Janice’s Story: The Picture

Janice tells a story about a memorable photograph she took while visiting a village in Liberia, Africa. The story is a snapshot of the Liberian bush in 1972.

Recording – 04-28-2024 18:18:47

Jay’s Dad described his time serving in the army

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My grandpa, David Grebe, is 84 and shared his experience during the 60s and 70s. He talks about his opinions on the Vietnam war, his experiences with the JFK assassination, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Papa Ken’s childhood and life in Vietnam!

My grandfather served in Vietnam starting at age 19. We also talk about his childhood!

Kennedy Miller and Scott Miller talk about his army experience and his career life.

Kennedy Miller(15) and her father Scott Miller(40) talked about Scott's past and what he used to do. We started off talking about his army life and how he was an army truck driver outside of high school. He traveled to...

South Pole goes south

Caroline Veley (15) talks with her mom, Kimberly (53), about her first time traveling to the South Pole with Caroline's dad and an unexpected event that took place there.

The Korean War

Today I will be interviewing my grandpa about his life and war. He will tell what he did and how he lived/coped in Korea.

Minyo Family Interview 11/23/23

Bella Minyo, 16, (granddaughter) and Eleanor Minyo, 82, (grandmother) discussed topics about Eleanor's childhood, teenage years, love life and her life with her children and what she remembers most from her family growing up. Eleanor also shares what she wants...

The Military experience of Ernest Soto-cruz

I had the great opportunity to interview Ernest Soto-Cruz (age 54). Ernest is my father whom I am very proud of. Today we talked about his experience in the military and how it effect it in the long run.

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Grace Burton-Edwards and Laurence Schlesinger

One Small Step conversation partners Rev. Grace Burton-Edwards (56) and Rabbi Laurence "Larry" Schlesinger (72) have a conversation about Israel, religion, and fostering connection between religions.

Steven Styba on his childhood adventures 9/16/2023

I (Elliana Winger, 14) asked my grandfather (Steven Styba, Aka Bompa, 75) 15 main questions with a few follow up questions about what life was like when he was a teenager. As he said the 60s were very different as...

Flying Farmers

Ralph Breding grew up in rural Idaho and, with his family, farmed land that his German grandparents homesteaded in 1912. Ralph’s daughter, Lesa, interviews him about the intersection of farming and flying airplanes beginning with his parents, Gilbert and Gertrude...

Karen Lennon and her Army coed basic training experience

In 1977, Karen enlisted in the U.S. Army and underwent eight weeks of basic training in one of the first coed classes. For the first time, women were expected to meet the same standards as the male students. Karen shares...

cousin Phillips experience

SFC (cousin) Gonzales Phillip interview of his military experience. Deployment to Iraq, and how the challenges he faced. His greatest moments while deployed was brining home all his troops.

Interview With My Grandma

My Grandma (Patricia Kebbekus) and I talk about her time in the army as well as her life as a child and how she met my Grandpa.

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Ronald Britton and Chapin Montague

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

Military Service

Jim Douglas - 75 years old (Grandfather). Max Brown - 16 years old. service in the military.

Maeve Prosser’s Interview with Donald W. Prosser

This interview is about my 84-year-old grandfather’s life in the military and what led up to it. Donald W. Prosser shares stories from being a child during World War II and how that impacted his decision to attend West Point...

Daniel Ireland's stories of traveling the world and immigrating to the U.S.A.

While growing up in New Port, England Daniel Ireland(40) decide at about 8 years old that he wanted to immigrate to the U.S.A, but before that, he wanted to travel the world and complete his college education. In this interview,...

Interview with John Gibb

John Gibb (74) shares stories from his life, from the pros and cons of being a twin to valuable lessons learned from the army.

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Alton Clark Sr. and Jacqueline Davis

Good friends Alton Clark Sr. (81) and Jacqueline Davis (57) discuss Alton's life and the course of his military career, spanning 23 years from 1961 - 1984.

The Importance of Exploring the World

I was lucky enough to interview Charlie about his many days spent traveling around the world. He talks about important lessons he learned and some of his favorite memories that he still holds close to his heart to this day....

Mariel Day and her father, Timothy Day, talks about some of the interesting adventures her father has had throughout his life.

Mariel Day (18) talks with his father, Timothy Day (67) about his hitchhiking adventures around Europe and snippets about his experience in the navy.