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A interview with my grandpa about his time in the military.

Born one of seven in World War Two Germany, Emil (Mike) Kropf speaks about his life—his experience coming to America, being drafted in the U.S. army, meeting the love of his life on a train and coming back to raise...

Bob Carstensen (94) shares a conversation with his daughter Robin Randel (68) and grandson Shane Randel (48), about his memories with his family, his experiences in World War II and The Great Depression, and his relationship with his grandchildren and...

Alexia Berry (18), John Metz (50) adoptive father, early childhood 80s to 90s military family.

Boris talks about his life in the Soviet Union and his experiences with the people aroun him. Boris contrasts his life in America to his life in Russia and why he believes the world is changing for the better.

Here i interview my grandmother, as her granddaughter i ask her a set of 15 questions and she tells me about herself and how she grew to be the women she is today.

My name is Titi. I am an exchange student from Hungary and I had a talk to my American host mom about her military years, her life and my exchange.

This interview focuses on Operation Support Hope. It additionally attempts to describe the experience of an enlisted Airfoce member from 1985-2015.

My name is Ozan Kara and I am a 17 years old cultural exchange student from Turkey. As an high school student in Bloomington, Indiana, I have had the chance to know a wonderful person, Vanessa Domizlaff, my German teacher...

Memories of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, his POW experience in WWII, and, throughout a love of family

Beatrice Peterson recalls her experiences traveling with the American military during the midst of the Cold War to locations like Vietnam, Cambodia, Germany, and Romania while being interviewed by her granddaughter, Maddy Shearer on May 14th, 2022. She details how...

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...

Dave Greene served as a Military Intelligence officer in the Army after receiving a direct commission. Here, he shares the story of his career and some of the memorable people he met along the way.

During my interview with pap, we talked about his childhood growing up on the farm. We also touched on his life in the military, how he met his wife, his career, and raising his kids.

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...

In this interview , Richard tells his story about his life and his family. Richard also discussed how he spent his time on the Military. Overall, Richard talks about his life while being in the military.

This interview was conducted with my mother, Vanessa Steckel, in which I asked her about her childhood, work life, and about me. This interview was heartfelt and it told me more about my mother that I may not have known...

Memories of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, his POW experience in WWII, and, throughout a love of family

In this interview, we talked about family, life experiences and lessons learned throughout life.

Talking to my grandad about his time on a military base in Germany.

About the process of marriage and proposal. How Arzoo looked back at her High school years and life growing up.

Interview of “Twink” Starr - Beloved, oldest YMCA Camp Willson Alum ( 96 ). Dedicated in honor of Twink’s Civic Leadership and the life of Chris Bradley.

This interview was conducted on January 7, 2018 via Skype. Cecilia Cain from Niskayuna, NY interviews her father, Gerry Cain, in Norfolk, VA. Gerry talks about what it was like growing up with a chronic illness in an African American...

My father was a mechanic. He also traveled to Germany, Italy and got to see new places.

Over Thanksgiving Break I was able to interview my grandma and hear about her childhood and about her time living in Germany while my grandfather was stationed there. I’m very grateful to be able to hear these stories!