Nov 8, 2019
We kept the kamikazes and submarines away from battleships
“I am 92. I left home when I was 16 years old and went to work in the textile mills with my ...
Nov 7, 2019
I was a German POW and they treated us well
“June 6, 1944, is a day I will never forget. I wasn’t scared because I didn’t have time ...
Nov 6, 2019
If her father had been alive this never would have happened
“Margot was born in 1939 in Germany. Her memories are slipping away so I will help tell ...
Nov 5, 2019
On a submarine, we had to learn how to live together and take each other for who we were
“My wife died in April. We were married for 72 years. I am 95 years old. I grew up in ...
Nov 4, 2019
It had been quite a life
“My great grandfather Phillips ran a tobacco shop in a little town near Charles Dickens’ ...
Nov 3, 2019
I was a stewardess with Waterman Airlines and saw the world. Our pilots were from the war and they were my heroes.
“Both of my parents were children of ministers and knew how to make money stretch. Every ...
Nov 2, 2019
The community in Mobile has provided the support and care for me that I am giving my family at home
“I always had an affinity for art but didn’t take classes until college at Bishop State ...
Nov 1, 2019
I have been through death my whole life
“My boyfriend’s tattoo says, “We will always have each other.” Mine ...
Oct 31, 2019
It makes our mom happy seeing us do things together like this
“I turned 19 today. I am going to a Halloween party and my sister wanted to dress up with ...
Oct 30, 2019
He built this car from baskets and boxes of parts
“This is a 1931 Model A Ford. We have had it for four years. I didn’t buy it new. ...