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An interview with my 72 year old grandfather. He is a Captain US Army Retired. This is his Vietnam Story

Chat with Dad about his years in Vietnam and family.

Interview with Dave Milliken about his memories of the Vietnam War.

American history

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Oklahoma (Aimee) and San Antonio (Grandpa) Aimee Barclay interviews her Grandpa Robert E. Barclay. Grandpa Barclay shares stories about his life as a kid and his time in the military. He talks...

What civilian life and military life was like in the 50’s

My mother, Dana (Binh) Le talks about her experiences growing up in postwar Vietnam and how her mother provided for her family of 9 to get by while my grandfather was put away in reeducation camp, and later escaped from...

Over Thanksgiving break, I interviewed my grandpa about his experiences serving in Vietnam.

My grandpa was a single dad during the Vietnam war, i asked him about his thought on the war, and how it affected his life.

Mrs.Joy was kind enough to share her life experiences with me and I am forever grateful. She is a military widow who owns her own daycare. Being a combat veteran myself, I had countless questions because of the many intersections...

Ismael was born in Syria in 1957 and had to immigrate to the United States at the age of 21 because he was wanted by the goverment.

My mom is a strong and independent woman.

A fathers life experience escaping from war and finding himself in two of the most populated american cities

Asking my dad questions about his life.

My name is Caren, and I met Aladji in Atlanta, Georgia this November 2022. I quickly realized that he has a very very interesting life that I thought would be perfect for StoryCorps. Aladji is from Senegal, and he’s been...

David Sylvester (my grandpa is in his seventies and reflects on his formative high school and college years. He discusses when he marries his wife (my grandma), and his experiences throughout high school and college. The Vietnam War and the...

Curtis Kukal interviews his grandfather Curt Brannan about his time in Vietnam as a Navy chaplain. Curt was stationed with the first bn 3 mr USMC.

In this interview I talked about what his life was like growing up.

My grandpa’s life was very hard in Taiwan and moving to America. It was also hard making money, and he did not have a lot.

My grandmothers stories from when she was little and the experiences she had gone through and learned lessons about.

The story of Jack Thomas Jr.

Rex speaks about his childhood and joining the military, serving in Vietnam, and a teacher’s life back home.

I interviewed my grandpa, Bill Papierniak, about his experience being drafted into the Vietnam War and how it impacted him.

My interview was over FaceTime I asked my grandpa about his experience in the Vietnam war he talked about how it affected his life going into it and after it he said that it didn’t have much of a big...

Yolanda Lakes (50) sits down with her father, Raymond "Ray" Lakes (72), to ask about his upbringing in Columbus, GA and the world events, as well as personal experiences, that have shaped his current worldview.