Missoula Smokejumper William MacDonald: Unlocking His CIA Past
Before dawn on April 17, 1961, Missoula Smokejumper William MacDonald stood outside the door of a jump plane at a clandestine CIA airbase on the coast of Nicaragua.
Before dawn on April 17, 1961, Missoula Smokejumper William MacDonald stood outside the door of a jump plane at a clandestine CIA airbase on the coast of Nicaragua.
Pierre-Jean De Smet established the first church and permanent settlement in Montana, St. Mary’s, nestled in the Bitterroot Valley.
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