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1 week ago | 
wshu.org | Jo Corona |Jud Esty-Kendall
Air Force veteran Jeri Dilno realized she was a lesbian at a young age. She still decided to enlist in the military in the late 1950s, even though she knew it was risky. Back then, people who identified as LGBTQ were banned from serving openly. Jeri eventually got her discharge status changed and was able to access her benefits as a veteran. She went on to help other LGBTQ veterans also upgrade their discharge status. She died in February 2024, at age 87.
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1 week ago | 
ctpublic.org | Jo Corona |Jud Esty-Kendall
SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
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1 week ago | 
klcc.org | Jo Corona |Jud Esty-Kendall
Air Force veteran Jeri Dilno realized she was a lesbian at a young age. For StoryCorps, she discussed the risk she took joining the military in the late 1950s.
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1 week ago | 
interlochenpublicradio.org | Jo Corona |Jud Esty-Kendall
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)LEILA FADEL, HOST:It's Friday. Time for StoryCorps. Air Force veteran Jeri Dilno realized she was a lesbian at a very young age. When she decided to enlist in the military in the late 1950s, LGBTQ people were banned from serving openly. At StoryCorps, she recalled why she took that chance. JERI DILNO: I was born into a military family. My father was in the Navy.
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2 months ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Jud Esty-Kendall |Von Laura Díaz
In this edition of StoryCorps, a father remembers his daughter who was among 186 people killed when a federal office building in Oklahoma City was bombed 30 years ago.
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2 months ago | 
ctpublic.org | Jud Esty-Kendall |Von Laura Díaz
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
kosu.org | Jud Esty-Kendall
In this week's StoryCorps, a runner remembers his wife, who died of cancer, by running marathons in her honor.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
iowapublicradio.org | Jud Esty-Kendall
John Hunter, the teacher in Charlottesville, Va., who invented the World Peace Game, talks about a memorable trip his fourth graders took to the Pentagon.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
storycorps.org | Jud Esty-Kendall
HOST: Growing up in St. Louis during the 1950s … Judd Esty-Kendall Sr. remembers growing up with falcons, raccoons, even a flying squirrel …They belonged to his father … Henry … a salesman and World War 2 veteran … who took in wild animals in his spare time …At StoryCorps, Judd told his own son about a special bond … between one animal and his dad. Judd Esty-Kendall (JEK Sr.) and Jud Esty-Kendall (JEK Jr.)JEK Sr: We got a full-blooded wolf as a young pup. It was named Peter.
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Jun 6, 2023 | 
birminghamdailyjournal.com | Jud Esty-Kendall
Microsoft has been ordered to pay the Federal Trade Commission $20 million to settle charges of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to the complaint, the company “illegally” collected the personal information of children who signed up for the Microsoft-owned gaming system Xbox and failed to notify parents or obtain consent.
