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Distinguished Speaker Series with Operation HALYARD
November 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us at the ASOM on November 15th for a discussion with John Cappello, President of the Halyard Mission Foundation, to discuss the greatest rescue mission of WWII. Opening remarks will be made by H.E. Mr. Marko Djuric Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the United States of America. There will be a meet and greet, followed by a tour of the exhibit. Light refreshments will be available.
Also in attendance will be several family members of the pilots who were rescued. They will be answering questions after the discussion concludes.
This is a free event, click here to register.
About John Cappello
Lt. Col. John Cappello retired from the United States Air Force (USAF) in 2014 after serving over 24 years. He served as the USAF Attaché to Serbia and Israel. He is a Command Pilot having accumulated over 3,000 flying hours.
H.E. Mr. Marko Djuric Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the United States of America
Ambassador Djuric assumed the duties of Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the United States of America in January 2021. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, Mr. Djuric served as foreign policy advisor to the President of the Republic of Serbia, the Head of the Serbian Negotiating Team for Chapter 35, in the process of accession negotiations with the European Union, and as the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija. Mr. Djuric spent more than six years heading this Office (as its longest-tenured Director since 1999 launch) tasked with creating and implementing the state policy and coordinating all activities of the Republic of Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija in the midst of political and security challenges of utmost complexity. Mr. Djuric was head of delegation in 221 rounds of talks with representatives of Pristina PISG in Brussels, with participation of the EU and other stakeholders.
About The Exhibit
Running concurrently with The Bielski Brothers exhibit in the ASOM’s Lobby, Operation HALYARD highlights the heroic mission to rescue downed U.S. airmen from Nazi occupied Serbia during the waning months of World War II.
Operation HALYARD was the largest and most successful rescue mission of American aircrews in our nation’s history. Learn how between August through December 1944, a three-man OSS team, along with Serbian anti-fascist/anti-communist partisans, known as “Chetniks,” and the 1st Air Crew Rescue Unit of the U.S.15th Air Force, airlifted more than 500 U.S. airman out of Serbia.
Operation HALYARD: The Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II is on loan from the Halyard Mission Foundation and is on display from July 4, 2022, through November 13, 2022.
