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

Friends, Rick Reyer (59) and Yauo Yang (39), have a conversation about how Yauo came to live in Wisconsin, his service in the United States Army, and his path to becoming a Church Planter.

Sarah Doran (37) speaks with conversation partner Ian Gonzalez (26), about her personal and family history of military service. Sarah describes how she met her husband while they were both serving. And Sarah shares the messages and values in the...

Maureen Brown (39) interviews her friend Bonnie Downs (39) about enlisting in the Army Military Police in 2002, serving in Germany, and her time serving in Baghdad, Iraq.

One Small Step conversation partners Laurie Meininger (65) and Pete Montaño (68), talk about travel, family life, voting rights, gun control and gun ownership and the tension between individual freedom and personal responsibility.

Debra Gipson (53) talks with her pastor and friend, Kenneth Moss (65), about her experience as an African American woman in the military. She discusses her decade of time in the military and shares stories of times when she exerted...

Jeffrey (42) and Andrew (29) talk about how the became close friends while being medics in Iraq and treating war casualties together.

Suzanne Coyle (46) and Patrick Horan (49) talk about Patrick's military service, marriage, and his recovery from a near-death experience.

Joshua Sumner (33) tells his wife, Kelly Sumner (34) about his time in the U.S. Army and his deployments to Iraq.

Friends David Little (62) and Kevin Ryan (49) talk about Kevin's experience in the military and remember David's father and grandfather, who both served in the military.

Nicholas Ferrante (26) speaks to his pastor Sarrah Summer-Eisenbraun (37) about his time in the military including his deployment to Afghanistan.

Chad Walker (51) speaks with his wife, Jennifer Walker (55), about his service in the military and his deployments abroad.

Susan Laflamme (70) interviews her spouse Richard Laflamme (70) with a main focus on his early childhood and his military service in Iraq.

Walter Wiley (60) shares his military experiences with his daughter, Danielle Chastaine (29).

Randy Najjar (34) interviews his father Nick Najjar (63) about immigrating from Iraq to the United States, working to support his family, running his own business, and being a father.

Roy Spann (69) and his son Anthony Spann (39) talk about how their relationship changed before, during, and after Anthony's deployment in Iraq. Anthony talks about his time serving in Iraq and how the military changed him.

Syma Mohammed (33) talks with her conversation partner Jihan Daman (53) about leaving Iraq as a refugee at age 13, her four years spent in Greece, her time in high school in Michigan, and the work she does with refugees...

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.

Leslie (35) talks to new friend Sue Clarke (71) about her years as a military spouse, raising her son, and ultimately divorcing her husband. She discusses the hardships her family endured and facing a promising new chapter of her life.

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.

Jessica "Rene" Davis (39) talks with her friend Akua Jackson (42) about her upbringing in Delaware and her decision to enlist in the army. She shares memories of basic training, Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and combat, as well as some...

Amanda Penny (42) asks Sean Penny (41) about his military time in Iraq as well as his life post war. They discuss the long road to meeting each other as they celebrate their anniversary.

Kon Nak "Ronnie" Choe is interviewed by Julia Stern about his military service in the Marine Corps and his deployments overseas.