Walter J. Brethauer

An Unexpected AFS Experience Inspires a
Lifetime of Support

In his own words execerpted from his wartime diary, Walter tells us how his experience changed his life and motivated him and his family to five decades of committed service to AFS.

Richard M. Hunt

A Life Transformed by AFS

In our feature article in this month’s AFS Janus we journey back with Richard M. Hunt to 1945 when he enlisted with the AFS and explore how this experience shaped his future life and broadened his perspectives on the world.

David K. Ford

A Journey of Self-Discovery

In this issue, we celebrate the life of David K. Ford, an AFS Ambulance Driver, volunteer and lifelong supporter of our programs. When we spoke with David, we understood that volunteering for the AFS during WII opened up a new world of possibilities for him.

Arthur Howe, Jr.

Driving the Future of AFS

When we were planning this issue of the AFS Janus we realized that we were long overdue in honoring Arthur Howe, Jr., AFS Ambulance Driver, former AFS International President, and AFS International Life Trustee.

Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr.

Creating a Better World Through a Lifetime of Service

In this issue, we feature AFS Life Trustee Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr., one of the most stalwart supporters of AFS. We pay tribute to Ward’s exemplary record of service to AFS and to his remarkable contributions to the field of public broadcasting.

Rev. Norman Cooley Eddy

A Driver's Life of Service to the Community of East Harlem

This issue honors AFS Life Trustee Rev. Norman C. Eddy and his service to the neighborhood of East Harlem, highlighting the transformative power of volunteerism and its effects on an entire community. His lifework exemplifies our mission, which encourages people to act as global citizens working for peace and understanding in a diverse world.

AFS Memories of Irving Penn

(1917-2009)

In this issue we celebrate the life and accomplishments of Irving Penn, one of our most famous AFS Ambulance Drivers, who sadly passed away this past October. For our feature article honoring Penn, we asked his fellow AFS drivers to share their memories and experiences of him.

Edwin Masback, JR.

An AFS Driver Through the Decades

The inspiration for this issue is stories of AFSers living the AFS mission by using their knowledge, skills and commitment to create a more just and peaceful world.

Charles Fernley Fawcett

Saluting an AFS Hero

In this issue, feature article “Charles Fernley Fawcett: Saluting an AFS Hero” is about an AFS driver and humanitarian involved in an unprecedented underground rescue of prominent Jewish and anti-Nazi intellectuals in France in 1940-41.

AFS: An Idea, a Leader, and Volunteers

In this issue we feature the idea of volunteerism, one of AFS’s core values, part adventure, part thirst for knowledge, part wanting to share your feelings and thoughts with others, and part being on a mission for understanding and peace among all people.

This issue includes articles about the first AFS Intercultural Programs bus trip, Driver recollections of World War II, and The Petition for a Global Expansion of Educational Youth Programs to promote peace.

Join Arthur Williams and his sons as he retraces his steps as a World War II Driver in the article “Journey Back: An AFS Driver's Memories of France, 1944-45” in this issue.

In this issue AFS Returnee Francisco “Tachi” Cazal (PAR-USA, 74-75) is introduced as the new AFS International President.

In this issue we welcome the newly appointed AFS International President Leslie E. Bains, and also highlight the 2004 World Congress in Fujiyoshida, Japan.

Former AFS International President Paul Shay notes that AFS should remain a place for dialogue and conversation in international affairs in the feature article “AFS: Creating Space For Dialogue.”

This issue highlights the September 2002 Driver Reunion in Baltimore, MD, including a letter commending AFS Drivers from British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

This issue reports on the growth of AFS in China, and includes a story about the interesting journey of the Japanese flag found by Driver James F. Revard during World War II.

AFS Drivers retrace their steps through Europe in this issue, including a meeting with Alice Kern, a Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivor.

This issue includes a recollection by Walter B. Doyle regarding his time in a German hospital during World War II, as well as a report on the 1999 AFS World Congress in Costa Rica.

AFS remembers the past and also looks forward in this issue that includes articles about the Battle of Monte Cassino and an AFS Ambulance Driver’s wedding in the midst of war, as well as revealing the “Vision 2010” regarding the future of the AFS exchange programs.

Former AFS Archivist Lawrence Geller writes about Robert Nourse, a World War I Driver, and who he considers to be the first AFS host family.

This issue highlights the assistance of the AFS Archives in reconnecting an AFS Driver with his former World War II patient, a lieutenant in the Canadian Army, fifty-two years after he was wounded near Florence, Italy.

This issue describes three major projects completed by the AFS Archives, including the Bergen-Belsen Album, the 50th Anniversary Driver Reunion, and an AFS Archives exhibition held at the Princeton University Archives.

TThis special issue was printed in honor of the 50th Anniversary Driver Reunion marking the end of World War II held in Williamsburg, Virginia, and includes a report by AFS Driver Thomas Hale.

Roberto Ruffino and AFS Drivers Bill Cantrall and Walter Brethauer recount a trip to Italy organized by Intercultura, the AFS Partner in Italy, that was jointly sponsored by AFS Travel and the AFS Archives.

This issue reports on the 1993 World Congress in Mürten, Switzerland, and includes a special photographic insert advertising the proposed AFS Driver trip to Italy.

This special issue includes an update on the upcoming AFS Driver trip to Italy, the HR 2967 Bill on Veterans Benefits, and the sale of the East 43rd Street AFS International/AFS-USA headquarters building in New York City to a non-governmental organization from South East Asia.

This issue highlights the “10 Days in England” tour that a group of AFS Drivers and staff took to England in 1992.

The itinerary for the “10 Days in England” tour is included in this issue, and a photographic insert highlights items in the AFS Archives exhibition at the AFS Intercultural Programs headquarters on East 43rd Street in New York City.

This issue highlights the international collaborations of the AFS Archives with the National Museum in the Château de Blérancourt in Picardie, France, and the Imperial War Museum in London, England.

This special letter to AFS Drivers announces the postponement of the proposed trip to the National Museum in the Château de Blérancourt in Picardie, France.

This issue notes the publication of Lawrence D. Geller’s description of the World War I collections described under the scope of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, as well as the receipt of a Florence Gould Foundation grant.

Readers are introduced to the staff of the AFS Archives in this issue, including Archivist Lawrence D. Geller, Project Director William P. Orrick, Assistant Rosemary Pryse, Volunteers Manning Field and William Foley, and Intern Sheryl Nibbs.

This issue describes the purpose and scope of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant awarded to the AFS Archives.

This letter announces the receipt of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, which will be used to identify and describe the World War I collections in the AFS Archives.

In this inaugural issue, the mission and content of the AFS Archives is presented within the context of the AFS community.