Serbian History 101

Who can believe the next events described here?  God bless the EAA #582 airmen from Metcalf Field in Toledo, Ohio!  The pilots, led by their President Bill Hilzel, gave of their time, treasures and talents.  They picked up several rescued airmen and me from various places around the USA and flew us to the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Monday, June 23, 2008, to meet Jibby and WTOL 11 reporter for Toledo's News Leader, Jennifer Boresz.  It was an incredible experience!

Jibby and Clare are holding 2 different issues of my father's magazine published in 1948 called AMERICAN SERB LIFE.  The day-by-day rescue of the airmen was documented in the diary of Nick Lalich that my father published in his short-lived publication due to monetary issues.  What a thrill it was for me to see them holding these!  It was living history at its best!

Remember the photo of the  airmen sleeping in a hay loft published in my father's book up above?  The fellow in the middle is our Curtis ("Bud") Diles shown here!  He wanted us to see the documentation he has on his Serb rescuers.  Bud has written many letters to the editors and has given several lectures on his debt of gratitude to the Serbian people, even during unpopular times.  He's a true-blue friend!  Why?  He says his 15 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchldren wouldn't be here if it weren't for his Serb rescuers! 

Here's a good story----one day Bud's grandson came home and showed a TIME-LIFE book he had taken out of his school library to his mother with a photo of the airmen in the hayloft.  Imagine his surprise when Theresa, his mother, replied, "That's your Grandfather in the middle!"

 
Can you guess  how I felt being next to these great heroes?  I've "known" Jibby since I was 7 years old. And I met Bud and Clare before, but I didn't know until THIS day, that Bud was the man in the haystack!  Bud had us on a role as he joked, "Every day we risked our lives running from the enemy and almost starving to death, and this photo of "sleeping on the job" is my legacy?"  That's why we're all smiling!

 "........and here's anothing thing," Bud Diles tells Jennifer while Jibby is all ears......

Jibby wants to make sure he gets a "good shot!"

Goodbye, Yankee Air  Museum!  What a great time!
(Middle, far left, is where all the action took place!) 

What a scene to remember!

Jibby in front-back left to right- Bud Diles, Carl Walpusk and Clare Musgrave!

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Here's a bit from History!

 Bud Diles' daughter, Theresa, remembered that this picture appeared in a 1995 issue of the American SRBOBRAN.  Note the movie we all saw:  Chetniks, the Fighting Guerrillas! (<----Read review)

Here's another review by Carl Savich---

http://www.serbianna.com/columns/savich/098.shtml 

Mike Sudjovic, from California (far right above photo) has been collecting information about Operation Halyard for years!  The U.S. airman, G. B. Allin, the photographer for Operation Halyard, left him all of his original photographs when he passed away.  Interestingly enough, Bud Diles met Allinn at a Conference one year, almost by accident!

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And one of my favorite photos!  Jibby says to stay tuned for more!  It's not over yet!  WOW!

 Photo courtesy of Steve Crum from WTOL TV, Toledo!

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George Vuynovich, Nick Petrovich, Nick Lalich

16 yr. old Nick Petrovich, with Cica Draza's Chetniks.

Today?

Golf Champ (Seniors!) in Cancun, Mexico, 2008! 

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Read a  Book Review  HERE of the Forgotton 500 by  Rev. James Thornton  that was written in THE NEW AMERICAN magazine, and posted on the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America's website.

His Postscript is most telling! 

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Inside cover of LET MY PEOPLE GO.See Pranjani, middle right.

Ohio National Guardsmen in Pranjani, Serbia

 September 6, 2008

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Here's Colonel Jerry Rees, head of the Ohio delegation, thanking the hosts by presenting the State of Ohio Flag to the head of the Pranjani community, Mr. Dragan Veselinovic.

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Lt. Col. John Cappello (center), who arranged the Ceremonies between the Ohio National Guard and the Residents of Pranjani, Serbia, shown here attending a reception honoring the visit of the Kosovo Men's Choir from Ohio at the home of Ms. Jennifer Brush, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the USA, Thursday, August 14.

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From Serb World's article on Nick Lalich.

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UPDATE AGAIN! 

