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 The Office of Strategic Services Society celebrates the historical accomplishments of the OSS during World War II—the first organized effort by this nation to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence and the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency and US Special Forces—and educates the public regarding the continuing importance of strategic intelligence to the preservation of freedom in this country and around the world.
The OSS Society and its predecessor, the Veterans of OSS, have sponsored, organized and participated in educational events and programs such as presentations to the Society by Gen. Hugh Shelton, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and by Gen. Wayne Downing, former Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command; presentations of the prestigious William J. Donovan Award® to William Casey, William Colby, President George H. W. Bush, President Reagan, President Eisenhower, Admiral Lord Mountbatten, Ralph Bunche, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Helms, William Webster, and Major General John Singlaub; symposia recording the accomplishments of the OSS and the experiences of its veterans; and reunions of OSS veterans. The OSS Society publishes a journal that is made available to members of the intelligence, foreign policy, and special forces communities. It offers research assistance in response to requests from historians, educators, students, US military and intelligence organizations, and descendants of OSS veterans. The OSS Society provides speakers to a wide array of groups and has established OSS memorials throughout the United States.
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