Anthony Poshepny
[5] When he was eight years old, his nine-year-old brother John accidentally shot him in the stomach with the family rifle, and he nearly bled to death.Returning to civilian life, he enrolled at Saint Mary's College, before transferring to what is now San Jose State University.Graduating in 1950, he instead joined the CIA, where he was part of the first recruit class to receive all of its training at the new Camp Peary.From 1958 to 1960, he trained different groups, including Tibetan Khampas and Hui Muslims at Camp Hale[8] for anti-government operations inside China.[3] A number of press stories have implied that Poshepny was the model for Colonel Walter Kurtz in the film Apocalypse Now,[11][12] [better source needed] though director Francis Ford Coppola has denied this, citing Robert B. Rheault as the actual inspiration.