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Majorie Works (65) shares with her conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) stories from her over 20 years of experience in the U.S Air Force.

Spouses Pamela Bergmann (71) and John Duffy (69) discuss John's childhood, military service, ski patrol experience, and life after the military.

Father, Joseph Nix (70), mother, Margaret Nix (68) have a conversation with their son, Ronald Nix (46), about Joseph's career in the Airforce and the various places across the United States they have had to live in.

Hillary Barton (38) interviews her great-uncle, Noel Nellis (87), about his childhood, career, family, church, and the lessons that he has learned throughout his life.

Charles “Chuck” Joseph Horak III (58) has a conversation with his father, Charles “Charlie” Joseph Horak Jr. (83), about their family tree and their family’s connections to El Paso and West Texas. They also talk about Charlie’s memories of the...

Ivan Hodes (40) speaks with his conversation partner Tamekia Jackson (37) about his childhood, West Point education, commissioning as an officer, deployment to Iraq, refusing an unethical order, and remembers Thomas Martin, a classmate who was killed during his military...

Cynthia Phelps (37) speaks with her husband, James Phelps (43), about her life in Anchorage and experience as a military wife.

Edward "Ed" Strabel (78) is interviewed by his wife, Glynn Strabel (71), particularly surrounding his service in the Vietnam War.

Charita Harmon (66) interviews her uncle Herman Boyd (82) about his service in this military, his experience as an African American man in the military, and what advice he would share with younger members in his family who are considering...

Linda Carroll (no age given) asks her father Phil Carroll (73) about his time fighting overseas in the 1960s, as well as his transition out of the military and moving to Alaska. Phil also shares the story of how he...

Daryl Bowen (76) recounts his personal and family history to his daughter, Lorelei Sterling (49).

Friends David Little (62) and Kevin Ryan (49) talk about Kevin's experience in the military and remember David's father and grandfather, who both served in the military.

Tiffany Jenkinks (31) interviews her colleague Benjamin Ortiz Sr. (76) about his family background and his military service in the Air Force.

Friends Michael Kerr (77) and John Maltas [no age given] discuss their service during the Vietnam War. Mike talks about being a door gunner in Vietnam and his becoming a Quaker afterward.

Spouses Harry DeBruhl Jr. (68) and Melinda DeBruhl (68) discuss Harry's service and time as an air force pilot.

John Sroufe (74) speaks with his wife, Diane DiSanto (74), about his time as a photographer in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. John expresses his moral qualms about serving in the military, recalls his initial resistance to...

Kenneth "Ken" Burtness (79) sits down with new friend and interviewer Isabella Gonzalez (25) to talk about his service in the military, working with Vietnam veterans, and how an assignment to Alaska changed the course of his life.

Sarah Deutschmann (43) talks to her parents, Jane Deutschmann [no age given] and Leonard Deutschmann (73), about their experience as a military couple.

U.S. military veteran Dawn Bundick (no age given) speaks with her new friend and StoryCorps Facilitator Tamekia Jackson (36) about her career with the U.S. Navy and her vocation as a public servant.

Susan Metcalf (69) interviews her friend, Erin Lord (26), about her time in the U.S. Air Force.

Spouses Judy Helm Wright (78) and Dwain Wright (83) reflect on their 58 years of marriage and answer questions prepared by their children and grandchildren.

Brian Brubaker (52) talks to his grandmother Helen Corrigan (98) about their family's legacy of military service. Together, they remember Brian's grandfather and reflect on their relationship with each other.

Spouses, Ronald McKee (75) and Carol Wolfe (72), recount the history of Ronald's military service and his time in the Vietnam War.

Spouses Scott Nelson (55) and Kristie Nelson (47) discuss his time in the Air Force. Scott started as an Air Force musician and later became an air communications specialist.

Spouses Susan Means (63) and Phillip Means (63) remember their early life and Phillip's enlistment and deployments, and they reflect together on the joys and challenges of their military connection as individuals and as a couple.