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...

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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...

APUSH Final #2

Me and my grandfather discussed his life growing up, along with my dad as a child. Talking about university, marriage, divorce and lifestyle

Peggy Stelpflug, USAF wife, Chaumont, France, 1955-1958

Peggy, age 90, tells stories of getting married in France, and early marriage with Bill Stelpflug, USAF pilot.

interview with mom (florence catania)

My mom and I talked mostly about her childhood and what her life was like since she lived in France and England. I also learned a lot about my grandparents and what their life was like.