December 7, 2008, Toledo, OH

The 180th Fighting Wing, Air National Guard

Recognition of Arthur ("Jibby") Jibilian

This is a copy of the email I just sent to the WWII National Museum Headquarters, informing them of this wonderful program:

 Dear Friends at the WWII Memorial Museum, A Christmas Present for You, TOO! 

 

 

Beautiful shot!  Bill David (EAA Newsletter Editor and so much more!) Brian McMahon in a WWII uniform from his brother's collection, and EAA#582 President Bill Hirzel.  To the far right is EAA#582 Dan Weise who has become a real student of this operation, and our Honoree, Arthur Jibilian! They all worked so hard to make this affair a success!  And it was!

 What a great day!  12/7/08!

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News Flash! Jibby receives greetings from young fans in Australia!

Lenora (6.5), Doris (2) and Helena (8)

 Drawing of the Halyard Mission by Helena & Lenora.  God bless these young ones!

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Jibby answers:

I received the drawing that you girls sent.  WOW.....I am impressed!!  Thank you so much.  I showed it to many people and they are talking about putting it in THE AMERICAN SRBOBRAN. Again, thank you.....you are all beautiful girls, and I know that your parents are proud of you.
 
Big hugs
Arthur

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Here's a wonderful editorial by Bob Chirdon from

TV Station WTOL about Jibby's event.

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From Aleksandra Rebic’s Blogsite on General Draza Mihailovich 3/13/09 MKB

THE HALYARD MISSION

By Lt. Com. Richard M. Kelly, USNR

Blue Book Magazine Vol. 83, No. 4

August 1946
 

"The thing that impressed me most about the set-up was the truly amazing security of the Chetniks soldiers and peasants. The American airmen had been assembled from an area covering many thousands of square miles.

Thousands of people knew of their presence in the area. They had been brought together at great risk and at a high cost by the Chetniks.

Men had been tortured to death and villages destroyed, by the Germans in an effort to locate them.

These poor suffering people, who had been deserted by the American and British governments, and who were under merciless attack from both the Germans and Tito’s Partisans, would have received more money than they could ever dream of earning in their entire lives by tipping off the Germans to the presence of the Americans.

But in spite of all that, not one American was betrayed. Their sense of honor and secrecy for the welfare of their beloved Americans was so great that they never even discussed their presence among themselves. Without this heartshaking loyalty, our entire mission would have been fruitless, and not one airman would have had a chance to escape. "

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Look what happened to our EMMY Nominee:

Jennifer Boresz,

June 7, 2009! 

First Place Award

for BEST FEATURE REPORTING 2009

from the Ohio Associated Press for her story:

THE HEROES OF OPERATION HALYARD. 

We're all excited for Jennifer and wish her many, many more well-deserved awards! 

Not only the people in Toledo, Cleveland and Columbus, OH are singing her praises, but the WHOLE USA & MORE! Congratulations, Jennifer Boresz and also to your whole WTOL team of Toledo, Ohio! 

Also kudos once again to the unselfish EAA#582 airmen who made sure all the rescued airmen, Jibby and Jen got to the Yankee Air Museum for the Interview!  And me too! I'm so glad Carl Walpusk and I got to witness this event FIRST HAND!

My little American/Serbian flags are now famous!

Mim xoxoxo  We Love you, Jen!

Jen wrote in an email:

"This is my first time being nominated for an Emmy and I am thrilled that it is for this story. Thanks again for all of your help and congratulations!"

Here's what Jibby had to say:

"Dear Jen, the story has now reached the heart of the nation.  Thank you, thank you, so much.
 
Jen, I had a feeling that you were destined for great accomplishments.....and you are proving me right.
 
Kudos to both of you and WTOL!!!!  You may be assured that we will all do our best to keep this story "live" until Mihailovich's name is cleared and the Serbs receive recognition for their care of our boys."
 
God bless,
Art

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Rescued Airman Curtis Diles of Dayton, Ohio,

wrote to me about Jen:

"Tonight, June 5, 2009, when I opened my email, my PC monitor lit up like Times Square on New Year's Even with Jennifer's news of being nominated for an Emmy.  If those "Forgotten 500" Airmen were still among the living, she would be a "Shoe-In!" 

