Veteran Robert L. Rothe describes the various places he traveled throughout his time served in World War II as well as the love of his life he met while on a 14-day leave. Rothe served in the war between the years of 1943 to 1946. View more veterans' stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Illinois Veteran's History Project.

“I would sing, I would do some exercises, I would tell myself jokes…just to keep occupied and not feel like I was going nuts"

Robert Weinberg, a former captain of the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942-1945 talks about his World War II experiences while stationed in Italy. He describes the time he was captured by Hitler Youth after his plane was shot down. He was then imprisoned by German forces in the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp where “it was dark…They made their bread with half sawdust & pieces of wood in it…" View more veterans' stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Missouri Veterans History Project.

Grace Irene Myers-Baker was an officer during World War II and she describes meeting Harry Truman’s wife, Bess, when Truman was vice-president. Myers-Baker served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) division for the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Washington, D.C. View more veterans’ stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Illinois Veteran’s History Project.

A Norwegian teenager who survived the massacre on the island of Utoeya shares his first person account of the story. The teenager found strength at the thought of his friends and family and his only thought was to 'keep on living.' The 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential lone wolf terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a Workers' Youth League (AUF)-run summer camp in Norway on July 22, 2011, claiming a total of 77 lives.

Jeanne Bokina Christie was a member of the American Red Cross group, the "Donut Dollies," a group of young females sent to Vietnam to help boost the morale of U.S. troops with recreational programs. Christie talks about trying to cheer up soldiers with games and jokes: "We were there for the American G.I." She talks about soldiers receiving Dear John letters–letters from significant others with the intent to end a relationship–which would devastate them, causing some to kill themselves. View more veterans' stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Central Connecticut State University.

Leka’a is a Syrian refugee who explains in this first person account how the conflict in Syria is affecting women and children in a negative way. Leka’a explains how difficult life in the Za’atari refugee camp is, how much she misses her family and her home and how afraid she is for her unborn child. As she tries to stay strong, her only hope is thinking of her family and that one day she will see them again.

Utoya Survivor of 2011 Norway attack, Adrian Pracon, Recalls the massacre and what was going through his mind at the time. The 2011 Norway shooting was a lone wolf terrorist attack on the government, the citizens, as well as a summer camp run by the Workers' Youth League.

In a man's first person account, he remembers Thatcher’s effect on the life of his family when he was only twelve years old. He recalls detesting her for the fact that she did nothing to support the lives of the lower working class but made it worse. In his words, Thatcher: “didn’t give a shit”. Thatcher was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. Thatcher died on the morning of 8 April 2013 at the age of 87 after suffering from a stroke.

Zoë Kirk-Robinson talks about the reaction of people on Margaret Thatcher's death as well as her own personal reaction. Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between the years of 1979 and 1990. Thatcher is known to be the only women who has ever held that office in the UK as well as the longest serving prime minister of the twentieth century.

Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky interviews Ukrainian civilians and base commanders as he covers Russia's military intervention of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, which began on February 27, 2014.