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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.

Magi Thomley Williams [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague, Kathleen Logan (79), about her family, her career, and the lessons that she has learned throughout her life.

Alice Acker [no age given] discusses her military service to her son, Zachary Acker (30).

Cathi Gatewood-Keim (58) talks to her spouse Judy Gatewood-Keim (54) about Judy's military career. Judy talks about her motivations for joining the Army, her time in Officer Candidate School and flight school, and being deployed as part of Operations Desert...

Trezell Ragas (22) interviews her family friend Tracy Riley (45) about Tracy's community involvement. Tracy recounts her career of serving in the military. She talks about her lifelong fight for economic justice for black people in Louisiana.

Spouses Ray Matteis (65) and Penny Matteis (65) recall important life lessons their respective parents instilled in them, share early memories from the 1950s and 1960s, and talk about how their families were different but shaped them into who they...

Cynthia Hooyman (32) speaks with her friend Rhonda Noble (51) about her experiences in the United States Army in basic training and a voluntarily deployment to Iraq, and how her life has changed through her service.

Morgan Zipf-Meister (39) interviews new friend Carolyn Becraft (77) about her role in repealing discriminatory laws that prevented women in the military from engaging in combat.

Tina Dalcour (69) speaks to her son John Dalcour (43) about her career in the United States Army, being married to an Army husband and raising children, and memories of moving to White Sands, New Mexico.

Penney Lary (45) asks her mother, Sandra Thornton (71) about her reasons for joining the military and her experiences within the army.

StoryCorps facilitator Christina Stanton (26) interviews Tina Beller (39) about TBs military service as a photojournalist and her transition to working as a photojournalist with the military as a civilian.

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...

Allison Leigh Cleveland (61) tells her colleague Angela Meyers (42) about her experiences in the army during the Cold War doing military intelligence and guard duty in Germany. She also describes witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall on her...

Friends Lisa Taylor [no age given] and Ivelisse "Ivy" Cruz [no age given] reflect on their experiences as women in the Air Force.

Gwendolyn Ingram O'Looney (76) tells her Delta Gamma sorority sister Laura Peterson (52) about her life and career.

Samuel Max Mondonedo (28) asks his mother, Kimberley Mondonedo (58), about her long career in the military, childhood, and meeting his father. Samuel also shares what it was like to be a child of military parents.

Friends Linda Hasty (57) and Albert Davis [no age given] discuss the Buffalo Soldiers, their origins, history, and impact today.

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.

Yvonne Kunz (42) talks with her mother Judy Allenkunz (62) about their service in the military and how it impacted their family. They discuss the difficulties and harassment they faced as women in the military, but also touch on the...

Coworkers and One Small Step conversation partners Rachel Runfola (63) and Peter "Pete" Luitweiler (79) talk about their military service, their work serving veterans, and the development of their different religious and political views.

Jackie (30) talks to her friend Keri (33) about her experiences in the military, being underestimated because she is a feminine woman, and deploying to Afghanistan.

Wendy Woodard (44) speaks with her husband Scott Woodard (41) about her childhood dream of becoming a pilot, her Air Force career, and her experiences with both challenges and growth in the military.

Tarsha Burroughs (46) speaks with her friends Chandel Boone (50) and Chanda Littleton (46) about her experiences serving in the United States Army during Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the difficulties and lighter moments of adjusting to 18 months...

Spouses, Colonel Debra Lewis (64) and Lieutenant Colonel Douglass "Doug" Adams (64), discuss their early days at West Point and their careers in the military.

Elouise Nix (95) tells her daughters Sharon Nix Jones (52) and Nadine Nix (56) about her time serving in the WAVES in New York City in the 1940s.