I must tell you my reaction to her nomination.

As a twelve year old in my home in Portsmouth, Oh, i was a newspaper carrier and was delighted every time to see a News Story so important it demanded an EXTRA EDITION. 

The EXTRA caused a lot of excitement for everyone and also meant more money in my pocket.

Today, I would like to see an EXTRA EDITION printed in every newspaper in our country with the message:

READ ALL ABOUT IT!  During WWII the AAF ACRU known as "Operation HALYARD" along with the former Serbian leader Draza Mihailovich rescued more than 500 Airmen from beneath the noses of the German enemy.

Perhaps Jennifer's nomination will act as a catalyst for Col. John Cappello's coming story about Halyard.

Also, I can't help but think.... "If spirits can smile, Capt. Nick Lalich is leading the way!"

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Covered Up for Years to Appease Tito and His Communists.

 David Martin published his book ALLY BETRAYED in 1946, debunking WWII propaganda and dealing with international mysteries.  The book asks the crucial questions:

1. Why did the Allied press which had made a great hero of Mihailovich as a resister of Axis invaders of Jugoslavia begin to play him down after 1942?
2. What was Tito's past? And where was the radio station located that heralded his appearance in Yugoslavia?
3. What decision was reached at Teheran with respect to Tito and Mihailovich?
4. How was the ALLIED military intelligence about Jugoslavia falsified?
5. Why did Churchill say of Jugoslavia, "I was deceived and badly informed."

David Martin was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1914.  Before the war he wrote on Canadian affairs for Current History, The Nation, The New Republic, the New Leader and other journals.  He joined the Canadian Air Force in October, 1942, became a pilot and flew on the Burmese frontier, being Honorably discharged in 1946.

David Martin devoted his entire life to defending the truth and Mihailovich.

In his 1990 book THE WEB OF DISINFORMATION: CHURCHILL'S YUGOSLAV BLUNDER, David Martin fully uncovered the tragic tale "found in secret British files that were only recenty and inadvertently declassified.  He reveals that Churchill and others were deceived- by Communist moles and sypathizers who had infiltrated the military intelligence services.  The prime mover was the famous Cambridge spy set that included Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald Macclean and "Sir" Anthony Blunt.  Martin names the "Fifth Man": James Klugman, most brilliant mole of them all."

The National Geographic TRAVELER magazine of March 2005 says Blunt's exposure in 1979 as a Soviet spy, after being knighted in 1956 and appointed art adviser to the Queen, was a major embarrassment to the Crown.

The book flap description of the book THE PHILBY CONSPIRACY (1968) by Bruce Page, David Leitch and Phillip Knightley, states: "That a son of the British establishment could, during a thrity year career in his country's secret service, at the same time be a dedicated Communist agent would seem too far-fetched even for fiction.

"And yet, Kim Philby, like those almost unbelievable spies Burgess and Maclean, IS real and his story is true. He was the link-man between the British service and the American Central Intelligence Agency from which position he was able to betray EVERY most important secret of Western intelligence.

"Stupid, credulous, smug and torpid as the Establishment may have been, it erred on the side of trust." (John LeCarre, Foreward.)

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I remember attending a 1991 Conference in Toronto entitled "Serbia: The Ally that Lost." David Martin was one of the four main speakers. By this time, the distinguished journalist, political analyst and staffer on the Senate Judiciary Committee suffered badly from Parkinson's disease and could hardly stand, shaking badly.  His wife, Virginia, sitting next to him, offered to read his speech.  He declined.  Writhing in pain as he stood, he threw his shoulders back and proclaimed that he OWED it to the Serbs and Draza Mihailovich to read it himself! 

"Vejcnaja Pamjat" to a wonderful man!

Airmen rally for Mihailovich

These "Yanks" above were showing their gratitude at the Stevens Hotel rally: John Scroggs of Kansas City, Robert Eckman, David O'Connell, Don Parkerson, John Fox, Peoria; Capt. Nick Lalich, Cleveland; Fred Zuecher, Milwaukee; William Rogers, Manteno; Thomas Pettigrew, David Labissoniers, Milwaukee; Del Salmon, Charles Cracz, Neal Janosky, Milwaukee.

