CROWN PRINCE ATTENDS HALYARD MISSION COMMEMORATION IN PRANJANI
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HRH Crown Prince Alexander attended today the commemoration of the Halyard Operation and laid a wreath at the monument on Galovica Field Airport near Pranjani. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Mr. Predrag Marković, member of the Crown Council.

 

The ceremony was also attended by HE Maja Gojkovic, Vice President and the Minister of Culture in the Serbian Government, HE Christopher R. Hill, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Serbia, HE Edward Ferguson, Ambassador of United Kingdom to Serbia, Mr. Nemanja Starovic, State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense of Serbia, representatives of armed forces of Serbia and USA, Mr. John Cappello, President of the Halyard Mission Foundation, members of the Kingdom of Serbia Association and numerous citizens. After the commemoration at the old airport, a church service for the heroes of this mission was performed, and afterward, all guests visited the school in Pranjani.

 

“On the wreath which I laid today, it was written: “To heroes of Halyard Mission, brave soldiers of Yugoslav Army in Homeland”. The heroism of our soldiers, members of the Royal Army, who risked their lives to save allied pilots is something that we must never forget. The airmen who were rescued in Serbia during the Halyard Mission were often referred to as “Forgotten 500”. It is because the truth about this magnificent operation was kept in darkness and forbidden to be revealed for so long. But the truth can never be hidden, and the fighting for its unveiling can be hard, but that struggle is always righteous.

 

That is why the pilots who were rescued are not actually forgotten. And neither are all those brave women and men, who, under the command of their fearless leader, General Dragoljub Mihailovic, and my father, HM King Peter II as Supreme Commander of the Army, started and successfully conducted the operation of saving their allies. Their bravery and determination to live in a free world are a milestone that shows us the path for the future”, said Crown Prince Alexander on this occasion.

 

During Operation Halyard in 1944, over 500 United States and British pilots, together with aircrews from Russia, France, and other Allied countries, were taken to freedom from an improvised airstrip in the Village of Pranjani near Gornji Milanovac. This was one of the largest rescue missions conducted behind enemy lines. It was an operation led by the Royal Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS). United States President Harry S. Truman decorated posthumously General Dragoljub Mihailovic with the Legion of Merit, one of the highest decorations of the United States, for his support to Allied forces and contribution to victory in World War II.

 

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Њ.К.Π’. ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ АлСксандар присуствовао јС данас ΠΎΠ±Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΡšΡƒ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡˆΡšΠΈΡ†Π΅ мисијС „Π₯Π°Π»ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€Π΄“ („Π’Π°Π·Π΄ΡƒΡˆΠ½ΠΈ мост“) ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠΎ Π²Π΅Π½Π°Ρ† Π½Π° спомСник Ρƒ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π»Π½ΠΎΠΌ комплСксу – Π°Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΡƒ Π“Π°Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ™Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ΄ ΠŸΡ€Π°ΡšΠ°Π½Π°. Π£ ΠΏΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΡšΠΈ ЊСговог ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ Височанства Π±ΠΈΠΎ јС Π³-Π΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Ρ€Π°Π³ ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›, Ρ‡Π»Π°Π½ ΠšΡ€ΡƒΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ савСта.

 

БвСчаности су присуствовали ΠΈ Њ.Π•. Π³-Ρ’Π° Маја Π“ΠΎΡ˜ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›, потпрСдсСдница ΠΈ министарка ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π΅ Ρƒ Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, Њ.Π•. Π³-Π΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠšΡ€ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ„Π΅Ρ€ Π₯ΠΈΠ», амбасадор Π‘Ρ˜Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡšΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ… АмСричких Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π° Ρƒ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ, Њ.Π•. Π³-Π΄ΠΈΠ½ Π•Π΄Π²Π°Ρ€Π΄ ЀСргусон, амбасадор УјСдињСног ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΡΡ‚Π²Π° Ρƒ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ, Π³-Π΄ΠΈΠ½ НСмања Π‘Ρ‚Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›, Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈ сСкрСтар Ρƒ ΠœΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡ‚Π°Ρ€ΡΡ‚Π²Ρƒ ΠΎΠ΄Π±Ρ€Π°Π½Π΅ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, прСдставници ΠΎΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ… снага Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΈ БАД, господин Џон КапСло, прСдсСдник Π€ΠΎΠ½Π΄Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ „Мисија Π₯Π°Π»ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€Π΄“, Ρ‡Π»Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ Π£Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ΡšΠ° ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ½Π° Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈ Π±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π½ΠΈ Π³Ρ€Π°Ρ’Π°Π½ΠΈ. Након ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΡ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π½Π° старом Π°Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΡƒ, Ρƒ Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ јС слуТСн ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ Π·Π° Ρ…Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π΅ ΠΎΠ²Π΅ мисијС, Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌ су сви гости посСтили ΡˆΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρƒ Ρƒ ΠŸΡ€Π°ΡšΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°.

