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Marco joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. Right before he was supposed to head home, he was called in to invade Kuwait.

Grandma Bonnie told me about her life growing up and the hardships of WWII. She also told me about meeting my Grandfather and how they moved around. She had a great attitude about school, work, and moving.

At age 91, Pete McRitchie talks about growing up in Macedonia, OH, his family, his Marine Corps service, and his employment in construction and as the Macedonia police chief. He also shares some philosophies of life.

Jack discusses his military career.

We discussed his military service and his time deployed.

Michael Preston, a Marine corps veteran tells us about his life in and out of the service and being a mechanic in the Marines.

This interview, recorded in November 2017 in Flint, Michigan, Jasiri Kemp (15) and his grandmother, Belinda Kemp(60), talks about childhood life, work, and family all growing up in Flint. Ms. Kemp tells stories of her son, my father, as a...

We talked about some important things in his life, and I was interested in the changes and continuities of his time versus mine. We talked about my father, the military, his wife, his parents, his childhood.

I, Luis Barrantes, interview my step-father about his career choices and voting beliefs. We discussed his past and current careers. Then, dove into his dream careers and why. We discussed my step-fathers’ father and his career when he moved to...

"I was able to stay safe for a little while...but not long." Persistent and determined are adjectives too timid still to describe Marti Randall. After serving in the Marine Corps in the mid-1970's, she moved to Saugerties where she trained...