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Charles Gracz who then lived on 1411 N. Bosworth Avenue, was quoted in the Chicago HERALD AMERICAN on Thursday April 4, 1946 as saying, "If ever there was anyone loyal to the highest American traditions, it is General Mihailovich and his Chetniks.

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The Evening Star, Wash, DC 4/29/1946

"The 20 United States fliers were accompanied by wo Canadian veterans.  They represent 600 airmen rescued by Mihailovich's forces. 

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Donald Parkerson, Chicago Vet and his wife check out his Chetnik shoe, grateful to be home, thanks to the Serbs!

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Oaklander Ex-Lieutenant Allen Carrico helped wreck the German Supply Train with the Chetniks and more! (San Francisco Chronicle, 3/29/1946.

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"I'm alive today because of Mihailovich," former flier David J. O'Connell, Jr, age 24.

"When briefed, we were told to expect Marshall Tito's men to help, instead, it was General Mihailovich's men who saved them and kept them under cover, moving them from village to village and finally assembling the group to carve out an air strip." +++++++++++++++ 

The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph on April 3, 1946 reported in the paper how BOTH these Pennsylvania State Troopers were rescued by Mihailovich and his Chetniks:

Virginia Walpush remembered the story and quickly found it for me in a book of the gathered stories of the Airmen.  "Here," she said.  Here's your U.S. B-24 Pilot Paul Mato and his waist gunner, Carl Walpusk!"

(See larger photos of Carl and his wife below bottom left hand column. )

Jibby was honoroed at the Metcalf Airfied near Toledo, OH on Flag Day, June 14, 2008.

The University of  Toledo presented Jibby with an award after his B-17 FLY-By.

Note the 512 flags on the field behind.  Each flag represented one of the rescued airmen.

There was a beautiful honor guard waiting for Jibby to alight from the aircraft!

Here's the B-17 bomber that took Jibby for a special ride before doing the Fly-by!

The airplane is called THE YANKEE LADY! 

Here are the HEROES in Serbia!  Mnogo Hvala to Cica Draza Mihailovich and his brave Chetniks! 

Jibby in his younger years.

On the way home!

 
 Some of the rescued airmen left their shoes/boots for their Serbian rescuers who gave so much to help the Americans!

Admiring all the photos of the historic OPERATION HALYARD rescue on display at the airshow at Metcalf Field.

Jibby being congratulated by the organizers of the grand event.  Note the 512  U.S. flags  behind the podium, one each for each American airmen rescued by the Serbs!

Mim gives Jibby Certificate of Appreciation for CONTINUED HEROISM, for his defense of General Draza Mihailovich and the Serbian people.

 Thank you, Jibby, on behalf of ALL of us!

Here's looking at  super  American-Serb History!

Jibby always  looks out for the Serbs!  I've heard him personally tell about the debt of gratitude America owes the Serbs MANY times myself during Interviews and talks with non-Serbs.  He's a true friend!

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June 23, 2008

Yankee Air Museum

 
Here's Jennifer interviewing Carl  Walpusk, Jibby,  Clare Musgrave and Curt (Bud) Diles, 3 of the 512 airmen rescued by the OSS team where Jibby was the radioman!  They're shown here in front of a C-47, the type of aircraft that took the American airmen back home!

Here's Inez Diles, with a photo of her husband in his American uniform, with his Chetnik "s(h)ajkac(h)a!"

Bud showing American SERB  LIFE article and  photos to the group assembled and making us laugh!

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Here's how we traveled to get to Michigan, in Dennis Lawrence's "Mooney" aircraft!  First our pilot, then I plopped down in the back, and finally Carl could get in and lock the door! 

Our pilot, Dennis Lawrence of the EAA #582, Metcalf group, and Carl Walpusk.

Carl and his wife Virginia and their family.  How things could have been different, eh?
Carl said although he appreciated the attention he has received, so much more credit should be given to the men of the OSS rescue team who voluntarily risked their lives for the airmen and their Serb rescuers.

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We'd also like to thank all the airmen from EAA #582 for taking us to Michigan for this historic moment in time!

Thanks guys!

Who can believe it really happened?

Thank you, thank you,    thank you! 

