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Savannah McCool, a high school sophomore in EAST, interviews Dane Blanchard, a former member of the National Guard, about his military career. They discuss basic training, the impacts of military service, and what civilians should know about being in the...

Charles tells his daughter, Melissa, and grandson, Kyle, about growing up in Virginia, the many cars he owned, and his experience in the Air Corps

Maddie’s life of adventure

Talking with my nana about the entirety of her life.

Jesse'ca Palmer (22) sits down with StoryCorps Facilitator Ian Gonzalez to speak about her experience as a young woman embarking on her military career. Jesse'ca reflects on her reasons for joining the military, the highs and lows of basic training,...

Learning the history of my Grandma’s past

Andrew like to answer in a funny way. Andrew like to answer in a way to be heard.

15 years old

My boyfriend recently returned from basic training for the National Guard and he was finally ready to explain what he went though and why he chose to do it.

Two people talk about school and their relationship as sisters.

Teenage self

Elizabeth is going to touch on memories from California and when she came to Utah. She is going to talk about how much she loves school and why she chose this specific job. I interviewed my college advisor and I...

In this interview, conducted on November 24, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland, Danny Swope (13) interviews his parents colleague and former marine Micheal Williams (49) about his childhood playing basketball, tennis and board games. Mr. Williams shares how important his dad...

Kenan Mujkanovic talks about writing his first book and the second one to come.

Spouses, Haleisha Power (43) and Jeremy Power (48), share a conversation about how Jeremy's U.S. Military service impacted their relationship and family.

In the small town of Freeport, Pennsylvania, Malloree sat down at her kitchen table with her parents, Helen and Will Morrison. The conversation started with Will and Helen talking about their parents and grandparents. Malloree listened as her parents went...

My dad tells the story of how he and my uncle opened a business after moving at a young age

Childhood

Here is some insite on the real lives of the average American mid-twenty year old girls, as we talk about our past and describe our future aspirations.

Hey! My name is Tanner Duvall, and I'm a dual enrollment highschool student. I'm 17 years old. This is a short 30 minute interview I did with my grandpa, Gary Kelly. We go over some topics relating to basic training,...

I asked her several questions while we were eating dinner and it was basically a discussion because my whole family was together. One of the questions was what was the dumbest thing she had ever done and she couldn’t think...

Steve Barilovits is a grad student from North Carolina. He enjoys life, travelling and has good stories about his grandfather and his mother. Steve and I have a strong connection despite being born in 2 different continents and our friendship...

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2017 in Oregon, Callie Lininger(13) interviews her grandpa(67) about his childhood in Lake Oswego. Callies grandpa, Byron talks about his childhood and his family. He shares many important lessons he's learned like to...

My fathers young life and then him growing up to be a hard worker

In this interview with speech coach Kelsey Johnson, we see the world of speech, debate, and student congress. We learn the misconceptions of speech and the benefits to its participants that are widely unknown.