Lieutenant Commander Arthur Lindberg, US Navy

RJCF is proud to honor Arthur Lindberg for his heroic role as a double agent in the 1978 FBI sting operation, which led to the arrest and prosecution of Soviet spies. The US exchanged these spies for Soviet dissidents, including key "Samoletchiki," Eduard Kuznetsov and Mark Dymshits.

Read about Arthur Lindberg's trully amazing spy story

Watch a short video about "Samoletchiki" , who were honored at the 5th Annual RJCF Ball, in 2009