"The Air Force was like any other job."

Bernie Tackett is an Air Force Nurse veteran in 1968, she decided to go into the Air Force because her parents could not afford for college. She grew up on a dairy farm in Malmo, Minnesota. Also, she volunteered to...

Josh Higginson interviewing his grandma and grandpa

I interview mostly my grandpa with help from my mom and grandma. We talk about where he grew up, his time in the air Force, meeting my grandma, and moving to America.

Interview with my Grandpa: West Virginia to Seattle

My grandpa’s time as a military police officer and his migration to Seattle

Maya Fuentes and her father talk about past life and religion and spirituality

In this interview, conducted on November 24, 2018 in Chicago, illinois, Maya Fuentes (16) interviews her father Oscar fuentes (53) about his past life when he was in highschool. Oscar shares stories about his memorable events in highschool when he...

Our veteran, Mr. Frank Prevett’s interview by Dolly Patel.

An interview of a veteran who gave his service in the U.S. Air Force.

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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...

Jordan Hall interviews his great grandfather Bill Skinner, who is currently on hospice.

Throughout the interview many questions are asked to my grandfather. We discussed what he is most grateful for. We talked about his time in the air force and how it affected his life. He explained to me what he wishes...

Interviewing My Grandpa:)

Me and my grandpa had a detailed discussion about his early life, life in pennsylvania, and his military life.

Grandpa DiSano’s Military Service

We talked about my Grandpa's early life and military service both in Guam and Germany.

2022 Oral History Project

My grandfather tells me a little about what the past couple decades were like!

Katherine and Gordon discuss how he came to California on his journey with the Air Force.

Gordon tells his granddaughter, Katherine, how he came to California. After a trip to Havana in college, extra clearance was required for his admission to the Air Force due to Fidel Castro's government in Cuba at the time. With the...

interview with amar kosaraju

my uncle told me abput his life as a child, growing up, and being an Indian in the Airforce

Vietnam war Veteran

My Grandpa is a veteran who served in the Vietnam war. He was in in the air force reserves and this is his story.

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Ty Harris and Kaylea Harris

Ty Harris (50) speaks with his daughter Kaylea Harris (19) about how his career in the Air Force shaped his family, explains the political context of the Iraq War, and remembers some of the people he met while there. Ty...

Grandpa’s, Grenades, and God

Christmas is a day not only for unwrapping presents and eating candy canes. It’s also a time of family, and love. So on December 25, 2019, 14-year-old Beija Sayeed sat down with her great grandfather Alfonzo Jackson to talk about...

Caroline Wetz and her Grandmother Gitti Wetz talk about immigrating to the US and moving with the Air Force.

In this interview, conducted May 2022 virtually in Corpus Christi Texas and Lowell Ohio, Caroline Wetz (15) interviews her grandmother Gitti Wetz (77) about her experiences immigrating to the US from Germany and living in different places with her husband...

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Peggy Johnson and Pattie Speer

One Small Step partners Peggy Johnson (74) and Pattie Speer (68) discuss the people and events that shaped their political and religious beliefs.

Vietnam war pt. 1

My grandfathers perspective of the Vietnam war while working for the Air Force

Where Have all my Good Men Gone?

“You never know when it’s going to be the last time you see somebody, life is so uncertain” In this interview, we hear Mighty Behrendt interviewing her grandmother, Sharon Hemmer Ruotola in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 28th,2019. Sharon was...