▁were ▁selected ▁for ▁Operation ▁Snow cap . ▁To ▁meet ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁Op . ▁Snow cap ▁Mer ed ith ▁completed ▁j ung le ▁training ▁and ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁Spanish . ▁She ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁two ▁t ours ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Peru . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁the ▁t ours ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Peru . ▁On ▁Saturday , ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁while ▁she ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁agents ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁mission ▁in ▁an ▁air plane , ▁the ▁plane ▁crash ed ▁and ▁all ▁five ▁agents ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁other ▁special ▁agents ▁killed ▁were ▁Frank ▁Fern ande z , ▁Jr ., ▁Jay ▁W . ▁Se ale , ▁Juan ▁C . ▁V ars , ▁and ▁Frank ▁S . ▁Wal lace , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁The ▁plane ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁crash ed ▁because ▁of ▁heavy ▁fog ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁area . ▁Their ▁bodies ▁were ▁recovered ▁a ▁day ▁later ▁and ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁The ▁crash ▁site ▁is ▁near ▁Puerto ▁P is ana , ▁Peru . ▁ ▁D edic ation ▁ ▁Mer ed ith ' s ▁name ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁her ▁name ▁and ▁picture ▁on ▁the ▁" W all ▁of ▁Honor " ▁at ▁the ▁DE A ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Pent agon ▁City . ▁At ▁US C ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁" M ered ith ▁Thompson ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Sch olar ship ".