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Francis Anderson recounts the patrol in Italy during which he earned a Bronze Star - WWII Francis Anderson, 1st Armored Division / 4:30
Joe Peoples, Dave Williams and Andy Carpenter share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. - WWII Joe Peoples, 9th Armored Division / 10:58
Richard Eaton takes part in the confusing and dangerous Airborne drop over Southern France, just days after the landings at Normandy. - WWII Richard Eaton, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team / 3:05
William Bates joins an amphibious truck unit and after training, participates in the Battle of Anzio. - WWII William Bates, DUKW Crew Member / 2:55
Neill "Jack" Cox tells of his machine gun squad's violent encounter with a large SS unit in the French wilderness. - WWII Neill "Jack" Cox, 36th Infantry Division / 9:09
Carl Beck recalls a personally terrifying moment while surrounded in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. - WWII Carl Beck, 101st Airborne Division / 2:51
Arthur Crowe remembers the 9th Infantry taking part in the breakthrough at Saint Lo in Northern France by Patton's Third Army. - WWII Arthur Crowe, 9th Infantry Division Artillery / 4:02
Arthur Crowe recalls the 9th Infantry taking part in the taking of the bridge at Remagen, the last standing bridge over the Rhine. - WWII Arthur Crowe, 9th Infantry Division Artillery / 4:13
Reed Williams goes through the events of the afternoon before taking off from England for the Airborne drops over Normandy the night before D-Day. - WWII Reed Williams, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Pathfinders) / 9:31
Reed Williams and the rest of the 502nd PIR Pathfinders drop into Normandy in the early hours of June 4 as part of Mission Albany, the Airborne assault of Operation Overlord. - WWII Reed Williams, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Pathfinders) / 11:24
Reed Williams recalls the drop of the 502nd PIR Pathfinders into a field Northwest of Eindhoven, The Netherlands during the opening landings of Operation Market Garden. - WWII Reed Williams, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Pathfinders) / 8:14
In the marshes of Peleliu, Frank Pomroy has a face to face encounter with a Japanese soldier where neither man comes out unscathed. - WWII Frank Pomroy, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines / 1:38
Frank Pomroy recalls having to leave his commanding officer behind, to hold a position by himself, as Frank tries to escape with a badly wounded leg. - WWII Frank Pomroy, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines / 5:30
On Peleliu, Frank Pomroy gets into combat with Japanese troops in the dead of night in the Battle of Coffin Corner. - WWII Frank Pomroy, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines / 3:41
Frank Pomroy recalls the landing at Peleliu from the prep to the landing on the sandy beaches where Frank and a fellow Marine tried desperately to stay alive. - WWII Frank Pomroy, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines / 5:48
Nicholas Pizzolato remembers how his medic duties afforded him the luxury of never having to dig foxholes, but not from having to hide in them. - WWII Nicholas Pizzolato, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division / 01:08
While taking cover from enemy fire at Guadalcanal, Elmer Foytan remembers an unfortunate mistake one Marine made. - WWII Elmer Foytan, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division / :41
Robert L. Harris describes what was going through his mind when he first faced combat as a replacement during World War II. - WWII Robert L. Harris, B Company, 310th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 78th Infantry Division / :51
Robert L. Harris comments on American troops occasionally shooting German prisoners, and one instance where German troops showed compassion for wounded U.S. troops. - WWII Robert L. Harris, B Company, 310th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 78th Infantry Division / 01:23
Ed Callahan talks about the various means troops used to deal with Japanese caves in the Pacific. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / :58
Ed Callahan describes the eerie feeling that accompanied preparing for bayonette warfare. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / :54
NEW - Nollie Carpenter, a radio operator, describes taking heavy maching-gun fire from Japanese troops while in the Philippines. - WWII Nollie Carpenter, 1st Cavalry Division / 02:43
NEW - Ben Magzamin describes the "banzai" attacks his company would receive from Japanese troops in the Pacific. - WWII Ben Magzamin, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division / :51
