Allan Ganz, then 19, poses in front of his dad's ice cream truck. Courtesy of Allan Ganz hide caption
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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives
Brandy and De'Marchoe Carpenter got married two years ago — 13 days after he was released from prison. They started dating in 1994, but before they had their first kiss, he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit. Kevin Oliver/StoryCorps hide caption
He Was Wrongly Convicted When They Were Teens. Now They're Building Their Lives Together
For Ed Cage, 45, and his daughter, Nicole Paris, 26, beatboxing is a way of communicating with each other. Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption
Leila Ramgren, 10, and her father, Chad Eisen-Ramgren, 42, at StoryCorps in St. Paul, Minn. Courtesy of Chad Eisen-Ramgren hide caption
Veterans Sue McConnell (left) and Kristyn Weed bonded quickly after meeting at a weekly VA transgender support group. "You're always there for me," Weed told McConnell last month at StoryCorps in Tucson, Ariz. "There's never a doubt or question as to whether you would be or not." Mia Warren/StoryCorps hide caption
2 Transgender Veterans Find Courage — And Sisterhood — Off The Battlefield
Neoma Farr and Greg Yance reconnected in April for the first time after the Great Flood of 1993 drove them to protect the same community. Yance works as a machine operator at a factory in Rockford, Ill. Neoma still runs a beauty shop in Niota. Grace Pauley/StoryCorps hide caption
'We Were All In There Together': Strangers Share Compassion In The Flood Of '93
Glennette Rozelle (left) and Jennifer Mack at their StoryCorps conversation in Oklahoma City last month. Kevin Oliver/StoryCorps hide caption
'We Never Spoke Of It Again': A Night That Changed A Family Forever
"I always wished for siblings," Alexandra Sanchez (left) tells Courtney McKinney during their April StoryCorps conversation in Dallas. Kevin Oliver/StoryCorps hide caption
At a StoryCorps interview in New York City, Allan Fuks (right) tells his former middle school classmate Spencer Katzman what it was like to go through school with an awkward name. Mia Warren/StoryCorps hide caption
Juan Romero, 67, at his home in Modesto, Calif., holds a photo of himself and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, taken by The Los Angeles Times' Boris Yaro on June 5, 1968. Jud Esty-Kendall/StoryCorps hide caption
Cathy Sprigg (right) with her son, Army Spc. Robert Joseph Allen, at Tampa International Airport in 2010. Allen was headed back to Iraq after being on leave for the birth of his son. Courtesy of Cathy Sprigg hide caption
'He Had A Very Sad Heart': This Memorial Day, Remembering The Overlooked Heroes
In a StoryCorps conversation in 2016, Etaine Raphael (left) and Adele Levine reflected on their time as civilian physical therapists working with soldiers who had been severely injured while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. John White/StoryCorps hide caption
'If I Only Had A Magic Wand': Reflecting On Years Spent Working With Wounded Soldiers
Ginnie and Matt Peters on vacation in February 2011, a few months before he died by suicide. Courtesy of Ginnie Peters hide caption
'He Was My Everything': A Farmer's Wife Reflects On Her Husband's Suicide
Max Knauer and his mother, Kittie Weston-Knauer, at a StoryCorps conversation recorded in April. Grace Pauley/StoryCorps hide caption
'Why Don't You Try It?': How The Oldest U.S. Female BMX Racer Broke Into The Sport
In a StoryCorps conversation recorded in February, Patrick and Tracia Kraemer recall falling in love at a nudist park. Kelly Moffitt/StoryCorps hide caption