“The battle for France showed as never before the extent of the assistance that an oppressed people, given supplies and leadership, can render its allies in the course of its liberation.”
~ General William "Wild Bill" Donovan
"The film is a testimonial to the valor of the men and women who had served in Europe and the Pacific during World War II. It celebrates the 75th anniversary of D-Day, recognizing those brave Americans and allies who sacrificed so much to fight Nazism and fascism. We were reminded that the Greatest Generation went to war because it believed that we were the good guys — that wherever there was oppression, tyranny or despotism, America would be there. We would be there because freedom mattered. We would be there because the world needed us and if not us, then who?"
~ Admiral William H. McRaven, USN (Ret.)
About the oss society
Founded in 1947 by OSS founder General William "Wild Bill" Donovan, The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society is a nonprofit organization that honors the historic accomplishments of the OSS during World War II, the first organized effort by the United States to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence, and the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. It educates the American public regarding the continuing importance of strategic intelligence and special operations to the preservation of freedom.
The OSS Society led a successful effort to have a Congressional Gold Medal - Congress’s highest civilian honor - awarded to OSS. The OSS Congressional Gold Medal Act was signed into law by President Obama on December 14, 2016. It led another successful effort to have the OSS and original CIA headquarters on Navy Hill in Washington, D.C., added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2022, it installed a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring OSS personnel who were killed or missing in action. It hosts the William J. Donovan Award® Dinner, the preeminent annual gathering of the U.S. Intelligence and Special Operations communities. The OSS Society is planning to build the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations® that will honor Americans who have served at the “tip of the spear” as our nation's first line of defense and inspire future generations to serve their country.
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