Veteran's Reflections:
Ambassador John Gunther Dean
Ambassador John Gunther Dean, a U.S. Army World War
II veteran, came to America in the late 1930s. A native German speaker,
as well as being fluent in English, French and Dutch, was a perfect fit
to work in the office of military intelligence at the infamous R.O. box
1142, a facility housing teams that interviewed prisoners of war. After
World War II, Dean spent 39 years in the US Foreign Service eventually
serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the Khmer Republic (Cambodia),
Denmark, Lebanon, Thailand and India.
On Sept. 13, 2010, Ambassador Dean discusses his
time in service.
Video courtesy of Pentagon
Channel / U.S. Department of Defense
DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Selby
Veteran's Reflections:
