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- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
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Tag Archives: Peace Corps
A national cemetery to honor Peace Corps volunteers
On this Flag Day 2015, I think the time is long past overdue for our nation to honor those who have stood strong for the cause of peace through volunteering with the Peace Corps and other similar organizations. Their minimum … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, foreign policy, friendship, geography, goodwill, humanity, peace, Peace Corps, peacekeepers, peacemakers, volunteerism
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From dreams to reality
On October 14, 1960, then Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, first proposed the idea of the Peace Corps in a brief campaign speech made at 2:00 a.m. on the steps of the University of Michigan Union. The man who turned … Continue reading
Posted in civics, diversity, peace
Tagged Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver, Special Olympics
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