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Kurt Kendro [no age given] and friend Antonio Williams [no age given] exchange memories from their military service and their involvement in training Special Olympic athletes in Hawaii.

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

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...

Elaine Oakley Caine (68) interviews her husband Bruce "Woody" Caine (76) about his career in the military, his time deployed in Germany and Vietnam, and his different careers after the military.

Tara (34) and Amanda Hughey (26) interview their grandparents, William(87) and Jean L. Hughey (85), about growing up during the depression, memories of World War II, their courtship and marriage, and favorite life memories.

Scott Gomer (60) talks with his wife, Maria Gomer (56), about life as an Air Force family. Topics include the frequent moves, spending time apart during assignments, and the sense of community the military provides.

American Legion colleagues Bob Miller (63) and Troy Hibbard (39), as well as conversation partner Chris Brookes (74), share stories of the Lake Geneva veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War, including of a local...

Mary Hammond (64) and her husband, Kevin Kuroda (63), reminisce about the time they flew to France to retrieve Kevin's late Uncle Robert's class ring which would have them build a family bond with a stranger and retrace Robert's military...

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

Jody Harper (59) interviews her friend George Allen Haas (60) about his family history, specifically their military experiences during the Second World War.

Michaela Shafer (68) interviews her husband Gary Shafer [no age given] about his time in the Air Force, what is was like serving during Hurricane Katrina, and what he would like his children to know about his time in the...

David Robert Englert (53) talks to his son, Logan Englert (18), about his service in the military and his five deployments. Logan shares reflections on being raised in a military family and traveling.

Paul Baresel (69) tells his son Mat Robedee (38) about his father's service as a sniper in World War II. Paul and Mat reflect on Paul's father's story of encountering and sheltering a young woman who had been tortured by...

Brittany Hancock (31) interviews her grandfather, Tad Hancock (82), about his childhood, his experience serving in the U.S. Navy, his career as an electrical foreman, their family's farm, and the advice that he'd like to pass on to future generations...

David Moore (95) shares his stories from serving in World War II with his son Robert "Bob" Moore (62) and his daughter-in-law Sylvia Moore (60).

Melanie Hellesen (48) shares her experiences as a military spouse and nurse with conversation partner Hazel Diaz (35).

Michael Denise Richardson (72) interviews his brother Kenneth Joseph Fields (71) about his service in the Air Force and what it was like living abroad in Europe.

Heidi Tobin (68) and her partner Edward "Chip" Ordman (79) talk about Heidi's 37 years in Germany, the couple's previous marriages, and their travels around the world.

Carma Clark (51) speaks with her wife, Heather Weiner (52), about enlisting in the Army to further her dreams of becoming a police officer. She tells a story about falling in love with a Sergeant, being outed, and being forced...

Brothers Ron Seybold (64) and Robert "Bob" Seybold (62) talk about their peace-time military service.

Michelle Sefter Hockersmith (58) interviews her dad James Sefter (80) about his time traveling with the Navy.

Fellow legionaires, post commander Troy Hibbard (39) and post adjutant Bob Miller (64), highlight the service records of Lake Geneva veterans and discuss the formation of the American Legion and Grand Army of the Republic community organizations in Lake Geneva.

Charita Harmon (66) interviews her uncle Herman Boyd (82) about his service in this military, his experience as an African American man in the military, and what advice he would share with younger members in his family who are considering...

Kayla Hafidi (33) interviews her father, Jerome Smith (73), about his life, focusing on his time growing up in a segregated Atlanta and his time in the military as a member of the Army Security Agency.

Mother and son Dianne Bitzes (61) and Ian Bitzes (24), discuss what Military service means to them, even through hardships that arise from being a Military family.