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SUMMARY:An Evening with Brad and Jess Halling
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 14th for a special event with Brad and Jess Halling\, founders of BHAWK Whiskey Distillery in Southern Pines\, NC. \nBorn and raised in the midwest\, the Hallings have long called the Fort Bragg\, North Carolina area their home. Active participants in veterans’ charities and long-time whiskey and wine enthusiasts\, the Hallings purchased and began shaping 175 Yadkin Road\, Southern Pines\, North Carolina in early 2020 with a vision of creating two premium brands and an immersive distillery experience for whiskey lovers\, local residents\, tourists\, and the surrounding military community. \nEvent Details\nThis event includes whiskey tastings\, appetizers\, and a presentation by Brad and Jess Halling. \nNon-Member Rate: \n\n$75 per person/ $125 couple\n\nMuseum Friend Member Rate: \n\n$65 Museum Member/$100 couple\n\nActive-Duty Rate: \n\n$50\, must show ID at door.\n\nMust be 21 years of age to attend. \nTo register\, click here.  \n  \nBrad Halling\n\n\nSergeant Major\, U.S. Army\, Retired\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nBrad’s Special Forces career began in 1983 in the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) where he deployed to Honduras as part of a group of military advisors in support of a now-declassified military and paramilitary operation. \nFrom 1984-1987\, Brad served in 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)\, Operational Detachment 62\, where the Group’s operational area of focus was the then Eastern Block\, with Brad’s team’s focus on Poland. \nIn 1987\, Brad served in the Physical Security Support Element – Berlin\, prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the re-unification of Germany. PSSE was a cover name for the 410th Special Forces Detachment and successor to “Detachment A” which operated in Berlin from 1956-1984. PSSE was a small special forces organization tasked with clandestine unconventional warfare and counter-terrorism\, including a stay-behind mission in the event of a Soviet invasion. In 2014\, both Detachment A and PSSE-Berlin were declassified by U.S. Army Special Operations Command. \nIn 1990\, Brad transitioned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He deployed to Somalia as part of Task Force Ranger and fought in the Battle of Mogadishu\, later depicted by Hollywood in the movie Black Hawk Down. While fighting in what arguably remains the longest sustained firefight since Vietnam\, Brad was wounded when a rocket propelled grenade struck his helicopter\, call sign Super 62\, and amputated his left leg above the knee. \nBrad became the first above-knee amputee to remain on active duty through full Army retirement. He returned to work\, remained operational and on airborne status\, engaged in SCUBA training and silently paved the way for amputees across the services to participate in what is known today as the Continuation on Active-Duty program. Brad was also one of the first Americans to wear the revolutionary “bionic knee.” \nAfter retirement in 2000\, Brad completed a graduate program at the University of Connecticut to become a Certified Prosthetist. While working in a prosthetic clinic in Long Island on 9/11\, he felt called to return to Fort Bragg. By 2003\, Brad returned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command to train Soldiers where he continued to serve until founding BHAWK. \nBrad is referenced in books like Black Hawk Down\, Battle of Mogadishu\, Modern American Snipers\, Day of the Rangers\, and others. \nJessica Halling\n\n\nColonel\, U.S. Army\, Retired\n\n\n \n\n\nJess enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1991 as a Russian Linguist and Interrogator while attending college at the University of Minnesota and law school at Hamline University School of Law. She graduated from the Russian Language program at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey\, California and Interrogator Training at Fort Huachuca\, Arizona. \nJess entered active duty and was commissioned as an Army Judge Advocate in 1998.  Jess’ regular Army military assignments included the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)\, Fort Campbell\, Kentucky; Trial Defense Counsel\, Yongsan\, Korea; Judge Advocate\, Tripler Army Medical Center\, Honolulu\, Hawaii; Rear-Detachment Staff Judge Advocate\, 82d AirborneDivision\, Fort Bragg\, North Carolina; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate\, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command\, Fort Eustis\, Virginia; and Command Judge Advocate\, NATO Land Command\, Izmir\, Turkey. \n\n\nAmong other career highlights\, Jess also served as a Senior Legal Advisor in U.S. Army Special Operations Command and for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) Fort Campbell\, Kentucky. She culminated her career as the Staff Judge Advocate for Joint Special Operations Command\, Fort Bragg\, North Carolina\, serving a total of eight years as the principal legal advisor in these Special Operations Units with an emphasis on national security law. Jess also served as the principal legal advisor for several deployed Joint Task Forces. \nJess has served on multiple deployments to Iraq\, Jordan\, Turkey\, Korea\, and other locations. Jess has managed multiple legal teams and served as Senior Legal Advisor to seven senior military commanders. She is a graduate of Airborne School\, Air Assault School\, and Survival\, Escape\, Resistance\, Evasion (SERE). Jess currently serves as the General Counsel to Horizon3.AI\, a Silicon Valley cybersecurity start-up that proudly employs Special Operations Veterans.
