48. The Halyard Mission: Rescuing American Airmen in Serbia with John Capello
SPYCRAFT 101
English - May 30, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsHistory history spycraft clandestine cia cold war spy spies intelligence special agents Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week, Justin sits down with John Capello, former Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and air attache and founder and president of the Halyard Mission Foundation. The mission itself involved rescuing over 500 US airmen from occupied Serbia in WWII with the help of Serbian nationals. John shares his own experiences as an air attache in Israel and Serbia. Each country posed difference challenges and attitudes due to differences in the progress of their relationships with the US. Then, John dives into the true story of the Halyard Mission--including just how important the Serbs were to the mission's success. This incredible military feat operated in secret right under the enemy's nose with no losses over a period of five months thanks to protection from brave Serbian civilians.
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