Episode 13: The Chronicles of Oleksandr Kalinin

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Recorded11 Jan 2021

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The Shadows Podcast, Episode 13 The Chronicles of Oleksandr Kalinin is now available at https://www.theshadowspodcast.com/ Oleksandr talks about growing up in Ukraine. He discusses the impact the 2008 recession had on his family, the process behind the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, aka “the green card lottery”, moving from Ukraine to the United States, adjusting to the move as a freshman in high school, joining the military, getting his United States citizenship, and his current job as a professional military education instructor in the United States Air Force. Oleksandr also shares another remarkable story about his brother and his journey into the Air Force. You can read more about Oleksandr and his story at Luke Airman’s story is one for the big screens > Luke Air Force Base > Article Display (af.mil) If you haven’t already done so, head over to our Facebook page and give us a “Like” Follow us on Instagram (@the_shadows_podcast) for additional content.

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