
Dear Supporters,
Today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Halyard, the largest rescue mission of American airmen in history.
In 1944, over 500 US airmen were successfully rescued from German-occupied Yugoslavia thanks to the heroic efforts of the Serbian people.
Watch US OSS Officer George Vojnovic speak about Operation Halyard here: https://youtu.be/l7aRaz1l_5Y
See rescued US airmen talk about this heroic WWII story here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1uCYuMs_Hzk
See US Congressman Ted Poe speak about the Halyard Mission before Congress in 2017 here: https://www.halyardmission.org/single-post/2017/07/28/Halyard-Mission-at-US-Congress?fbclid=IwAR1M8GJwtRLJWTYDH5iNuaTauQHKd7Xiq1GhFOP_1576wOodEfKCF21gu9M
We ask that you forward this petition and collect additional signatures for Serbian Christians in Kosovo in honor of the great historic ties between the United States and the Serbian people.
Thank you for your continued support!
The Kosovo Project Petition
*The attached photo is of American airmen together with Serbs, last day in Yugoslavia before departing to Bari, Italy. OSS agent Nick Lalich (center) with some of the last fliers to be taken out in Operation Halyard, on December 27, 1944. Courtesy of the Tesla Memorial Society of New York. See here: https://www.teslasociety.com/arthur_photos.htm