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Here's author Gregory Freeman at a meeting in Washington June 2007 where he received special acclaim for his book, THE FORGOTTEN 500.

Here's a photo I took of wonderful George Vujnovich who coordinated the Halyard Mission from Bari, Italy.  At 93 yrs. old, and in a wheelchair, George came to Washington, taking a taxi from his home in NY to the train station, and another taxi from the train station to the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC.  George is another Super Hero!

Let's pray that we are as active, spry, and mentally-sharp brilliant as these WWII heroes are when we reach their age!

What inspirations they are to all of us! 

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Nick Petrovich, 18 yr. old guard! 

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Mim's Trophy:

One of the 512 American Flags (each representing an American Airman rescued in Operation Halyarad) - Metcalf Airfield in Toledo- that was in the field behind the podium.  The flag from Jibby was for the American Airman in Mim's hometown rescued by Draza Mihailovich and his Chetniks, and the OSS: Carl Walpusk! Read more about Carl above!

Flag for Carl from Jibby!   Photo by Savo Subotich who I met that day for the first time!

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 This incredible interview was aired so appropriately on July 4, 2008, on the 5:00 PM  news KTOL-TV. 

Jennifer Boresz and the cameraman and all the people at the Yankee Air Museum were wonderful to all of us!

Jennifer,  Jibby and the Airmen: Carl, Bud and Clare!To see and hear this historical interview, click on this site below.  You are in for a real PATRIOTIC treat!

 http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=862

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Oh, our Jennifer, our Jennifer!

 Here's her BLOG about that day in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

God bless her!

The Serbs love YOU, too, Jen!

http://www.toledo11.com/blogs/index.php?blog=19&title=the_heroes_of_operation_halyard&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 

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I was happy to see the Serbs getting some long overdue credit. Hopefully this will be the start of something.

Rade V., Pittsburgh 

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Update!  9/18/08 MKB

41 Ohio National Guardsmen receive traditional Serbian welcome of bread & salt, Sept. 6, 2008 at Pranjani!

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One of the greatest pleasures I had while on my recent trip to Serbia was meeting Lt. Col. John Cappello, USAF Air Attache´, his wife, and members of his staff at the home of Ms. Jennifer Brush, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the USA in Belgrade. 

There, I was able to present him with a copy of the American SRBOBRAN, that featured 4 pages of the Tribute to OSS Radioman, Arthur Jibilian, in Toledo, Ohio that I had written up, along with the guest reporter, Jennifer Boresz, of WTOL.  It was Jennifer who interviewed several of the rescued airmen in Ypsilanti, Michigan for her TV station.

Being in the Air Force, Lt. Col. Cappello immediately recognized the importance of Operation Halyard and is currently working on several projects (Museum/Library, etc.) to help the Serbs from that area as a   "Thank You"   for their sacrifices.

  He also helped organize the following event!

On September 6, 41 members of the Ohio National Guard participated in the U.S. - Serbia State Partnership Program, arriving in Serbia on an Ohio Air National Guard aircraft. The Ohio delegation included members of the Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, the Ohio Air National Guard, and Senior Non Commissioned Officers from the Ohio Army and Air National Guard. The Guardsmen met their counterparts from the Serbian Armed Forces and participated in joint activities, including an exercise that simulates the support by military forces to a municipality following a natural disaster.

The joint exchanges provided the opportunity to share information between personnel of the Serbian military and the Ohio National Guard and to develop future opportunities for ongoing State Partnership Program activities.

On September 7th, the delegation had the honor to commemorate the historical military cooperation between the U.S. and Serbia during World War II and visit the village of Pranjani, the location of the Halyard Mission.

U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Cameron Munter, also accompanied the delegation.

Operation Halyard:

"During the summer of 1944 approximately 1, 000 U.S. airmen bailed out over German-occupied Yugoslavia, a significant number of them landing in Serbia. In a series of daylight and night airlifts, a team made up of troops of General Mihailovic's Royal Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) evacuated over 300 U.S. airmen from the village of Pranjani. The rescue of the U.S. airmen involved small unit actions against German troops and put at risk entire Serb villages that sheltered the U.S. personnel. U.S. airmen bear testimony to the significant sacrifices of local Serb villagers who fed, cared for and protected them, in some cases up to six months."

