Operation Halyard
Washington premiere of Heroes of Halyard held at Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - The Washington premiere of the WWII-themed Serbian film The Heroes of Halyard was held at Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Serbian Ambassador to Washington Marko Djuric said the premiere, held "at the heart of American democracy", commemorated the 80th anniversary of the heroic WWII Operation Halyard, when Serbian farmers rescued close to 500 US airmen.
Congressman: US must not allow Kremlin to poison its ties with Serbia
US Congressman Ted Poe says his country must not allow the Kremlin to spoil its relations with Serbia.
The co-chair of the Congressional Serbian American Caucus spoke at the US House of Representatives and, according to Voice of America, said that Serbia is "on the path to successful Euro-Atlantic integration, and has nobody on that road who supports it stronger than the US.
Anniversary of WW2 operation to rescue Allied pilots
The anniversary of the Halyard mission will be marked on Friday morning in the village of Pranjani, central Serbia.
The event is organized by the eponymous foundation.
Bosnian Journalists Attacked at Chetnik Commemoration
A TV crew was attacked by a member of the Ravna Gora Chetnik movement during a commemoration to mark the 70th anniversary of the arrest of their WWII leader Dragoljub Mihailovic.
Exhibition marks seven decades since rescue of US airmen
BELGRADE - The exhibition of documents and photographs marking the seven decades since Operation Halyard, a World War II rescue mission in central Serbia during which more than 500 downed U.S. airmen were airlifted to safety, will open on Tuesday evening in Belgrade.