NEW - Ben Magzamin shares his memories of what infantry life was like in the Philippines during World War II. - WWII Ben Magzamin, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division / :54
NEW - Vincent Vivardo talks about having to be prepared to kill at any moment in the Pacific. - WWII Vincent Vivardo, 1st Marine Division / 01:05
NEW - Jim Sheehan describes what it was like to be a combat infantryman in Europe during World War II. - WWII Jim Sheehan, 14th Armored Combat Infantry Division / :33
NEW - Larry Gardner talks about the inferiority of American weapons to German weapons, and how the skills of some U.S. troops weren't utilized in the best way by the Army. - WWII Larry Gardner, 44th Division, 71st Regiment, Company B / 01:25
Bill Savich shares his experience of defending the Delatombre Ridge against the crack troops of the Hermann Goering Division in Northern Italy - WWII Bill Savich, 88th Infantry / 8:33
Francis Anderson tells of how he was wounded in Italy - WWII Francis Anderson, 1st Armored Division / 2:30
Dale Barker tells of what he witnessed while clearing caves of Japanese on Okinawa - WWII Dale Barker, 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion / :43
Weldon Storey remembers the death of his Brooklyn friend in Italy - WWII Weldon Storey, 10th Mountain Division / 1:02
Ed Callahan remembers an incident with a bouncing grenade on an island in the Pacific. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 1:00
Arch de Castrique recounts the tactics of Japanese soldiers in the Pacific - WWII Arch de Castrique, 4th Marine Division / 1:02
Arch de Castrique remembers the importance of standing still when Japanese flares went off on Saipan - WWII Arch de Castrique, 4th Marine Division / :23
Arch de Castrique remembers an incident of Japanese trickery on Guadalcanal - WWII Arch de Castrique, 4th Marine Division / 1:05
Arch de Castrique recalls his experiences with banzai charges on the Pacific islands - WWII Arch de Castrique, 4th Marine Division / 1:22
A fresh Dave Williams is thrown into his first combat experience during the Battle of the Bulge. - WWII Dave Williams, 78th Infantry / 2:13
Dave Williams recounts fighting in and around the Ruhr pocket. - WWII Dave Williams, 78th Infantry / 4:19
Bob Welsh talks about his first combat experience, resulting in a textbook operation. - WWII Bob Welsh, 87th Infantry Division / 4:20
Bob Welsh recalls leading his reconnaissance team into an explosive situation. - WWII Bob Welsh, 87th Infantry Division / 5:36
Bob Welsh tells the story of an attempt to capture two Germans escalating into a massive firefight on the Siegfried Line. - WWII Bob Welsh, 87th Infantry Division / 5:43
Dave Williams, Joe Peoples and Andy Carpenter share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. - WWII Dave Williams, 78th Infantry Division / 10:58
Andy Carpenter, Joe Peoples and Dave Williams share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. - WWII Andy Carpenter, 774th Tank Battalion / 10:58
Richard Eaton faces death, the cold, and some heroism during the Battle of the Bulge. - WWII Richard Eaton, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team / 9:50
Richard Eaton becomes second in command of a Ranger company during the push to retake Seoul for the second time. - Korea Richard Eaton, 3rd Ranger Infantry Company / 7:35
Richard Eaton takes a Ranger company into the jungles of Vietnam to expose the positions of Vietcong supply tunnels. - Vietnam Richard Eaton, Company H (Ranger), 75th Infantry / 4:21
Harold Barber remembers fighting back a banzai charge from camouflaged Japanese troops in the jungles of Guadalcanal. - WWII Harold Barber, 7th Marine Regiment / 4:14
Harold Barber and company make a harrowing attempt to take Hill 660, the final objective to taking Cape Gloucester, New Britain. - WWII Harold Barber, 7th Marine Regiment / 3:27
William Bates participates in the surprise attack on the Italian city of Salerno. - WWII William Bates, DUKW Crew Member / 7:26
Dick Arnold describes his first 24 hours of combat in France during World War II. - WWII Dick Arnold, 87th Infantry Division / 11:51
Bob Keller encounters combat in Vietnam while capturing a new informant. - Vietnam Bob Keller, 5th Special Forces Group / 1:53
Bob Keller and his mixed unit air drop into a small city to capture troops of an NVA transport company. - Vietnam Bob Keller, 5th Special Forces Group / 1:47
Bob Keller gets caught in the crossfire between his unit and the enemy. - Vietnam Bob Keller, 5th Special Forces Group / 2:39
Stuart Jamison recalls the sights and sounds from patrolling the Korean Demilitarized Zone during the Cold War. - Cold War Stuart Jamison, 2nd Infantry Division / 2:21
