1961: Charles G. "Buck" Perry III served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia in Candelaria, (Valle), Magangue (Bolivar), Bogota beginning in 1961



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Charles G. "Buck" Perry III can be contacted at buckacarolina-sounddcom

Country of Service: Colombia

Training Group: Colombia I

Cities you served in: Candelaria, (Valle), Magangue (Bolivar), Bogota

Arrival Year: 1961

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description:

1961-1963 Community Development 1963-1964 Educational Television

Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:

Colombia I, 1961 to 1964

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:

Graduated with BSEE (Univ. of Tennessee 1966), worked in Broadcast and Cable TV engineering from 1966 to 1983, eventually becoming VP of Broadcast Operations and Engineering for Westinghouse Broadcasting. Bought MUZAK Franchise in Charleston, SC in 1984, and expanded it to include Audio/Video, School and Hospital Intercoms, Security Systems, and other areas associated with Low Voltage Engineering

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:

Absolutely the best experience I could ever have had both personally and as a contribution to other. I recommend it to all young people I meet.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Anyone in Colombia from 1961 to 1964 that I had the good fortune to meet, and other people assigned to my areas, particularly Magangue.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

You have had a wonderful experience on which you can now build, be it in service organizations, business, or government. Make the best of it.



Originally posted: 5/30/2009

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