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Sep 11

Off Duty September 2024: The Inspiration Behind “The Great Escape”

MOVED FROM JULY TO SEPT
From a story of a flagpole raising at a little-know Army post to the full tale of a World War II-era clandestine program, run out of Fort Hunt, linking top secret Military Intelligence Service X (or MiSX) unit to U.S. POWs held in 63 German POW camps. Hear the amazing story from David Taylor of his dogged effort to secure details of the work directly from the CIA.

George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor
312 E Market St Suite C, Leesburg, VA 20176
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Sep 11, 2024 05:30pm ET - Sep 11, 2024 07:00pm ET

Free

Parking is available in the parking lot of the Shops at Dodona, where Loudoun Brewing is located. There's a brick path at the back of the parking lot that leads straight to Dodona's grounds.


Tour of Dodona - New this year, we will be offering a free ground floor tour of Dodona Manor before the event starts. Please let us know when you RSVP if you want to be included on the tour.


We hope you can join us!


Extra credit 

One of the Washington Post articles that inspired David can be found here (note that it requires a subscription to view).

Check out David’s documentary on “The Great Escape” created for National Geographic here.


Off Duty is an outdoor speaker series hosted by the George C. Marshall International Center. Each event features a speaker discussing a topic that touches on history adjacent to George C. Marshall and the times in which he lived. The events run around 90 minutes, with light refreshments and opportunities for networking before and after the discussion.

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