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A memoir by Col. Jerry Sage of the OSS and former commander of the 10th Special Forces Group (A) in Bad Tolz/Lenggries Germany and it will be available to purchase at the convention. During his three years of captivity in a German POW camp, Sage helped work on the three-tunnel escape project that formed the plot for the movie The Great Escape. Sage earned the nickname “Cooler King” because he was placed in solitary confinement 15 times in the Nazi camp Stalag Luft III. Drop by and check it out!SFA Chapter 17 has updated the original book with excerpts from Col. Sage’s O.S.S. file and other reference material. One example from the OSS file is Will Bill Donovan’s letter to Mrs. Sage notifying her of the status of her husband! Also included are thoughts about the book and Special Forces in general from several Special Forces soldiers.