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Her life reads like a spy novel. From overcoming loss of her leg to working covertly behind enemy lines for #OSS, she’s a true American hero

Some knew her as "Marie Monin," "Camille," & even "Nicolas" but we know her as #VirginiaHall

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Virginia had a gift for languages, a sense of adventure, & wanted to join the Foreign Service, so she became a clerk @USEmbassyWarsaw.

However, while on a trip to Turkey, she was involved in a serious hunting accident & lost her left leg below the knee.

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Virginia’s wooden leg & aluminum foot were attached by leather belts wrapped around her waist. It weighed more than 7 lbs.

She couldn’t take Foreign Service exam due to strict rules against employees w/disabilities joining diplomatic corps at the time.

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