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Posted by on Feb 22, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 5 comments

The Day I Met Jesse Owens

 

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Jesse Owens died in 1980.  But nearly half a century later he remains an intriguing figure in history for what he experienced and endured not just in track and field, but in society as presumably one of America’s “heroes.”

I had the great honor of meeting Mr. Owens in person, once.  That occasion took place back in 1976, four years before his death.  Permit me to tell you that story.

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Posted by on Dec 22, 2015 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

My Drunken Party With Romanian Army Officers

 

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Yours truly with Romanian Army officers, Spring 1990

Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution.  Continuing with a series of articles from my time spent stationed at the United States Embassy in Bucharest, Romania from 1989-1900, what follows is a post-revolution story which occurred a few months after the fall of dictator Nicolea Ceausescu and the end of Communism in Eastern Europe.  READ PREVIOUS EXCERPTS HERE

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