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not long ago here we brought you making a difference report about the peace corps returning
to one of the world's most dangerous and poverty-stricken places sierra leone
well we got a ton of the mails after that story here again and let us to what kind of
reunion of a group of men and women who were there when it started serving with an organization
and making a difference is coming up on fifty years now our report from n_b_c_'s ron allen
it come together to celebrate
batch of workers university in new jersey
with a train for what was the new volunteer program
almost fifty years ago a group of sixty two young men without a real good idea of what
they were getting themselves into it's decision time and
uh... you're invited to go to columbia
wait it out
they don't like them but they are what the plan would
declines
pillowcase and michael's all say they signed up
after hearing again presidents call to action send americans abroad laptop bag yet
to do a job
what do you think those two years mature life
of for me there's no question
it was life changing
at nineteen twenty twenty one and i had that happen no direction i didn't think about what
i want to be when i grow up
but had to live in
different places and meet different people in it and i loved every minute they served
in colombia south america
or n_b_c_ news first met mike wilson in nineteen sixty
to riding a horse back and forth to work we don't know who you know we've got some network
or somewhere or waterline the group
known as columbia won
also was credited with helping pave the way for over two hundred thousand americans
who would follow
to more than one hundred countries
often leading al
lasting impression
that crossed out first-hand
all reporting on the peace corps is returned
works once sierra leone
i'm seeing is on the other laws is starting to look for the middle of the four hundred
apiece for teacher
from warning
walkways watchmen
started i live and had to pass that message along
this watson maryland's dot retired social worker and that was still volunteers
teaching english his that nyse but but but but but and out as much problems that happening
many from colombia one stayed with the peace corps training new recruits
directing programs around the world we got here
it was an adventure there also maybe help some other people and i was born or something
bigger for my country
would you do it again
on hard looking at
well when i retire yet up probably then
and now that came together to try to lend
one island n_b_c_ news new brunswick new jersey
great story and that's our broadcast for this friday night in for this week thank you for
being here with us
online williams lester all will be here with you this weekend we of course hope to see
right back here on
monday night in the meantime have a good weekend goodnight
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