Honors
On April 15, 2008, the Korea Society honored the Peace Corps volunteers who served in Korea with the 2008 James A. Van Fleet Award, an award given to prominent Korean and American individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to U.S-Korea relationships. Kevin O'Donnell, as the first country director of Peace Corps Korea accepted the award on behalf of the volunteers.
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