Stuart Jamison recalls meeting Lt. Hetherington, Staff Sgt. Pinkham, Maj. Huynhl, Sgt. Maj. Tau and 200 hostile Viet Cong on his first day on the job as an advisor to Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers at Xa Xiem. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 5:07
Stuart Jamison describes the effects of napalm on the enemy and the landscape during the Vietnam War. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 3:18
Stuart Jamison talks about a time his unit cornered a Viet Cong Main Force Battalion during the Tet Offensive. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 12:55
Stuart Jamison talks about going into a particulary dangerous area of Vietnam and finding trouble. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 5:15
Stuart Jamison remembers being caught behind a palm tree trunk while being fired upon by a Viet Cong. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 1:12
Stuart Jamison describes treating a wounded fellow advisor in the open during heavy fire from Viet Cong forces on February, 18 during the Tet Offensive. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 13:59
Stuart Jamison recounts the destruction of his battalion on February 26, 1968. - Vietnam Stuart Jamison, 9th Infantry Division (ARVN) / 19:15
Harold Barber and the 7th Marine Regiment invade Guadalcanal and see some of the most intense fighting of the war. - WWII Harold Barber, 7th Marine Regiment / 3:44
Jack Brantley and his unit receive the Presidential Unit Citation for action in the French city Metz. - WWII Walter Jackson Brantley, 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion / 8:58
Earl Williams witnesses the taking of lower Bataan, near Mariveles, by the Japanese, firsthand. - WWII Earl Williams, Philippine Division / 3:17
Moran Helms talks about the time he spent fighting the "secret war" in Burma during World War II. - WWII Moran Helms, 97th Infantry Division / 7:01
Oliver Diffey and his unit have to survive the bitter cold during the Battle of the Bulge at the town of Bastogne, surrounded by German troops. - WWII Oliver Diffey, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment / 5:26
Cal Stephenson remembers his job as a radioman in the 1st Marine Division during the bloody campaign at Peleliu. - WWII Cal Stephenson, 5th Marine Regiment / 8:21
Cal Stephenson faces treacherous waters and hordes of Japanese soldiers as he and his regiment invade the island fortress of Okinawa. - WWII Cal Stephenson, 5th Marine Regiment / 4:50
Cal Stephenson sees the end of the war from the island of Okinawa and recounts his path home from the nation of Japan. - WWII Cal Stephenson, 5th Marine Regiment / 5:11
Neill "Jack" Cox tells his story of a typical draftee's experience, going from college to the front lines. - WWII Neill "Jack" Cox, 36th Infantry Division / 12:07
Neill "Jack" Cox and a friend dive into heavy artillery and machine gun fire to save an injured soldier. - WWII Neill "Jack" Cox, 36th Infantry Division / 8:26
Neill "Jack" Cox and his unit face heavy resistance as they cross the Siegfried line and move into Germany. - WWII Neill "Jack" Cox, 36th Infantry Division / 4:19
Ed LaPorta remembers the harrowing landing at Oran to start the US Army's campaign in North Africa. - WWII Ed LaPorta, 1st Armored Division / 8:29
Ed LaPorta is wounded in the leg by flying shrapnel and recalls his attempts to repair his damaged leg. - WWII Ed LaPorta, 1st Armored Division / 2:51
Clayton Byrd tells of the first soldier he killed in Normandy - WWII Clayton Byrd, 94th Infantry / 1:44
Clayton Byrd and his company capture 4 German pillboxes in an unorthodox manner - WWII Clayton Byrd, 94th Infantry / 2:07
After being mis-dropped over Normandy on D-Day, Carl Beck finds a friendly face and sets out to find his unit, and his mission. - WWII Carl Beck, 101st Airborne Division / 7:35
Carl Beck recalls the drop and subsequent combat in Holland during Operation Market Garden. - WWII Carl Beck, 101st Airborne Division / 4:51
Carl Beck remembers a quick firefight that gave a friend a great story to impress the new replacements. - WWII Carl Beck, 101st Airborne Division / 1:54
While on patrol on Luzon, Seymour Lavine leads a small unit with Phillipine guides, but runs into a much larger Japanese force. - WWII Seymour Lavine, 11th Airborne / 1:08
Seymour Lavine attempts to use a makeshift shower in the jungles of the Phillipines, but finds a Japanese soldier waiting for him. - WWII Seymour Lavine, 11th Airborne / 1:16
Mather Hyatt tells the story of a soldier from Alabama accosted by US troops as a side-effect of German infiltration during the Battle of the Bulge. - WWII Mather Hyatt, 1651st Engineer Utility Detachment / 1:55
