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Doug Martin (42) shares with his conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) his memories from childhood in New Jersey, his career in the Navy as a Torpedoman, and his ten years of sobriety.

Allison Leigh Cleveland (61) tells her colleague Angela Meyers (42) about her experiences in the army during the Cold War doing military intelligence and guard duty in Germany. She also describes witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall on her...

Adam Hoffhines (42) talks with his grandparents Laverne Shaw (85) and Ralph Shaw (87) about their childhood experiences in rural Oklahoma, California, and Kansas. They also discuss living through World War II and differences in parenting styles through the years.

One Small Step conversation partners Steven Doles (69) and Jay Ailworth (71) explore each of their different lived experiences. They find commonalities in their military experience as Vietnam veterans, their troubles with far-right conservatives, and discuss how race has impacted...

Angela Meyers (42) interviews Philip Aggen (73) about growing up and joining the Air Force ahead of the draft during the Vietnam War.

Susan Slavish (80) shares with her conversation partner Franchesca Peña (26) her experience as a Second Lieutenant, VA nurse, mother, and Infection Control Coordinator.

John McCarthy Jr. (78) discusses with wife, Leigh McCarthy (79), serving in the war in Vietnam and how their relationship first formed and grew.

One Small Step partners Beth Cheatham (66) and Jo Anne Wright (66) talk about their relationships with their parents, their experiences of desegregation, and about how politics are discussed in the news and social media.

Andrew Agustin (19) sits down to have a chat with his dad, Roy-Alan Agustin (55), about his long career in the Air Force.

Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews her friend Roger Strege (82) about his childhood, his military service, and his time overseas.