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/an-evening-with-brad-and-jess-halling/
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SUMMARY:Lindsay Lecture Series Event With MSGT Lawrence “Bud” Wilson
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate National POW MIA Recognition Day\, join us at the ASOM on September 19 for a Lindsay Lecture Series event with MSGT Lawrence “Bud” Wilson\, who was a prisoner of war during the Korean War for two years.  \nClick here to reserve your spot. \nAll active duty service members get in free upon registration. \nMSGT Wilson’s Story\nMSGT Lawrence “Bud” Wilson was an Army medic during the Korean War. On May 18\, 1951\, his team was surrounded\, and life changed for him on that day. \n“There was nowhere to run. I thought that was the end of me\,” Wilson said. \nHe was taken as a prisoner of war by Chinese forces. For the next two years\, four months and 18 days\, he lost his freedom. And the captivity was hard. \n“The first thing you came down with was diarrhea. The next thing was head lice and body lice\,” Wilson described. \nHe and the other POWs lost almost a third of their weight while they were confined. They also came under fire. \nBut Wilson managed to survive the ordeal. Learn more about his time in captivity by joining us on the eve of National POW/MIA Day at the ASOM.
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/lindsay-lecture-series-event-with-msgt-lawrence-bud-wilson/
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SUMMARY:9/11 Memorial Flag Display
DESCRIPTION:A handmade flag honoring the victims and families of 9/11 and the troops fighting in the Global War on Terrorism will be on temporary display in the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum’s lobby. \nThe 9/11 Memorial Flag is made up of close to 3\,000 small American flags sewn together\, representing each of the victims of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center\, the Pentagon\, and Flight 93. There are also 86 national flags representing the countries the victims came from\, and flags of each of the first responder organizations that participated in rescue and recovery efforts. \n“United We Stand\, United We Sew” was the name given to an organization of Pennsylvania and New Jersey volunteers who were looking for a way to promote healing in the wake of the attacks. The giant flag\, measuring 22 feet by 32 feet\, was finished in five months’ time and made its national debut on the decks of the Intrepid Sea\, Air & Space Museum in New York in March 2002. Since then it has traveled across the country to be displayed in the Pentagon\, state capitol buildings\, military bases\, airports\, museums and other public venues.
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/9-11-memorial-flag-display/
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SUMMARY:Hidden in Plain View: United States Army Special Forces Berlin\, 1956-1990
DESCRIPTION:“Hidden in Plain View: United States Army Special Forces Berlin\, 1956-1990” was curated exclusively by six dedicated Jack Britt High School students from Cumberland County\, North Carolina. The students’ unique exhibit chronicles the virtually unknown story of U.S. Army Special Forces “Green Berets” operating in Cold War Berlin. \nFollowing World War II\, the Allies divided Berlin\, Germany’s capital\, into East and West zones. The Soviet Union occupied East Berlin\, while West Berlin was divided between the United States\, England\, and France. \nThis covert unit of Green Berets participated in some of the Cold War’s most sensitive operations. They wore civilian clothes\, spoke fluent German\, and stayed on constant high alert in the event the “cold war” between the Soviet Union and the West turned “hot.” If war broke out\, these highly trained Special Forces Soldiers were to cross into East Germany and strike specific Soviet targets. \nThe students’ work on “Hidden in Plain View” has not only increased their understanding of the Cold War and the role of United States Army Special Forces in Berlin during that turbulent period in American history\, but it has also exposed them to the museum profession in ways that just visiting a museum cannot. \n“Hidden in Plain View\, ” created by these exceptional and dedicated students’ from Jack Britt High School\, will be on exhibit through September 1\, 2024.
