CIA's 60th Anniversary was in part celebrated with the the dedication of the A-12, CIA's replacement for the U-2 Photographic Reconnaissance Aircraft. The A-12 was a Supersonic Reconnaissance Aircraft capable of flying much higher than the U-2 and much faster.

I was a Junior in High School when the Agency was established. Now, sixty years later my wife and I are Honored Guests of the Director of Central Intelligence. This was over 30 years after my work with the CIA.