Kimberley Mondonedo and Samuel Mondonedo
Recorded
April 28, 2023
Archived
April 28, 2023
43:35 minutes
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Id:
ddv002436
Description
Samuel Max Mondonedo (28) asks his mother, Kimberley Mondonedo (58), about her long career in the military, childhood, and meeting his father. Samuel also shares what it was like to be a child of military parents.Subject Log / Time Code
Kimberley Mondonedo (K) describes where she grew up in Maine. She would shoot cans at the dump with her dad and began jogging for fun. Both influenced her experience in the military.
K shares the most important things she's learned in her military experience. Persistence, positivity.
K talks about why she joined the military. Scored highly in the recruitment exam, needed financial help to go to college.
Samuel "Max" Mondonedo (M) asks K about basic training. She did well because she could shoot and run, and she would volunteer for everything. Her favorite part was making friends.
K shares story of how men and women were not allowed to look at each other during training.
M and K share where they have both been deployed.
M shares what it was like to be a military kid. Felt a lot of pride for what his parents did and moving every 2 years was fun and challenging. Shares stories of playing baseball in Japan, international school in Madrid, etc.
K shares story of meeting her husband/ M's dad at a happy hour in Portland, Maine.
Participants
- Kimberley Mondonedo
- Samuel Mondonedo