In nan summertime of 2023, Alaska Public Media collaborated pinch StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative which provided a abstraction for veterans, work members, and subject families to stock their stories.

In this speech Mike Jordan (78) tells his daughter, Julie (52), astir an different Thanksgiving while serving arsenic a rifleman successful Vietnam.


These interviews are recorded by StoryCorps, a nationalist nonprofit whose ngo is to sphere and stock humanity’s stories successful bid to build connections betwixt group and create a much conscionable and compassionate world.

StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative is made imaginable by nan Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Ammon Swenson is Alaska Public Media’s Audio Media Content Producer. He was calved and raised successful Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from UAA successful 2018 pinch a bachelor’s grade successful publicity and integrated media. He’s antecedently worked for KRUA radio, nan Anchorage Press, and The Northern Light.