My Journey Continues

My Journey Continues

Carl’s documentary got me to thinking real serious today:

The Man Nobody Knew By Carl Colby http://themannobodyknew.com/

I have been on a similar journey as Carl to discover who my Father really was. That was my motivation for writing in my blog. I can really relate to what Carl has gone through.

There are many military brats and government brats out there but some few CIA brats who’s fathers were in the field, risking life and limb, sacrificing family time in order to bring about some kind of parity with the forces of destruction in the world.As a family, my Father, Mother, Brother and I went to some interesting countries in service to this country. The lid of secrecy was stifling. It left me very confused as to my father’s work, his identity.

What I really wanted was to be was proud of him and his work. But all of that was hidden from me for decades. All I got was vague references to places and people. Everyone was known by their first name.

The only office I came close to of his was in Vientiane Laos. We went to this non-descript building on the weekend, and he took me up these narrow windowless stairs. At the top was a huge steel door with monster hinges, and a cipher lock like I had never seen before. He said wait here, punched in a code and let himself in. The door closed quickly with a thud.  He appeared in about 20 minutes as I patiently waiting on the stairs. We left the building without any comment or conversation. That was it. The office.

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