Editing National Security Agency (section)

== Insignia and memorials ==
[[File:National Security Agency.svg|100px|right]]
The [[heraldic]] insignia of NSA consists of an [[bald eagle|eagle]] inside a circle, grasping a [[key (lock)|key]] in its talons.<ref name=FAQ9 /> The eagle represents the agency's national mission.<ref name=FAQ9 /> Its breast features a shield with bands of red and white, taken from the [[Great Seal of the United States]] and representing Congress.<ref name=FAQ9 /> The key is taken from the emblem of [[Saint Peter]] and represents security.<ref name=FAQ9>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsa.gov/about/faqs/about_nsa.shtml#about9|title=Frequently Asked Questions About NSA: 9. Can you explain the NSA and CSS seals?|publisher=National Security Agency|access-date=July 18, 2013|archive-date=July 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725003854/http://www.nsa.gov/about/faqs/about_nsa.shtml#about9|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the NSA was created, the agency had no emblem and used that of the Department of Defense.<ref name=Insignia>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/center_crypt_history/insignia/index.shtml|title=History of The Insignia|publisher=National Security Agency|access-date=July 18, 2013|archive-date=July 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708163433/http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/center_crypt_history/insignia/index.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The agency adopted its first of two emblems in 1963.<ref name=Insignia /> The current NSA insignia has been in use since 1965, when then-[[Director of the National Security Agency|Director]], LTG [[Marshall Carter|Marshall S. Carter]] ([[United States Army|USA]]) ordered the creation of a device to represent the agency.<ref>{{cite web|title=The National Security Agency Insignia|publisher=National Security Agency via Internet Archive|url=https://www.nsa.gov/history/histo00018.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413063307/http://www.nsa.gov/history/histo00018.cfm|archive-date=April 13, 2008|access-date=July 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The NSA's flag consists of the agency's seal on a light blue background.

[[File:They Served In Silence - National Cryptologic Museum - DSC07636.JPG|thumb|National Cryptologic Memorial]]
Crews associated with NSA missions have been involved in several dangerous and deadly situations.<ref name=danger /> The [[USS Liberty incident|USS ''Liberty'' incident]] in 1967 and [[USS Pueblo (AGER-2)|USS ''Pueblo'' incident]] in 1968 are examples of the losses endured during the [[Cold War]].<ref name=danger>{{cite web|title=A Dangerous Business: The U.S. Navy and National Reconnaissance During the Cold War|url=https://www.nsa.gov/about/_files/cryptologic_heritage/publications/coldwar/dangerous_business.pdf|publisher=National Security Agency|access-date=June 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918005012/http://www.nsa.gov/about/_files/cryptologic_heritage/publications/coldwar/dangerous_business.pdf|archive-date=2013-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> The National Security Agency/Central Security Service Cryptologic Memorial honors and remembers the fallen personnel, both military and civilian, of these intelligence missions.<ref name=memorial /> It is made of black granite, and has 171 names carved into it, {{As of|2013|lc=on|post=.}}<ref name=memorial /> It is located at NSA headquarters. A tradition of declassifying the stories of the fallen was begun in 2001.<ref name=memorial>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/memorial_wall/memorial_wall_list.shtml|title=National Cryptologic Memorial (List of Names) – NSA/CSS|publisher=NSA.gov|access-date=June 13, 2013|archive-date=June 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614022304/http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/memorial_wall/memorial_wall_list.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>