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The Loyal and Distinguished Order of the Clam


Military Intelligence
plaque Be it known
by all those who may witness this certificate
that
Psychological
Operations plaque

... [ name ] ...
... [ codename ] ...

has been duly inducted into

The Loyal and Distinguished Order of the Clam

an interservice organization for the

Quiet Professional

who can dissemble and dissimulate with the best of them,
and can accomplish everything without doing anything;
being
the unsung hero of the unuttered war story;
the unattributed source who never breached a secret;
the shadow warrior never exposed to the light of truth;
the covert op so mum that no trace exists;
the artful dodger of endlessly mutable camouflage;
the mysterious actor of undetectable results;
the magical fixer too humble to claim credit;
the cat's-paw cleared for rumors, bullshit, and lies!

And although it's only back-channel scuttlebutt,
presentation of this certificate entitles the bearer to
buy a round of drinks at the PsyWar bar 'n' grill,
scrub the latrine at the CIC whorehouse,
prepare a meal at the SF animal shelter,
or hold a revival at Cheap Charlie's smoke 'n' mirrors shop.

The membership, meetings, bylaws, dues, rights and privileges of this association are classified.
Any need to know is contingent and provisional.



/s/B. Blabbermouth
Bigg Blabbermouth
LTC                 MI
Special Forces
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/s/Z.U. Lipp
Zipp Urd Lipp
LTC     PsyOp





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