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[Recorded: Friday, September 15, 2023] Jacob Saul (19) from Bristow, VA, and Kate-Lin Ly (19) from Northern Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Jacob shares how...

Jay Ramirez: 2023-11-27 03:10:48 Gabriel Hudson (34 years old) speaks to his daughter Jay Ramirez (16) about his life growing up as a military kid and what inspired him to also join the military. Hudson reminisces on the story of...

Bob (93) shares with his son Robert some of the highlights of his life. His first job was at a fledling TV Station (NBC) in NY. He spent his entire 40 yr career there w/ a short stint in the...

I followed military veterans from Connecticut on their Honor Flight to the capitol and followed them as they visited the war memorials and reminisced about those conflicts, their involvement in them and their lost friends

Sophia Rike (17) interviews her uncle, Tedd Wheeler (59) about his life growing up in central Pennsylvania and his various ventures through the US Military. They discuss his travels all around the world & certain projects he was a part...

James discussed his upbringing in a loving family and faith. His mom being a beacon of love and support. He also discussed his mom's cancer diagnosis. He discussed the sacred encounter he had with his mom, a conversation that changed...

[Recorded Tuesday, April 4th, 2023] Tera (32) and Kayla (19) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Tera has a background in campaigning and advocacy and teaches high school History and ESL in Charlottesville. Kayla is a second...

Desiree Jarrard (36) talks with her cousin Paul Newland (39) about his military experience and how it affects his life currently.

[Recorded: December 7, 2022] Maxwell Penders (20) and Maria Terry (42) sit down for a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Max is an undergraduate student at UVA studying computer engineering, with a deep interest in politics and government...

This interview is of my grandfather going into depth about his time serving in the military and other questions that tie into that topic.

In this interview, conducted in November 2022 in Tucson, Arizona, Amalia Matchett (16) interviews her closest confidant and mother Heather Matchett (50) about her childhood growing up in New York and her search for answers about their family heritage. Ms....

the story of Keith happels life in the work force and the military as well as where he believes he is in life now

[Recorded: September 23, 2022] Emily (20) and Dennis (76) record a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Emily is a second-year student at the University of Virginia and shares a passion for issues of food insecurity and homelessness. Dennis...

Brian Scott-Smith talks with Gold Star Mother, Helen Keiser-Pedersen at her home in Connecticut, about her late son Andrew, who died in Afghanistan while on military service and America's fading memory about Gold Star Families and what that means.

Dr. Jared Broddrick is a systems biologist who is passionate about solar system exploration and NASA’s Human Research Program. Broddrick participated in the Human Exploration Research Analog where he lived in a 600-square-foot box with three other researchers for 45...

[Recorded Tuesday, April 12, 2022] Megan Kosefeski(20)and Gregory Mckinney(62) recorded a conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Parsing through the One Small Step Questions, Megan and Gregory agreed and disagreed on the state of our politicized world, abortion legislation, and the role...

Maggie Spadafora: 2022-04-26 12:10:37 Maggie Spadafora (19) talks with her father, John Spadafora (51) about the struggles of dealing with mental health in the military.

This is an interview between myself, Taylor Mahan, and my NJROTC Commander James Davis. In this interview we discuss Commander Davis' career in the military and then transitioning into civilian life as well as important people in his life that...

[Recorded Monday, February 21, 2022] Karen (58) and Amy (62) recorded a One Small Step conversation together in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discussed motherhood, military service, health, and media literacy.

Recorded Thursday, February 17, 2022 Paddy and Jay recorded a virtual One Small Step conversation together in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discuss their experiences witnessing racism, their lives growing up and how their experiences have shaped their views today.

[Recorded: Friday, November 19th, 2021] Bob Pearson (70) and Carlos Rodriguez (20) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Bob is an Air Force veteran and Carlos is a second-year student at UVA. Bob grew up in a...

Diana Thomas-Gonzalez: Nov/19/2021. Diana (16) interviews her adopted grandpa David Grimm (60+) about growing up, religion, the military, and family.

Patrick Herrick talks about his childhood, his time in the air force, and about his family.

Wesley Leftwich (82) talks with his grandson, Conner Leftwich (14) about his tour overseas in Vietnam.

The person I interviewed is my mom, her name is Jaema Puentes. She joined the Air Force in 1999, after her senior year in highschool, and left in 2007. She is 40 now and said she really enjoyed going into...