Rahman
Mazar-e-Sharif
El-Zayat
Ahmed
Mohammed
U S
Abdel-Rahman
al-Qaida
Hentagey
Adm
John Stufflebeem
Abdullah
Associated Press
Omar Abdel Rahman
London