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  • “We saw, on the side of the road, a guy with a prosthetic leg.”

    Jake Bainter talks to "Boston" Bill Hansbury about their chance meeting on the day Jake got his leg amputated. Read more...

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    Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL

  • “I received a letter in the mail from the Boy Scouts...”

    James Dale talks about being kicked out of the Boy Scouts of America for being openly gay, and the 10-year legal battle that followed. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “I've been the grandson of the postmaster, the nephew of the postmaster, the son of the postmaster, and the husband of the postmaster.”

    Freddie Wood and his wife Wilma Sue talk about the Wood and Swink General Store and Post Office, which has been in Freddie's family for more than a century. Read more...

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    Recorded in Evinston, FL

  • “This medal was very precious to my parents.”

    Army National Guard Capt. Zachariah Fike speaks with Adeline Rockko about returning her brother's lost Purple Heart medal. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “She was one of these women who would grab a rattlesnake by the tail and snap its head off.”

    Bishop Ricardo Ramirez remembers his grandmother Francisca "Panchita" Espitia. Read more...

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    Recorded in Mesilla, NM

  • “I worked harder than I have ever thought of working.”

    Three stories about student mentors called "Chasers" who do whatever it takes to get their kids to class. Read more...

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    Recorded in Pasadena, CA

  • “I got a reputation as the straightest guy around.”

    U.S. Navy veteran Denny Meyer remembers what it was like to be gay and a sailor in the late 1960s. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “My basketball teammates were my first babysitters.”

    Wil Smith tells his daughter, Olivia, about being a single dad in college. Read more...

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    Recorded in Sheffield, MA

  • “I started playing basketball and opportunities just opened up for me.”

    Jose Rodriguez tells his former coach Charles Zelinsky how he got involved in the Special Olympics. Read more...

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    Recorded in Trenton, NJ

  • “I remember a private swim club...”

    Robert Holmes talks about his family being among the first to integrate a neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey. Read more...

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    Recorded in Newark, NJ

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