• “I wanted to own a restaurant ever since I was a kid.”

    Tim Harris, who has Down Syndrome, and his father, Keith, talk about starting their restaurant, Tim's Place. Read more...

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    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM

  • “How did it make you feel to leave us for your deployment?”

    Talana Banks and her brother, Willie, talk with their mother, Chief Warrant Officer Felicia Banks, about her deployment to Iraq in 2005 and their life as an Army family. Read more...

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    Recorded in Fayetteville, NC

  • “When you came home, if it's not best day ever, it's top five.”

    Navy Lieutenant Mark Radlinski speaks with his brother, Lieutenant Luke Radlinski, about Mark's deployment to Iraq and his homecoming. Read more...

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    Recorded in Washington, DC

  • “We have solved a lot of cases going through trash.”

    Colleen Collins and her husband, Shaun Kaufman, talk about becoming private investigators. Read more...

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    Recorded in Denver, CO

  • “We had to sit in the back of the class.”

    Linda Hernandez remembers growing up as one of the few Latinos in Lincoln, Nebraska. Read more...

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    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM

  • “What was the hardest part about me being gone?”

    Rowena Gore-Simmons speaks with her daughter, Kenya Gore, about the year Rowena spent in prison. Read more...

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    Recorded in Baltimore, MD

  • “I'm so thankful for everything you've done.”

    Tracy Johnson and her mother in-law, Sandra Johnson, talk about the death of their wife and daughter, Army Staff Sergeant Donna Johnson. Read more...

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    Recorded in Raeford, NC

  • “I don't think we ever had a date.”

    Harriet Caplan talks to her husband, Louis, about how their relationship began. Read more...

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    Recorded in Santa Fe, NM

  • “When I was a kid, I didn't realize that you were different.”

    Myra Brown speaks with her mother, Bonnie Mae Brown, who has an intellectual disability. Read more...

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    Recorded in Lansdowne, PA

  • “Have you ever felt you wanted to quit?”

    South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn talks with his granddaughter Sydney Reed about his career in politics. Read more...

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    Recorded in Columbia, SC