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It\u2019s November 24th. You\u2019re listening to the President\u2019s Daily Brief. Your morning intel starts now.\n------\nThanksgiving of 1989.\xa0\n\nThere was a home in Hagerstown, Maryland that was full of a lot of joy. Probably a lot like your home today.\xa0\n\nThe Spessard family was celebrating Thanksgiving, with a dad named Jimmy, his young wife Debra, and their two small sons, Jared and Jason.\n\nThe next day Jimmy would be leaving town for a while. For two weeks, was the plan. He\u2019s was heading to the country called Zaire \u2013 we now know that country as The Democratic Republic of the Congo.\n\nBut as fate would have it, Thanksgiving of 1989 would be the last one that Jimmy would celebrate with his family. And you know what? He knew it.\n\nSo today we\u2019re going to remember and celebrate the life of Jimmy Spessard. He\u2019s but one of the CIA Officers who died in the line of duty and is now remembered at CIA headquarters with a star chiseled into a very special marble wall in the Old Headquarters Building.\n\nI offer you this story of remembrance and celebration as we all gather today just like Jimmy did back in 1989. I hope it\u2019s a wonderful reminder to us all of how thankful we ought to be to so many who have been of service to this country. And of the many more likely to come.\n------\nPlease remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief.\nEmail: PDB@TheFirstTV.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices