Henry J. Balderrama and Noah Balderrama talking about life during the Vietnam War.

On April 30th, 2021, my grandfather (70) and I (21) discussed his youth growing up in Arizona and making his way to California. My grandfather was not as lucky as some children and was in the foster care system for...

Earl Smith’s Life Story

This interview is about my grandpa Earl Smith, and his life. We talked about his growing up in Boonsboro, Maryland; his military career and his years as a teacher. Along with his personal life as a father, husband, and grandfather.

Interview with John Wilkirson (Vietnam Veteran)

Julia Oliveira is a Freshman at Berry College. Hannah Cunningham is her roommate from Arizona. John Wilkirson is Hannah’s grandfather, a Vietnam Veteran. Around minute 26, John tells a very emotional and touching story while he was in Vietnam. God...

The life of John Galindo

We start out with the childhood of my grandfather John Galindo. He lived his first 8 years with his grandmother in Arizona until she died of cancer. After that he lived with his mother until the age of 15 when...

My grandmother

My grandmother was originally a resident of chihuahua,Mexico. She later came to the United States to pursue her school work.