
Ep. 36 - Dr. Allen "Ole" Olson | WWII Veteran, DODEA Pioneer, and Museum Co-Founder
56 minutes Posted Apr 25, 2021 at 11:00 pm.
Becoming involved in DODEA, Teaching 2:40 Goals and Career Aspirations, Minor League Baseball 4:25 Heroes and Role Models 5:30 WWII Draft 10:05 Looking back on World War II 13:18 Life after the war, returning home 14:48 Early days of DODEA, Teaching in Tobacco Warehouse in Turkey 20:48 Difficulties managing the growing size of DODEA 26:40 Pushback from host countries during Vietnam Era 29:33 Previous administration's impacts on DODEA, NATO, Paris Climate Agreement etc. 33:15 The Core Values of a Military Brat 34:35 Civil Rights Movement of the 60s 36:58 The Moon Landing 38:20 Tearing down of the Berlin Wall 39:55 9/11 42:20 What is something that exists today that you never thought would exist? 44:13 What concerns you about the future? 46:22 Founding of The Museum of the American Military Family 50:15 Instagram question from Maddie: What is something from the past that you want our generation to remember? 51:45 Instagram question from Bob: How does Army training today compare to back then? 54:00 What's next? Check out Dr. Olson's interview with DODEA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsv64LT5I0 The Shanon Show is proudly a part of Museum of the American Military Family Media. Go check out the museum's website and submit stories for this year's DODEA 75th Anniversary anthology!
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