Ghana Session: Ghana’s Military History with special guests Ken Hagemann and Claude A. Jones

Just recently, Oiada’s Student Ambassadors created a presentation for Mr. David Wronko’s Dream Scholars at Asbury Park High School on Ghana’s military history.

Joining this session were two special guests, Ken Hagemann, State Adjutant Quartermaster, Department of New Jersey, and Claude A. Jones, Sr. Vice Commander, Harold Daley VFW Post 1333.

Ghana’s military history

The Ambassadors had a huge presentation that went into the history, evolution, and culture of the country’s military.

For instance, some of the presentation dealt with how the Armed Forces in Ghana were created in the year 1957. The Chief of Defense was Stephen Otu who was picked for that position in September of 1961. Prime Minister, Kwame Nkrumah was responsible for establishing a strong military in Ghana. For instance, he established the Ghanaian Air Force.

Women in the Ghana’s military

Another interesting part of their presentation was about the history of women in Ghana’s military. According to their presentation, women in the military came a long way. For instance, women became Brigadier General and officers in the Ghana Air Force.

Questions

After their presentation, veterans Ken Hagemann and Claude A. Jones, spoke about their service in the military and answered numerous questions from Oiada’s Ambassadors.