John Sullivan served 4 years in the Army as a Russian linguist in the late 70s and early 80s, a time when the Soviet Union was alive and well and very active. Some of the historical events John brushed up against back then still reverberate today.

Jerry Spivey and Vinnie Zinck began their Army careers during the Vietnam era. Back then, the draft was alive and well, their unofficial title was "lingies," and Asian languages were a hot commodity. This is their podumentary.

Henry Klaput didn't start his military career with plans to become a linguist. It wasn't until 1961 that Henry found himself stationed in Berlin, freshly graduated from DLIFLC. Here is one man's account of life as a Russian interpreter at Checkpoint Charlie when the Wall went up.