Valley City High School Alumni
Valley City, North Dakota (ND)
Warren Olson
Valley City High School
Class of 1961
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WARREN'S PROFILE
| First Name | Warren |
| Last Name | Olson |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1961 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | CO |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Defense Scientist (1962-2002; 41 Years) |
| Favorite School Memory | Attended a prep school while parents were relocating from Valley City to Twin Cities (my father ran the Farmers Union Oil Company). Graduated from West St. Paul Sibley. However, would love to attend a Valley City ...(read more) |
| About Me | Married high school sweetheart. Fathered two delightful daughters -- Christine is an MD; Cindy's an Architect. Earned degrees in Physics, Math, Statistics (MS; UD, 19 74), and Science & Technology (PhD; GMU, 2000). Dissertation dealt with Information Warfare and Counter-terrorism. Served as a Defense Scientist at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Rose through the ranks to Branch Chief and Division Chief in the Armored Systems Div, WSMR, and to Director of Research, TRADOC Systems Analysis Agency at White Sands Missile Range. Then, spent six years in the defense industry (Honeywell Precision Weapons, MPLS) as a Senior Engineer before being called to Washington D.C. to serve in the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA: SECDEF's personal think tank -- a "half-way" house, containing Generals, Admirals, and former and future executive civil servants). Projects took me often to W. Germany and the UK, to Canada, Australia, Korea, and the Middle East. Hosted a defense meeting at Nixon's Western White House during Watergate. Chaired NATO and other international defense working groups and served on the Defense Science Board. Served, worked along side, and played dice at Happy Hours with incredible soldiers and airmen, some of whom fought under Patton or in the Battle of the Bulge, and on Porkchop Hill. One was interviewed by Michener for a book. Another was an RAF fighter pilot in WW II. As he took me to high tea at our ancestral home on England's South Coast, this relative revealed that he was home on leave from Africa, sitting on a hillside overlooking Plymouth Harbor the morning D-Day kicked off and had not a clue... thought it was all a drill. That's Security!! Have lived in 10 states and overseas, and met fascinating people along the way, including Viscount Allenby, Count de la Valdene, the Huxleys, an astronaut, and the man who REALLY fired MacCarthur. Was fortunate to work for a brilliant National Treasure who also became a great mentor. Retired in 2002 to the Colorado Springs area. Spent time at home, or in New Mexico a...(read more) |
Class of 1961 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Erik Fretheim
Class of 1990
Anthonia (toni) Undem
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Shannon Johnson
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Class of 2001
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Recent Class of 1961 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1961 Reunion for Free
5:30 pm
Invited Classes: 1961
Date: Jul 24, 2015
Description: Contact Barb Lang for further information: 1-701-320-4570
VCHS All 80's Class Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jun 15, 2012
Description: Online Registration at: Online Registration at: http://www.vchs88.com/all80s/ or mail a check to: VCHS All 80 Reunion % ...(read more)