Leonard H. Perroots
Leonard Harry Perroots, Sr., USAF was Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from October 1985 to December 1988. He retired January 1, 1989. In 1989, he was hired by Donald Mayes to become president of Vector Microwave Research Corporation, an enterprise performing tasks and dealings for the CIA and the U.S. military. He is credited with helping to avert nuclear war during the Able Archer 83 war scare. Perroots died on January 29, 2017 at the age of 83 following a short illness.Awards
