Peace Corps Community in the News

International Volunteer Day—Implications for an accidental volunteer, By Dianne Hambrook in South Seas | December 16, 2024. “There are no Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands now. We’re not sure why exactly, some directive at a government level. But the Western Province holds particular significance for their organisation, it’s where JFK was marooned during World War II after his patrol torpedo boat was run over by a Japanese destroyer. If he hadn’t survived, the Peace Corps wouldn’t have come into existence.” NASA Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba shares life insights at BRAC, The Daily Star | December 16, 2024. “Without my teacher, I wouldn’t be an astronaut.” (Editor: Mr. Acaba served in the Dominican Republic, 1994-96, not the Bahamas, as the article states). Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Connection to Murder of Peace Corps Worker, By Adriana Marroquin in DC Witness |December 16, 2024. Dearay Wilson, 29, is charged with conspiracy, first-degree . . .