| [Utube Video] Beginning in 1951, the CIA began to hire smokejumpers for its unconventional war operations, employing at least 115 during the Cold War. Smokejumpers are those men and women in the northwestern U.S. who jump from planes to battle fire. Why did the CIA hire smokejumpers? What jobs did they do? Where were they deployed? How did the CIA first find smokejumpers? Dr. Paul T. Carter in this 48-minute video provides the answers in this fascinating, action video with interviews, old film footage, war scenes, declassified documents, rare photos, and more. |