text: On April 16, 1970, Francis Gary Powers held the CIA’s coveted Intelligence Star for Valor medal he received as a result of surviving the May 1, 1960, U-2 spy plane crash, after which he was captured and later tried and convicted by the Soviets for espionage. Only a very few people have received the award. In 1998, Powers posthumously received the CIA’s Director’s Medal in addition to the Prisoner of War Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross and National Defense Service Medal. In 2012, Powers was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. (AP Photo