World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn - Multimedia Gallery

Ambassador Quinn Family Photos

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sat, 06 Dec 1969 00:00:00 +0000

These photos come from various stages during Ambassador Quinn's life, including with his mother and father, George and Marie Quinn, his two sisters, Pat and Kathy, and then with his wife Le Son and their three children, Davin, Shandon and Kelly. There are scenes from the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian Pyramids, the Ambassador's Residence in Cambodia, and their home in Vienna, Austria.

District Senior Advisor in Duc Ton Vietnam in 1970

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Mon, 04 May 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Even though he was a civilian Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Quinn was appointed the head of the Duc Ton District US Army Advisory Team in Sa Dec Province of the Mekong Delta in 1970. Replacing an Army Major, Ambassador Quinn commanded the US team and participated in numerous military operations, including helicopter combat missions. For this service, he would be awarded the US Army Air Medal, the only civilian in Vietnam to ever receive that decoration. At his farewell party, his fellow Vietnamese and American officers all joined in an impromptu swim, reflecting the camaraderie that had been established by their being in combat together.

IPTV Cambodia Experience with Gov. Robert D. Ray & Amb. Quinn

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sun, 30 Sep 1979 01:34:00 +0000

Khmer Rouge Victims at Sa Kaeo

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Mon, 05 Nov 1979 00:00:00 +0000

In November 1979, Ambassador Quinn, while on the staff of Iowa Governor Robert Ray, traveled with a delegation of US Governors to Thailand in order to visit refugee camps. Unexpectedly, they were rushed to an area in Thailand along the Cambodian border known as Sa Kaeo. There they encountered over 30,000 suffering victims of the Khmer Rouge who were dying at the rate of 50 to 100 per day. They also were exposed to various irregular military forces along that border. When Governor and Mrs. Ray and Ambassador Quinn returned to Iowa, the Governor with Ambassador Quinn's collaboration created the Iowa SHARES program that raised the equivalent of $2 million to rush food and medicine to assist the suffering Cambodian victims of genocide.

1980's Memorial Day Ceremonies

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sun, 25 May 1980 01:00:00 +0000

Amb. Quinn Interview on U.S. Bases

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Wed, 30 Jul 1980 01:00:00 +0000

Amb. Quinn Stops Man from Egging John Anderson

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Tue, 05 Aug 1980 01:00:00 +0000

Midwestern Governor's Conference Highlights on IPBN

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Mon, 26 Jul 1982 01:00:00 +0000

Midwestern Governor's Conference Special on News 5

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Mon, 26 Jul 1982 01:00:00 +0000

Amb. Quinn's Trip to Subic

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sat, 30 Jul 1983 01:00:00 +0000

Amb. Quinn Given Award for Distinguished Civilian Service

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Fri, 02 Sep 1983 01:00:00 +0000

The Distinguished Service Award

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sat, 17 Sep 1983 00:00:00 +0000

In September 1983, US Air Force General (and Iowa native) Richard Lawson traveled with former Iowa Governor Robert Ray to Vienna, Austria to present to Ambassador Quinn the Defense Department Distinguished Service Award. Ambassador Quinn's two sons--Davin and Shandon--were with him. Mrs. Quinn was in the hospital having just given birth to their daughter Kelly, whose name was first revealed by Ambassador Quinn at this ceremony. Ambassador Quinn received the award for his exceptional leadership over a 4-year period in reforming and enhancing the Iowa National Guard, while serving as a member of Governor Ray's staff in Des Moines.