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/hidden-in-plain-view-united-states-army-special-forces-berlin-1956-1990/
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SUMMARY:OPENING THE VAULTS: Treasures of the Fort Liberty Museums
DESCRIPTION:Opening the Vaults: Treasures of the Fort Liberty Museums” is a temporary exhibition that showcase some of the rarest collection pieces from the Fort Liberty Museums\, made up of the ASOM\, 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum\, JFK Special Warfare Museum\, and the U.S. Army Reserve Command History Office. \nVisitors will have a behind the scenes look at unique artifacts dating back to the American Civil War (1861-1865) to the present day used or captured by Soldiers on the battlefield\, along with historical context. “Opening the Vaults” will be at the ASOM through December 29\, 2024.   \nAbout the Fort Liberty Museums:  \nThe 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum is located at Ardennes and Gela Streets on Fort Liberty. Established in 1945\, the museum chronicles the history of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1917 to the present.   \nThe JFK Special Warfare Museum is located in Building D-2815 on the corner of Rock Merritt Avenue and Ardennes Street on Fort Liberty. Established in 1962\, it operates under the umbrella of the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS)\, the schoolhouse for Special Forces\, Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations. It shares the history of Special Operations Soldiers.   \nThe U.S. Army Reserve Command History Office has over 20 offices\, each with an individual mission and function that contributes to the accomplishment of the overall mission of the command. The History Office acts as the proponent of all historical activities within the Army Reserve\, and accurately collects\, preserves\, interprets\, and communicates the Army Reserve’s (AR) history and material culture to the USARC Commander\, Decision Makers\, the Force\, and the Nation.  \nEstablished in August 2000\, the ASOM is a first-class institution that efficiently and effectively captures\, preserves\, exhibits\, and presents the material culture and heritage of the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Forces from 1940 and into the future. The Museum celebrates over 80 years of Army Airborne and Special Operations history and honors our nation’s Soldiers – past\, present\, and future. Located at 100 Bragg Blvd in downtown Fayetteville\, North Carolina\, admission to the ASOM is free.  
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/opening-the-vaults-treasures-of-the-fort-liberty-museums/
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SUMMARY:Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum is pleased to present Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers. This original\, award-winning exhibition showcases the heroic efforts of three brothers who helped save more than 1\,200 people while living in the forest during World War II. \nOperating in Western Belorussia (Belarus) between 1942 and 1944\, the Bielski partisan group was one of the most significant Jewish resistance efforts against Nazi Germany during World War II. As portrayed in the popular film Defiance\, the three brothers\, Tuvia\, Asael\, and Zus Bielski\, took refuge from the Nazis in the forests surrounding Novogrudok\, Belarus. In the forest\, they formed a community of men\, women\, and children. Through the brothers’ leadership\, the group survived starvation\, harsh winters\, and the threat of the Nazis and their collaborators. \nWhile its members did fight against the Germans and their collaborators\, the Bielski group leaders emphasized providing a safe haven for Jews\, particularly women\, children\, and elderly persons who managed to flee into the forests. \nFor more than two years the brothers commanded their partisan unit in the Belorussian forests.  Under the protection of the Bielski group\, more than 1\,200 Jews survived the war\, one of the most successful rescue efforts during the Holocaust. \nTheir acts of rescue during extremely dangerous times stands as a monument to courage and compassion. The Bielski brothers may be called Upstanders\, individuals willing to put their own lives in danger on behalf of others. This exhibition tells their story. \nCourage and Compassion:  The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers is on loan from The Florida Holocaust Museum and is on display in the ASOM’s temporary gallery from July 4\, 2022\, through November 13\, 2022.
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/bielski-brothers/
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SUMMARY:Operation HALYARD
DESCRIPTION:Running concurrently with The Bielski Brothers exhibit\, this unique exhibition highlights the heroic mission to rescue downed U.S. airmen from Nazi occupied Serbia during the waning months of World War II. \n\nOperation 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. \n\n\nOperation HALYARD: The Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II is on loan from the Halyard Mission Foundation and is on display in the ASOM’s lobby from July 4\, 2022\, through November 13\, 2022.
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/operation-halyard/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T100000
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SUMMARY:Victory From Within: The American Prisoner of War Experience
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum is hosting the “Victory from Within: The American Prisoner of War Experience” in its temporary gallery from May 7\, 2021 – September 26\, 2021! \nExhibit Overview\nThe 1\,200 square foot traveling exhibit is based on the thematic organization of the National POW Museum – Capture\, Prison Life\, Those Who Wait\, and Freedom. After years of development\, the traveling exhibit was completed in the fall of 2013. The intent of this exhibit is to introduce the public to the prisoner of war story. This exhibit is free to the public. \nThis image shows the traveling exhibit\,  “The Victory Within: The American Prisoner of War Experience\,” on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum. Photo by Robin Trimarchi. \nCurriculum for Teachers\nThe Victory From Within (VFW) Curriculum is a companion middle/high school curriculum for the traveling exhibit “Victory From Within: The American Prisoner of War Experience.” \nThe mission of this curriculum is to educate students on the sacrifices made by American prisoners of war (POWs).
URL:https://www.asomf.org/event/victory-from-within-the-american-prisoner-of-war-experience/
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