Career
Helge worked as an attorney with Latham & Watkins until January, 2001, when he decided to join the CIA. There, he worked as an operations officer in the Counterterrorist Center.
Boes was killed while participating in United States counterterrorism efforts in eastern Afghanistan. He was taking part in a live-fire exercise when a grenade detonated prematurely, killing him and wounding two others. He was the second CIA officer to die as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the first being paramilitary officer Mike Spann on November 25, 2001.
Boes was survived by his wife, Cindy, his parents, Roderich and Monika Boes of Germany, and his brother Henrik.
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