Gary C. Schroen is a former Central Intelligence Agency field officer who was in charge of the initial CIA incursion into Afghanistan in September 2001 to topple the Taliban regime and destroy Al Qaeda. After earning a Bachelor in Arts degree in history from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. Schroen was selected in the Central Intellegence Agency. His experience in the U.S. Marine Corps and high grades in college, made him a perfect candidate for the CIA. Wikipedia
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Gary C. Schroen served for over 30 years as an executive and fields operations officer. Fluent in both Farsi (Iranian Persian) and Dari (Afghan Persian), with special expertise in Iran, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Schroen led a dis www.knpb.org/productions/One_on_One/schroen.asp