Grete Bergman, left, and Sarah Whalen-Lunn at their StoryCorps recording in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2018. Camila Kerwin/StoryCorps hide caption
StoryCorps: Recording The Lives And Stories Of Everyday Americans StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate the lives of everyday Americans by listening to their stories.
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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives
Chief Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation's first woman chief, revitalized her tribe's culture as she implemented a host of influential progressive policies. But first she had to overcome sexism, say her descendants. Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Before revitalizing Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller had to prove her critics wrong
First female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation will be featured on U.S. coin
Cmdr. Jeanine Menze, stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Oahu, Hawaii, in 2006. Jennifer Johnson/U.S. Coast Guard hide caption
How the Coast Guard's 1st Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings
A Firefighter Reminisces About A Girl He Rescued Nearly 30 Years Ago
Anderson and Karen Lawson at their StoryCorps recording in Atlanta in 2015. Diana Guyton hide caption
Their Dad Transformed Video Games In The 1970s — And Passed On His Pioneering Spirit
Former Marine Sergeant Details Being At Ground Zero To His Youngest Son
People pause at the September 11th Memorial on September 8, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A Twin Remembers How 9/11 Changed His Relationship With His Brother Forever
Cpl. Ajmal Achekzai, 26, who served as a translator for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks with two Afghan locals in December 2001 at the perimeter of a patrol base in southern Afghanistan. Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly/USMC/Getty Images hide caption
An Afghan Marine Fought To Make His Homeland Safer. Now He Feels Like He Failed
Nathan Chapman in Haiti, 1995. The Chapman family hide caption
A Family Remembers The 1st U.S. Soldier Killed In The War In Afghanistan
Father-Daughter Team Returns To StoryCorps. Dad Reflects On Being A Single Parent
Annie Perasa and her husband, Danny, are StoryCorps legends, first recounting their love for one another in 2004. Annie and Danny Perasa hide caption
Harry Golomski with Libby Stroik (left) and one of her siblings in 1991. Libby Stroik hide caption
Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today. Dr. Charlene Jarvis hide caption
Remembering The Father Of Blood Banking, A Black Doctor Who Took A Stand
Max García and his grandfather, Mario, in early July. Mario García hide caption
A U.S. Army photo of Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. released by Master Sgt. Christopher Branagan. U.S. Army hide caption
As An Army Chorus Member, He Didn't Carry A Weapon. His Job Was To Sing
Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary "Zooks" Bezucha seen on one of their regular camping trips in 2019. Courtesy of Greg Klatkiewicz hide caption
Their Nearly 50-Year Friendship Stays Strong Thanks To Simple Gestures
Cas Torres, pictured in 1987 in his late teens, around the same time he was imprisoned and transferred to New York City's Hart Island. Cas Torres hide caption
He Buried The Unclaimed Dead On A New York Island. He Wants Others To Remember Them
Wally Funk is one of the Mercury 13, a group of women who trained to be astronauts in the 1960s. Wally Funk hide caption
Wally Funk, A Lifelong Aspiring Astronaut, Will Finally Head To Space At 82
Connie Rocha, now 95, is seen here during her StoryCorps interview in San Antonio on Feb. 18, 2008. Rose Gorman for StoryCorps hide caption