Mission Updates & Events
Wings & Wheels 2023
Wings and Wheels was a great success! This event is very community focused and is also a great introduction to the Halvorsen Foundation. The Spanish Fork Airport open house was held on September 22, 2023. Our STEM Fun Bus was there with plenty of STEM activities for...
Community Carnival and Classic Car Show
The Annual Carnival and Vintage Car Show on September 16th, 2023 at the Courtyard at Jamestown was a grand success. Jamestown has been a staunch supporter of the Halvorsen Foundation since 2016. Halvorsen family members were in attendance to tell Gail's story. Of...
The 75th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift
The 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift is being celebrated this year. There was a gathering in June with many Halvorsen family members and German officials. All five Halvorsens and their spouses were there. The following was shared by a German man named Hans Malzi...
The Gail S. Halvorsen Elementary School in Berlin
The Halvorsen Elementary School in Berlin, Germany is a wonderful legacy. Their website is filled with accolades for their namesake, Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen. The Gail S. Halvorsen School is located in Berlin Zehlendorf and...
Pillar of the Valley
Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen was chosen to be honored posthumously as one of two recipients of the Pillar of the Valley Award. Since 2011, this award has been given by the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce to individuals who have "made extraordinary contributions to the...
National Council for History Education (NCHE) Conference, March 23-25, 2023
Freedom From, Freedom To The Foundation is excited to participate in the National Council for History Education (NCHE) Conference that will be held March 23-25, 2023. The theme for this year’s annual conference is “Freedom From, Freedom to” hearkening to the Four...
A Wonderful Interview with the 100-year old Candy Bomber
This video is the first of three and was made just after Gail's 100th birthday.
2023 Air and Space Forces Association Symposium
The Halvorsen Foundation had a presence at the 2023 Air and Space Forces Association Symposium at the Gaylord Rockies convention center near Denver this week. Over 4,000 people gathered to hear from USAF leaders such as Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and...
Civil Air Patrol Utah Wing Conference March 11th, 2023
Several Halvorsen Foundation members will be participating in the Civil Air Patrol Utah Wing Conference on March 11th, 2023. The yearly conference will be held at the Miller Events Center at the Salt Lake Community College campus in South Jordan, Utah. The Foundation...
Memorial Service February 26, 2023
A year after Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen's passing, many of his dear friends in Germany gathered to celebrate his life. The service took place on Sunday, February 26th, at the Frankfurt Airport Interdenominational Chapel. Invitation to Memorial Service Gail Halvorsen...