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Friends Todd Parnell (74) and James Leon Combs (87) share memories about their childhood and upbringing between 1940s and 1950s. They also talk about their friendship, books, and experiences in The Ozarks, Missouri.

We talked about our immediate family and also so of our extended family. Basically just me asking him what I couldn’t growing up.

Me, and my father Paul, talked about various topics such as our past memories and adventures, as well as both of our difficulties and successes in life.

We talked about how she feels about politics and her first time voting, what my dad was like, and her childhood memories.

We talked a lot about what happens when my grandma was younger. All the people that influenced her and how she fell in love.

I discussed my mother's life.

My dad's name is John DeLury Jr. He flew two tours in Vietnam. Recently I had the chance to sit down and interview him about his experience and his decision back in the 1960's to enlist (he wasn't drafted; he...