Newspaper clippings of young Donnie Dunagan from the early '40s. Courtesy of Donnie and Dana Dunagan. 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
Stephen Wright, on his front porch in fall 2000. Courtesy of the Wright family hide caption
The Teen Who Didn't Make It — And The Nurses He Moved Along The Way
Mary Johnson-Roy spoke with Oshea Israel at StoryCorps in Minneapolis. StoryCorps hide caption
At The End Of A Murder Sentence, A Redemption Forged From Forgiveness
Dr. Martin Couney holds Beth Allen, one of his incubator babies, at Luna Park in Coney Island. This photo was taken in 1941. Courtesy of Beth Allen hide caption
Babies On Display: When A Hospital Couldn't Save Them, A Sideshow Did
Anny Pena, 30, and Jonny Pena, 32, met when they were both stationed in Arizona. StoryCorps hide caption
Yvette Benavidez Garcia and her husband, Rene, dropped by the StoryCorps studios to reminisce about Yvette's father, Roy, a Medal of Honor recipient whose daring rescue mission in Vietnam cast ripples into his later life as a father. StoryCorps hide caption
For A Medal Of Honor Recipient, Wounds Of War Lingered Into Fatherhood
Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, left, and Walter Naegle, right, became partners in the 1970s and were together until Rustin's death. Decades before gay marriage was an option, Rustin adopted Naegle to lend legal protection to their relationship. StoryCorps hide caption
Long Before Same-Sex Marriage, 'Adopted Son' Could Mean 'Life Partner'
Gwen Moten remembers her childhood friend, Denise McNair, who died with three other girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963. StoryCorps hide caption
Mario Loiseau and his daughter Mabou during a recent visit to StoryCorps. StoryCorps hide caption
Sean Fitzpatrick (right) with John Gately, at StoryCorps. StoryCorps hide caption
Patrick Kreifels and Michelle Kreifels grew up on a farm in Omaha, Neb., with their five other siblings. StoryCorps hide caption
Len Berk slicing salmon at Zabar's food emporium in New York City. Cosima Amelang/StoryCorps hide caption
Santiago Arredondo with his wife, Aimee, at StoryCorps. StoryCorps hide caption
Leslie Hurd, a casualty assistance calls officer with the U.S. Navy, says her job of delivering news of loved ones' deaths "is not just a duty." StoryCorps hide caption