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Friends Donna Sumption (58) and Andrea Muto (55) talk about Donna's Army service, her capstone mission in Saudi Arabia, and her decision to leave the military.

Blake Curtis (74) and Ryan Wing (39), uncle and nephew respectively, talk about their road to the military and the experiences and lessons learned from service.

Richard Phillips (47) interviews his father, Don Phillips (47) about Don's time in the Army, his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the effect it had on their family.

Mouna Abdelhamid (55) speaks with her daughter Jumana Ibrahim (20) about her childhood, their family, and the Palestinian diaspora.

Marcia Franklin (60) interviews friend and veteran Ellie Kennedy (65) about her experiences during the Gulf War. They also talk about life after the war, athleticism, and Gulf War Syndrome.

Philip Hanson (36) tells Stephanie Jackson (34) about his time in the Army and the National Guard, including his deployment to Iraq.

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.

Janet Radtke (77) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator, Lea Zikmund (23), about joining the Air Force Reserves in her 40s, as well as, her subsequent deployment to Kuwait in 1991.

Said Mousa (67) tells his friend Alta Schwartz (54) about coming to the United States and running his own restaurant.

Sandy Althomsons, 39, interviews father Philip Althomsons, 75, about how he came to live in the United States.

Shirley (56) talks to her son Justin (20) about his time in the military working as a vet technician.

Daniel (29) talks to his wife Christina (28) about his time in the service and being away from each other during his deployment.

Allison Arwady (44) tells her friend and colleague Isaac Ghinai (32) about her career with the CDC and her current role as the Public Health Commissioner for the City of Chicago.

Spouses Leslie Carroll (60) and Michael Carroll (61) discuss their experience as dual military spouses, their respective careers in the military, and their experiences during the Gulf War.

Judy Yolanda Espinoza Betancourt (50) speaks about her career in the military as a woman warrior with new friend and conversation partner Brenda Ford (50).

Zachary Johnson (39) has a conversation with his mom, Sheila Zachariah (70), to celebrate her recent birthday and Mother's Day.

Catiya Gainor (68) interviews her friend Bethany Ryals (66) about her career as a military colonel.

Quenton Stokes-Brown (25) interviews his older brother Jasen Brown (40) about his service in the Army and his various deployments.

Scott Morningstar (54) shares stories of his military service with his wife Ronni Zuckerman (50). He remembers his motivation for enlisting, shares stories from his deployment including his time during the Gulf War, and reflects on the challenges he faced...

Afifa Latif (22) talks with her brother Hamzah Latif (29) about her experiences with anti-Muslim sentiment growing up and her efforts to take a stand against it.

One Small Step conversation partners Rima Miller (30) and Katherine "Kat" Hamlin (39) talk about cancer, how living in different places forces you to experience being the "other," gender identity issues, and grandmas.

One Small Step partners Vanessa Schoon Smith (45) and Heather Brownlie (50) discuss the assumptions people make about them, political extremism drowning out moderatism, social media encouraging divisiveness, and their hopes for the future.

Spouses Laura Balser (50) and Matthew Smith (50) talk about their marriage, memories of 9/11, and Matthew's military service in the National Guard.

One Small Step partners Linda Lewis (62) and Janes Vines (32) discuss their political beliefs, experiences with military PTSD, and media literacy.

Phillip Scott (30) interviews his mother, Gina Scott [no age given], about her experience reporting on the deployment of the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade of the Arkansas National Guard in Saudi Arabia.