Narrator: Bernita Steffl   Interviewed By: Christy Iwata     CI: Did your service and experiences change you in any way?   BS: I'm sure it changed me tremendously because I was from the rural country area. I had never been more than 500 miles from home. And then all of a sudden having this international experience; however, we were in a very guarded situation, I mean the military, so we were taken care of and it was like the adventures I've had since I got out there. I've gone to Europe and just bummed around. It was exposure to things way beyond my mental broad. Yes it did. It was very good for me. The only regret I have is that I was probably too naive to appreciate the things. I don't think I really appreciate the really fabulous things. I appreciated them to some extent like the opportunity to see some really famous cathedrals.     Narrator: Eileen Guthrie Black   Interviewed by: Brittany Marlow     BM: Did your service and experiences change you in any way?  EB: Probably made me more confident. BM:  Brought your self-esteem up and independence?  EB: Probably, yeah. When you go through school being the smallest and youngest for a long, long time, it is kind of nice to have people taking orders from you! It probably really boosted my self-esteem.   Narrator: Wilma Herren Interviewed by: Andrew Ward  AW: Did that time period of WWII change you in anyway?   WH: I don't know. Well, you had to be independent because you were on your own. You had to do all those things--take care of business and your family.