He took these traits Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann (March 1, – November 25, ) was an American paramilitary officer in the Central Intelligence Agency 's Special Activities Division. Spann was the first American killed in combat during the United States invasion of Afghanistan in He died at the Qala-i-Jangi fortress during an al-Qaeda prisoner uprising.
The primary FOB in RC-North Johnny Micheal Spann’s star was the 79th carved on the Agency’s Memorial Wall and his name appears in the CIA Book of Honor. He received the Intelligence Star and the Exceptional Service Medallion posthumously.
By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Mike Spann of CIA’s ALPHA Team was killed on 25 November while fighting in an uprising at Qali-Jangi prison in Mazar-e-Sharif. He was the first American to be killed by the enemy in Afghanistan following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Remember Mike Spann, killed More than three years have passed since Johnny “Mike” Spann, a CIA operative working in Afghanistan, became the first U.S. combat fatality in the war on terrorism.
Article contrasts divergent lives Mike Spann, a member of the CIA’s paramilitary Special Activities Division, was among those dispatched to Afghanistan in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks to track down Osama bin Laden. He was shot to death during an uprising by Taliban prisoners on Nov. 25, , near Mazar-e-Sharif.
He was Johnny “Mike” Congressional Record: December 11, (House) Page HH HONORING JOHNNY MICHEAL SPANN, FIRST AMERICAN KILLED IN COMBAT IN WAR AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND PLEDGING CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. ) honoring the ultimate sacrifice made by Johnny Micheal.
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Graveside service for Mr. John Micheal Spann, 63, of Alexander City, will be Thursday, August 1, at pm at Hillview Mausoleum. Randy Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 1, from pm to pm at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Spann passed away on Tuesday, July 
Central Intelligence Agency Director Johnny Michael "Mike" Spann, was born on March 1st, , in Winfield, Alabama. On the Thad Forester Podcast about Mike, his father,Johnny Spann, describes him as being patriotic from a very young age. He adds that as a boy, Mike was passionate about history.