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My father's time as a construction contractor in Afghanistan during the U.S. Afghan war.

Yolanda Lakes (50) sits down with her father, Raymond "Ray" Lakes (72), to ask about his upbringing in Columbus, GA and the world events, as well as personal experiences, that have shaped his current worldview.

I ask my dad about his childhood and growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan. He gives me an insight to what it was like to grow up around the war and how he dealt with it.

Kevin Spradlin explains his life in the military. Though his serving time was shorter than most, it was eventful, memorable, and deserves a huge thanks.

Ranya story of her family coming to America.

Steven lynch wanted to be a professional wrestler but instead he enrolled in the army for six years.

1990 Iraq Desert Storm

Spouses, Melissa Smith (37) and Matt S (39), sit down for a conversation about their relationship, their experiences serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the decisions they had to make in order to start a family together.

We discussed being First Generation Americans and the children of refugees.

Erika Land and Aissatou Sidime-Blanton discuss that PTSD the Erika suffered as part of her U.S. military service as a pharmacy technician and how poetry, and producing her one-woman play (“PTSD and Me/At ease. Not today PTSD.”), has helped her...

Meredith talks with her colleague, Liz, about her journey to her nursing career, starting in a veterinary clinic, the Army, and finally Cal State Fullerton. She and Liz talk about working in Home Health and the challenges, and joys of...

Spouses, David Nadri (57) and Behnaz Sadr (55), share the story of how they left their homes in Iran, moved to Turkey, and later settled in the United States due to religious persecution. They also talk about their daughter, Shadi,...

Hamid Safi (26) and his sponsor, Martha Sparrow [no age given], share a conversation about Hamid's emigration from Afghanistan to the United States, his upbringing in Kunar, Afghanistan, and his hopes both for his future and for the future of...

In this interview Riley Souder interviews Ryan kules. We talk about his childhood, his past and and now. He had a major injury in Iraq which changed his whole life.

A woman coming to the U.S. because of war in her country.

The Gulf War resulted from Iraq’s attempted invasion and occupation of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein wanted to annex Kuwait for its rich oil reserves, for the debt Iraq owed to Kuwait, and merely to show...

We talked about his military experiences. And what it was like to be in the military

I talked with my dad about his time in the army and what it was like

My grandma tells us a little bit of what life was like back in Iraq, how they moved to the United States and how it was like when they moved.

Interviewing my father who has been in the military for 30 years.

What it was like to travel as a kid in a moving home, his experiences in the airforce, and raising kids while working extremely hard for his daughters and wife.

Interviewing my roommate from Iraq about his childhood and experiences growing up

My father, Jared Reneau, describes his experience serving in Iraq as a Sergeant of the USMC

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

Mrs.Joy was kind enough to share her life experiences with me and I am forever grateful. She is a military widow who owns her own daycare. Being a combat veteran myself, I had countless questions because of the many intersections...