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Joan Talley - Korean War

Joan Talley is the sister of Allen Dulles, a Korean War veteran who suffered a severe brain injury during action in 1952. Joan chronicles the family's reaction to Allen's injuries in Korea in late 1952, his slow and tragically limited recovery from the severe brain injury that he suffered in combat, and Joan's lifelong commitment to his care.

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Marine Lieutenant Allen Dulles.

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Photo from Dec 2, 1952 New York Times of Mrs. Dulles at Tokyo airport, where she would soon see her son Allen.

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Tokyo airport

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Dec 2, 1952

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Photo from the February 1, 1953 Sunday Mirror of Allen W. Dulles, newly appointed director of the CIA, greeting his son at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland.

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Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland

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February 1, 1953

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Photo from the February 1, 1953 New York Herald Tribune of Allen W. Dulles greeting his son at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland.

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Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland

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February 1, 1953

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Allen M. Dulles receives the Silver Star from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The ceremony is held at Bethesda Naval Hospital. (Official Bethesda NH photo).

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Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland

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Allen M. Dulles receives the Silver Star from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The ceremony is held at Bethesda Naval Hospital. (Official Bethesda NH photo).

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Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland

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Allen W. Dulles congratulates his son, Allen Macy, when receiving the Silver Star from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps. (Photo from book Gentleman Spy: The Life of Allen Dulles by Peter Grose).

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Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland

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Allen Dulles and Mark DePue, the interviewer.

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November 28, 2007

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