Narrator: Bernita Steffl Interviewer: Christy Iwata    BS: Yes, in fact I was so young when I went in. I have a philosophy on that. I think that the people we grew up with and the kids we played with, we will never forget and our high school friends but once you passed high school, you know how a lot of us felt when we graduated high school, we will always remember our near and dear friends but as life goes on the years after that become more, I don't want to say important, but the people you become close to and the interests you have become more lifelong. The people I made friends with in the military have become my lifelong friends and there was just something about the camaraderie and the doing this together. Unfortunately it's sad for me now because most of them have died.     Narrator: Esther Duncan Interviewer: Elizabeth Ellery     EE:  Who were some of your friends you made in the military?  Other than the ones you've already mentioned…   ED:  Well um, there was couple that worked with me in London. We'd gone to France. We'd been in London but gone to France. This couple in London got married and they were from Michigan and he has passed away and I heard from her up until last Christmas. And I knew she had moved out west to be with a daughter, and I don't know if I will hear from her this Christmas, but like I said I did hear from quite a few of them, but a few of them have passed away now.   Narrator: Mary Fane Interviewer: Lindsay Raver    MF: Yes, of course. This is a picture of all of us in our uniforms [points to a photograph]. Yes, I still communicate with some of the girls even though we are up in ages. I also made friends with sailors whom I will never forget. We continued to keep a rigid schedule both physically and mentally and learned about love and sacrifice. I always felt badly when another young sailor from our office was shipped out for active duty, but knew that was what we were there for.