The Halyard Mission is considered one of the greatest rescues of American airmen from behind enemy lines in the history of warfare.

Thank you, Col. Cappello!

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December 7, 2008

Photos from Toledo, OHIO

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The Sokolovich family had a story to share. V.Rev.Fr. V. Sokolovich's father was Priest Confessor to General Draza Mihailovich.  He was killed a few days after Draza's mock trail for his beliefs. ++++++++++++++++++

And here is the Man of the Hour being interviewed-Arthur Jibilian. Sitting next to him is his wife, Jo. ++++++++++++++++++

Bob Chirdon is the General Manager of WTOL. He gave an excellent editorial on TV and you can hear it here below.  Tremendous job!  we were all so grateful for this!

 Fremont Veteran to get Congressional Award

and here's the actual

WTOL coverage of the Event

In this film above, Brian McMahon, the organizer of this event, says the next step is to make a movie and his top choices for the film are Harrison Ford, John Travolta, and Tom Cruise!

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U.S. Congressman Bob Latta was VERY impressive with his knowledge of the importance of the Ploesti Oil Fields to the Allied success and his ability to explain the mission so well.

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 Ohio State Senators Teresa Fedor and Mark Wagoner brought an Ohio flag for Jibby.  It was great to learn that Teresa was a former teacher.  

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Here's Maj. Gen. Harry "AJ" Feucht, Jr. giving yet another award to Jibby.

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Fr. Sokolovich's father, who was one of the 40 priests made saints after being killed for being with the Chetniks.

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Some of the PowerPoint slide I used for the Serbian recognition part.

Jibby signing the book of another Aviator experimental jet craft hero!

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The great WWII exhibit belongs to the McMahon family member on the far right.

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Bless this young Guardsman. She said, "I want to be just like you and have all the vim and energy you do when I get to be your age!"

And I want to have Jibby's energy and mind at HIS age!

We ALL had a good time!

I LOVE OHIO!

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AUSTRALIA KNOWS TOO!

Here's a brief explanation from Helena's, Lenora's and Doris' dad about the card to Jibby:

My name is Dragan R. and my wife's name is Tihana. I was born in Sydney but lived in Serbia (Village called Cestereg) since I was six month old baby. I came back to Australia when I was 23 years old. My wife Tihana lost everything in a War. She was born in Hodbina, village near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We're both Serbians and we celebrate St.Nicholas as our "Slava"(Family saint). Our daughter's names are Greek's origin in respect to the people(Greeks) who helped Serbia through the most difficult times in recent history.
 
As I said, I grew up in a Serbia (it was Yugoslavia then) and we as kids learned that Chetniks were on German's side in the second World War and that Partisans were the only good ones. I always loved history at school, l and I've started to read the books here and I couldn't believe what I've found during my research. It made me angry to find out that I've been brainwashed all my life. The biggest proof of all was to see how Chetniks proudly marching with our allies every Anzac day here in Australia.  Sadly, most of the brainwashed Serbian people are so ignorant and lazy to do research on their own and they still believe what they've been told as a kids.
 
During my research on the internet I came up on some articles by Aleksandra Rebic and Julia Gorin about "Halyard Mission". I read all the articles about it and I was so proud of my people who risked and sacrificed their lives to save all those pilots. On Julia's web site I've found the article about Arthur Jibilian and I've asked if she could give me his email address. As we all know Arthur, he was very happy to answer all my questions and inquiries about "Halyard Mission". He even sent me all his photographs and letters from that time. To be honest, before I've get to know Arthur and Julia I was very angry at American people for what they did to us but then I've realized that true Americans are people like Arthur and his family, Julia and all those honest and brave American pilots who fought for the truth all those years. Thanks to them, my kids will grow up with love and respect, not with hatred.
 
I've told my daughters story about "Halyard Mission" and asked them if they can draw a Christmas card for Arthur. They come up with very cute drawing, and I'm very happy that Arthur liked it so much. I didn't have that privilege to meet Arthur in person but I feel like I'd know him all my life. I'm very honored to call him a friend and I hope that I can fulfill my promise and make the film about "Halyard Mission".
 Merry Christmas/ Happy New Year!

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