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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...

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.

Interviewing my Mawmaw Gloria Boudreaux (age 75) my age-17. We spoke about her childhood, the schooling she went through and her experiences at school in contrast to present day schooling. We also spoke of family traditions such as Cookie Sunday...

I interviewed my big sister and asked her questions about our family and life.

Gary Schmidt (68) is interviewed by Matthew Schulze (15) about his life and travel around the world. Gary speaks about his life and how he was impacted by the freedom he was given. He also embraces his son and what...

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...

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...

A shared life of love, laughter, and happiness

Brett and I mainly discussed about his childhood, his goals in life, and a few other minor topics.

My grandpa and I talked about his experience of being a part of the 513th Military Intelligence Group during the Cold War and what his role was.

My dad talked about his experiences with West Point, fighting in Germany, Iraq, and what he has taken away from this.

In this recording my father talked about his experience in the Romanian Revolution and his experiences in the military and immigration to Italy.

In this interview Maggie Tritremmel spoke with her Opa, Herb Tritremmel and what his life was like growing up, in school, and in the military service in Germany.

Military Life

My mother, Linda, and I discussed her up upbringing in Berlin for the majority of the time. We also covered her family’s history and the effect of it.

I talked to my Aunt Lorrie about her childhood, family, and travels for #TheGreatListen2018

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

My mother, Josephine Castelli, who was born in Italy speaks about her journey to the United States. She tells her story about learning English while going to school. She tells about her job as a makeup artist and hairdresser, and...

Spouses John Spencer (70) and Chiq Teresa Edwards Spencer (70) discuss John being drafted to the Vietnam War, basic training, and his travels across the world.

We talked about how my Dad served in the military and his point of view about the military and serving in the Gulf war

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!