2009.06.15: June 15, 2009: Headlines: COS - Samoa: Fathers: Peace Corps Press Release: Robert Raymond served as a Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Samoa from 1973-197
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2009.06.15: June 15, 2009: Headlines: COS - Samoa: Fathers: Peace Corps Press Release: Robert Raymond served as a Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Samoa from 1973-197
Robert Raymond served as a Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Samoa from 1973-197
"It's a bittersweet feeling to see my independent-minded daughter embarking on her Peace Corps odyssey. I'm sad to have her so far away and anxious about the challenges and struggles she will face but happy that she has chosen to volunteer and help others and that she, like me, will know the magic of immersing oneself in another culture in a strange and remote land."
Robert Raymond served as a Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Samoa from 1973-197
Peace Corps Celebrates Fathers by Honoring Legacies of Volunteerism
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2009 - This Father's Day, the Peace Corps is recognizing all fathers who have supported their Peace Corps Volunteer sons and daughters, and is highlighting returned Peace Corps Volunteer fathers who, through their service, inspired their own children to join the Peace Corps.
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One father, Robert Raymond, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Samoa from 1973-1975, says, "It's a bittersweet feeling to see my independent-minded daughter embarking on her Peace Corps odyssey. I'm sad to have her so far away and anxious about the challenges and struggles she will face but happy that she has chosen to volunteer and help others and that she, like me, will know the magic of immersing oneself in another culture in a strange and remote land."
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