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Leslianne was a passenger on a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight when it crashed into the Indian Ocean on November 23, 1996.
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Born in Binghamton NY, Leslianne moved to Washington when she was 2. She graduated w honors from @PuyallupVikings HS in 1986.
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1990: Lesli, as she was known, earned a bachelor’s from @UWJSIS. She spent a semester studying in Germany & was a nurse’s aide.
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1991: Leslianne began working at CIA. She received training in operations & completed our Career Training Program in 1992.
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1993: Lesli was a junior ops officer in West Africa. She impressed her colleagues & managers w her recruitment efforts.
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1995: Leslianne’s 2nd tour began at a very active station in East Africa. She arrived at a dangerous time & tensions were high.
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Lesli was very successful at developing & recruiting agents, some providing critical info on individual terrorist movements.
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Co-workers constantly highlighted her fun-loving spirit & brilliant use of precise, pointed language in reports & correspondence
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Leslianne was killed on 23 NOV 1996 when hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into Indian Ocean near the Comoro Islands.
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Flight 961 hijackers demanded it be flown to Australia. They ignored the pilot’s repeated claim that the plane needed to refuel.
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When pilot announced attempting a crash landing in ocean Leslianne got out of her seat to help elderly woman w life jacket.
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Once she sat back down survivors said Leslianne continued to spend her final moments comforting & reassuring those around her.
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Leslianne Shedd was survived by her mother, father, sister, and brother. She was 28 years old.
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Leslianne received a star on our Memorial Wall & was posthumously awarded Exceptional Service medallion.
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