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Honoring Our Fallen Agents

It was a tragic loss: the fatal shooting of Special Agent Barry Lee Bush last Thursday in New Jersey. The entire FBI family mourns the loss of Agent Bush. We also remember the other agents who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country since the Bureau was founded in 1908.
 

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