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Nov
13
Saturday
Nov
13
Sat
Education :: Adult Education
Cold War Montana
1:30 PM
Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
Cold War Montana Description:
Book talk and signing with Ken Robison. Home to some of the most powerful nuclear missile systems in the world, Montana played an indispensable role in the war against Communism. Utilizing the Lend-Lease pipeline, Soviet spies ferried stolen nuclear and industrial secrets, loaded in diplomatic pouches, from Great Falls to the Soviet Union. Army nurse Lieutenant Diane Carlson served as “an angel of mercy” at the Pleiku Evacuation Hospital in the Central Highlands in Vietnam. Young Montana smokejumper “Hog” Daniels joined the CIA’s secret war in Southeast Asia, becoming the principal advisor to General Vang Pao in his desperate fight against Communists. Captain Ken Robison (U.S. Navy, Ret.), award-winning author and Cold Warrior, reveals tales of Montanans who made their mark on this titanic struggle.
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Age Group: Adults
Venue: Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
Address: PO Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 14064442694

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