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Operation Help final report
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Final report, including photographs taken by PCVs Ron Dizon and James C. Hicks, from Operation Help. The Peace Corps and USAID send volunteers to participate in Operation Help, an Afghanistan government effort to provide relief to victims of severe drought. This program fed 250,000 before the winter of 1972.
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Operation Help plan
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Working plan for Operation Help created by the Coordination Committee. The Peace Corps and USAID send volunteers to participate in Operation Help, an Afghanistan government effort to provide relief to victims of severe drought. This program fed 250,000 before the winter of 1972.
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Death on the Darzak
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Photograph of a person wearing a black robe and carrying a long staff. The person walks along a rocky terrain near a steep cliff on the Darzak Plains of Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973. Mountains and clouds can be seen in the background.
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Hope - Jawand, Afghanistan
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An elderly woman, wearing a dark robe and a headscarf, sits outdoors on the desert ground with her hands clasped. She is seated next to three people dressed in black robes. They await food and humanitarian aid in Jawand, Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973.
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The Wait - Food Relief
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A young girl and boy wait for food and humanitarian relief in Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973. The girl is dressed in a long, dark embroidered robe that covers her head. She covers her mouth with her right hand as she hugs the boy, who is standing to her left. The boy is wearing an embroidered robe and a Mazari cap, or Pashteen hat. A tree branch extends into the frame from the top left corner, and a wall made of rocks can be seen in the background.
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Either Or Otter Corps Convocation Photos, 1973-Present, Slideshow from "Portland Convocation - A Moment in Time Reunion - July 26-29, 2012 - Special Thanks to Jim Poplack, Jim Hicks, Fritz Laurenovics"
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Slide slow created by returned Peace Corps Volunteer Ron Dizon, who served in Afghanistan from 1971 to 1973. This slide show displays personal photographs of Peace Corps volunteers taken after their service concluded in 1973, including photographs of post-service reunions at Yosemite National Park and in Las Vegas, Nevada, among others. It was presented during the volunteers' 2012 Moment in Time Reunion in Portland, Oregon.