Frank Gleason, 96, a retired colonel with the Office of Strategic Services, is photographed at his home in Atlanta, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Legislation to recognize the contributions of a group of World War II spies is hung up in Congress. Some 75 years ago, the OSS carried out missions behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany and the Pacific theatre. 'I would be extremely proud to get a gold medal for what we did for our country,' said Gleason, one of the few remaining veterans of the OSS, the World War II-era forerunner to the CIA. 'What we did was a little exciting.' (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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