William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, recalls the combat tactics of the French and Moroccan troops when Germany invaded France. - WWII William Lubbeck, 13th Infantry Company (German Army) / 2:07
William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, recalls when his unit was moved from France, across Germany, and began fortifying the Russian front. - WWII William Lubbeck, 13th Infantry Company (German Army) / 5:08
William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, remembers the intense combat and shelling as the German Army and Navy surrounded Leningrad. - WWII William Lubbeck, 13th Infantry Company (German Army) / 3:25
William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, faces horrifying combat that results in the deaths that decimated the ranks of his unit, leaving them without command and unable to fight. - WWII William Lubbeck, 13th Infantry Company (German Army) / 6:05
Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) recalls his first combat experience in Vietnam as an advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. - Vietnam Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.), U.S. Military Assistance Command / 3:16
Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) goes through the normal operations of the Vietnamese battalion (2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry) that he was attached to. - Vietnam Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.), U.S. Military Assistance Command / 2:41
While his infantry regiment was making their way through France in 1944, Sherburn Searl remembers his first firefight and a few of the lives that were lost. - WWII Sherburn Searl, Jr., 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division / 02:19
Nicholas Pizzolato recalls his medic training, and why he vowed never to carry a weapon in the field. - WWII Nicholas Pizzolato, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division / 01:45
Nicholas Pizzolato describes the dangers associated with crossing hedgerows and crossroads in France during World War II. - WWII Nicholas Pizzolato, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division / 01:50
Joseph Butler describes how a little air support eased the burden of crossing the hedgerows while his unit made their way into St. Lo, France, in 1944. - WWII Joseph Butler, 111th Field Artillery, 29th Infantry Division / 02:31
Arnold Whittaker recalls the biggest problem that his unit faced while liberating European cities during World War II. - WWII Arnold Whittaker, 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army / 01:47
After liberating Metz and being struck by a German counterattack, Arnold Whittaker recalls the massive numbers of replacement soldiers sent in to his company, and the dangers those inexperienced soldiers posed to their seasoned peers. - WWII Arnold Whittaker, 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army / 04:15
Arnold Whittaker discusses the hardship U.S. forces faced while crossing the Rhine river in March of 1945 under the command of General Patton. - WWII Arnold Whittaker, 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army / 08:52
Elmer Foytan remembers his long mysterious voyage towards Guadalcanal in June of 1942, and the advice given by a commanding general before invading. - WWII Elmer Foytan, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division / 02:23
After landing at Guadalcanal in 1942, Elmer Foytan describes taking fire both from bombers in the sky and from artillery at sea for several months straight. - WWII Elmer Foytan, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division / 05:12
Dr. Merrill Feldman recalls being drafted into the Medic training program. He describes how the 95th division trained for the Pacific or North Africa, before unexpectedly landing in Europe. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division / 2:17
Trained to mountain climb and lower wounded soldiers over cliffs while repelling, Dr. Feldman describes how many medics were needed on Europe's battlefield in 1943. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division / 1:30
Dr. Feldman reflects back on leaving Boston Harbor, wondering if he'd ever see it again. He relives his trip on the USS West Point travelling through bombed out parts of Liverpool before landing on the beaches where D-Day occured. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division / 2:38
Howell "Hal" Titshaw recalls landing at the beach in Southern France and some of the actions his military police battalion faced while making their way through Europe in 1944. - WWII Howell Titshaw, 504th Military Police Battalion / 03:14
