Secret Squirrel - Pure Copper Challenge Coin - 1 ADVP Ounce

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SECRET SQUIRREL

It’s hard to find a military intelligence unit or CIA office that doesn’t use the phrase “secret squirrel” in conversation and internal memos. Notably, the phrase originated on television. In 1965, Hanna-Barbera produced a sendup of spy flicks, which starred a squirrel wearing a trench coat. The cartoon was, of course, “Secret Squirrel.” For whatever reason—pleasing alliteration, most likely—the military adopted the phrase, and service members began applying it to all things classified. (from the desk of "Daily Intelligence" - your daily dose of career intel, defense contracting and security clearance news)