Veterans Unmasked Digital Preservation Project
The Legacy Archive
Preserving the voices, experiences, sacrifices, and legacies of veterans, first responders, Gold Star families, and the loved ones who carry their stories forward.
Every record preserved becomes part of a permanent historical archive — ensuring future generations can hear these stories directly from the people who lived them.
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Archive Records
10+
Hours Preserved
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Military Branches
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Gold Star Family
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First Responder
Search The Archive
Search by name, branch, episode number, service type, or archive category.
Karen Pfeifer
Gold Star Wife • Family Legacy • Episode 001
Archive Record 002Taylor Mahaffey
Marine Corps Veteran • Transition • Episode 002
Archive Record 003Brice Porter
Air Force Veteran • Leadership • Episode 003
Archive Record 004Sergio Payan
Army Veteran • Firefighter • EMT • Episode 004
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Recently Preserved
Each preserved story becomes part of the Veterans Unmasked archive — a record of service, sacrifice, grief, transition, resilience, and purpose.
Karen Pfeifer
Gold Star Wife
Episode 001
A story of love, loss, motherhood, and carrying forward the memory of PFC Christopher Pfeifer.
View Legacy Record
Taylor Mahaffey
Marine Corps Veteran
Episode 002
A conversation about service, transition, mental health, faith, family, and rebuilding purpose.
View Legacy Record
Brice Porter
Air Force Veteran
Episode 003
A story of leadership, brotherhood, creativity, and finding purpose after the uniform.
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Sergio Payan
Army Veteran • Firefighter • EMT
Episode 004
From fighting war to fighting fires, his mission of service continues.
View Legacy RecordWhy We Record
Stories disappear every day. A veteran passes away. A first responder retires. A Gold Star family loses another opportunity to share the memory of their loved one.
Veterans Unmasked exists to preserve those stories before they are lost forever. Because once a story is gone, it can never be recorded again.
Archive Timeline
Every interview preserved through Veterans Unmasked becomes part of a permanent historical record. The timeline below follows the archive as new stories are preserved for future generations.
Fallen But Never Forgotten
Remembered through the stories of those who served beside them.
PFC Aaron M. Genevie
Age 22
KIA April 16, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
PFC William C. Johnson
Age 22
KIA June 12, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
PFC Michael P. Pittman
Age 34
KIA June 15, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
Help Preserve Another Story
Every interview recorded becomes part of the archive. Your support helps fund recording equipment, video production, digital preservation, veteran outreach, and Gold Star family projects.