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The Candy Bomber of the Berlin Airlift
2024-02-29 19:00:00 2024-02-29 20:00:00 America/New_York The Candy Bomber of the Berlin Airlift George C. Marshall historian, Rachel Y Thompson, tells the story of "Operation Vitttles". Cascades Library - Meeting Room A

Thursday, February 29
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-29 19:00:00 2024-02-29 20:00:00 America/New_York The Candy Bomber of the Berlin Airlift George C. Marshall historian, Rachel Y Thompson, tells the story of "Operation Vitttles". Cascades Library - Meeting Room A

Cascades Library

Meeting Room A

George C. Marshall historian, Rachel Y Thompson, tells the story of "Operation Vitttles".

Learn about one American pilot's kind gesture to hungry children in Berlin during the Soviet blockade of the sectors occupied by the United States, France and Great Britain.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Culture/History |

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