 

„На Π²Π΅Π½Ρ†Ρƒ који сам данас ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠΎ пишС: „Π₯Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΠΌΠ° мисијС „Π₯Π°Π»ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€Π΄“, Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΌ Π²ΠΎΡ˜Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠˆΡƒΠ³ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠ΅ војскС Ρƒ ΠΎΡ‚Π°ΡŸΠ±ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ“. Π₯Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… војника, ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠ΅ војскС, који су Ρ€ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ својС ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ Π΄Π° Π±ΠΈ спасили савСзничкС ΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ смСмо Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ. ΠΠ²ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π°Ρ€ΠΈ који су спасСни Ρƒ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ мисијС „Π’Π°Π·Π΄ΡƒΡˆΠ½ΠΈ мост“ чСсто су Π½Π°Π·ΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈ „Π—Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ… 500“. Π’ΠΎ јС Π·Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° Π΄ΡƒΠ³ΠΎ истина ΠΎ овој Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π°Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π½Π° Ρƒ ΠΌΡ€Π°ΠΊΡƒ ΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° Π·Π°Π±Ρ€Π°ΡšΠ΅Π½Π° Π΄Π° сС помињС. Али истина сС Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ сакрити, Π° Π±ΠΎΡ€Π±Π° Π·Π° њСно ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΡ€ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠ°, Π°Π»ΠΈ јС ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π΅Π΄Π½Π°.

 

Π—Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈ који су спасСни Π·Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ нису Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅Π½ΠΈ. А нису Π½ΠΈ сви Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈ Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈ, који су ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΎΠΌ свог Π½Π΅ΡƒΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ³ Π²ΠΎΡ’Π΅ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π° Π”Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΎΡ™ΡƒΠ±Π° ΠœΠΈΡ…Π°ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΠΎΡ†Π°, Њ.Π’. ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π° ΠŸΠ΅Ρ‚Ρ€Π° II ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π²Ρ€Ρ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄Π°Π½Ρ‚Π° војскС, Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡƒΡΠΏΠ΅ΡˆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ спасавања ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΡ… савСзника. ΠŠΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π° храброст ΠΈ одлучност Π΄Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π΅ Ρƒ слободном свСту су Π±Π΅Π»Π΅Π³ који Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ ΠΏΡƒΡ‚ Π·Π° будућност“, Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ јС ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ АлСксандар.

 

Π’ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π₯Π°Π»ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€Π΄ 1944. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΊΠΎ 500 Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΈ британских ΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡ‚Π°, зајСдно са Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ посада ΠΈΠ· Π ΡƒΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅, ЀранцускС ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈΡ… савСзничких Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ™Π°, ΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ јС Π½Π° слободу са ΠΈΠΌΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π΅ пистС Ρƒ сСлу ΠŸΡ€Π°ΡšΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ΄ Π“ΠΎΡ€ΡšΠ΅Π³ ΠœΠΈΠ»Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²Ρ†Π°. Π‘ΠΈΠ»Π° јС Ρ‚ΠΎ јСдна ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°Ρ˜Π²Π΅Ρ›ΠΈΡ… спасилачких мисија ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ… ΠΈΠ·Π° Π½Π΅ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™ΡΠΊΠΈΡ… линија. ΠžΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ су ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ KраљСвска Ρ˜ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠ° војска Ρƒ ΠΎΡ‚Π°ΡŸΠ±ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈ Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠ° KΠ°Π½Ρ†Π΅Π»Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π·Π° ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠ΅ услугС (ОББ). ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π‘Ρ˜Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡšΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ… Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π° Π₯Π°Ρ€ΠΈ Π’Ρ€ΡƒΠΌΠ°Π½ постхумно јС ΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΎ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π° Π”Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΎΡ™ΡƒΠ±Π° ΠœΠΈΡ…Π°ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›Π° Π›Π΅Π³ΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΠΌ Π·Π° заслугС, јСдним ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°Ρ˜Π²ΠΈΡˆΠΈΡ… одликовања Π‘Ρ˜Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡšΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ… Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°, Π·Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΡˆΠΊΡƒ савСзничким снагама ΠΈ допринос ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈ Ρƒ Π”Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠΌ свСтском Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Ρƒ.

 

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