This is a completed Operation Story Cushion pillow, bearing in yellow lettering in the center of the cushion, “Dad.” Each visible corner of the cushion bears either a blue or a yellow sewn polka dot. During the project, participants had to interview other students’ and their parents if they were deployed to the military. After recording dialogue with the parents, the pillow was created and a recording was placed in the pillow, so students could hear their parent’s voice.