Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Christopher R. Hill, left, and Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, shake hands at the conclusion of an Operation Halyard commemoration event in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Representatives of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Air Force, British Royal Air Force and Serbian Armed Forces attended the event, which honored the heroic actions of the......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, looks at an Operation Halyard exhibit in a school in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Operation Halyard was the rescue mission to save more than 500 Allied Airmen who were shot down over Serbia during WWII. Local Serbians housed and fed the downed Airmen, while also keeping their presence a secret from the German forces searching for them.......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, left views a painting in a church in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Harris was attending an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Halyard, the mission to rescue downed U.S. and Allied Airmen from occupied Serbia during the waning months of World War II. While in hiding, many U.S. Airmen attended services at the church,......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A young Serbian girl serves pogača, a traditional bread, following the Halyard wreath-laying ceremony at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Pogača, a symbol of family unity and goodness in Serbia, is served with salt and used as part of a traditional welcoming of guests. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A wreath representing the U.S. is positioned at the Halyard monument at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. The Operation Halyard commemoration honored the heroic events, 80 years ago, to rescue downed U.S. Airmen from occupied Serbia during the waning months of World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Lock, Special Operations Command Europe commanding general, left, and Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, attend the Operation Halyard commemoration wreath-laying ceremony at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Operation Halyard was the rescue mission to save more than 500 Allied Airmen who were shot down over Serbia during WWII. Local......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A Serbian paratrooper conducts airborne operations while carrying the Serbian flag during the Operation Halyard commemoration event at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Representatives of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Air Force, British Royal Air Force and Serbian Armed Forces were in attendance to commemorate the event and the heroic actions of the Serbian people during......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A Serbian paratrooper conducts airborne operations while carrying the U.S. flag during the Operation Halyard commemoration event at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. The Halyard Mission saved more than 500 Allied Airmen who were shot down over Serbia during World War II. Local Serbians housed and fed the downed Airmen, while also keeping their presence a secret from the......
