Scott Phair, left, and Karen Laverty laugh together as they talk about their upcoming trip to Micronesia for the Peace Corps during an interview on Thursday in their Manchester home.

Scott Phair, left, and Karen Laverty talk about their upcoming trip to Micronesia for the Peace Corps during an interview on Thursday in their Manchester home.

Scott Phair with Abdul, a man who served as a cook while Phair was in Afghanistan in 1974-75.

When he was 23, Scott Phair used this identification while traveling to Afghanistan as a member of the Peace Corps in 1974-75.

Scott Phair and fellow Peace Corps volunteer John Bliss while they served in Afghanistan in the 1970s.