James Benefield talks about his role in, the conditions of, and the nature of The Battle of the Bulge. - WWII James Benefield, 207th Combat Engineers / 7:15
Robert L. Harris recalls engaging in intense combat for the first time in the town of Simmerath, Germany, on Dec. 10, 1944, while his battalion was making their way into Germany to gain control of important dam structures. - WWII Robert L. Harris, B Company, 310th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 78th Infantry Division / 05:07
Finding themselves nearly surrounded by German infantry, Robert L. Harris describes the fighting and horrible weather conditions during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944. - WWII Robert L. Harris, B Company, 310th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 78th Infantry Division / 05:33
Robert L. Harris describes in detail the events leading up to the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the strategic importance of the bridge to Allied forces, and the subsequent destruction of the bridge by German troops in March of 1945. - WWII Robert L. Harris, B Company, 310th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 78th Infantry Division / 07:47
Ed Callahan describes his first combat parachute drop into the jungles of New Guinea in 1944. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 01:03
On the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, Ed Callahan remembers a firefight with Japanese troops, and how combat affected the local people. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 03:38
Ed Callahan remembers the intense combat his company faced on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines in February of 1945, beginning with a beachfront landing under Japanese fire. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 03:32
Ed Callahan describes the close quarters on the small island of Corregidor and some of the resulting problems that arose with both enemy and friendly troops. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 02:13
While taking hill after hill from Japanese troops on Corregidor, battles for which he earned a Bronze Star, Ed Callahan recalls a Japanese counter-measure which injured him and many of his fellow soldiers. - WWII Ed Callahan, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 03:18
Trained to climb cargo nets and in top physical condition, Dr. Feldman describes his trip to Omaha Beach after D-Day. He recalls the shock of seeing a cemetery where American soldiers were buried. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division / 2:04
Dr. Feldman describes how sleeping in crowded trains and "roughing it," toughened him up, making him a member of a "Band of Brothers." He shares how they came to the aid of General Patton. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division / 2:54
In this dramatic account, Dr. Feldman describes how he faced heavy German resistance, losing half his battalion. He vividly recalls medically treating his badly injured comrades. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division / 2:46
NEW - Bill Watson, while in combat in the Vosges Mountains, comes face to face with the reality of war. - WWII Bill Watson, 100th Infantry Division / 3:28
NEW - Ben Magzamin remembers the tenacity of Japanese troops in the Philippines during World War II. - WWII Ben Magzamin, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division / 02:17
NEW - Deployed to the Pacific during World War II, Ben Magzamin describes the importance of foxholes. - WWII Ben Magzamin, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division / 01:02
NEW - Ben Magzamin recalls how his company learned to deal with Japanese snipers on the Pacific islands during World War II. - WWII Ben Magzamin, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division / 01:04
NEW - Ben Magzamin talks about what the fighting was like on the island of New Guinea in the Pacific. - WWII Ben Magzamin, 342nd Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group / 01:57
NEW - Morton Chalef recalls his first real shock of combat after parachuting into France in 1944. - WWII Morton Chalef, 102nd Infantry Division / 03:13
NEW - While keeping watch in a foxhole north of the Battle of the Bulge, Morton Chalef describes initiating machine gun and artillery fire on a suspected enemy position, with humorous results. - WWII Morton Chalef, 102nd Infantry Division / 06:50
NEW - Morton Chalef tells the story of his first battle in Beeck, Holland, while making his way into Germany in 1944. - WWII Morton Chalef, 102nd Infantry Division / 05:46
NEW - Dr. Feldman vividly recalls how the Americans barrelled through German towns and villages, thwarting the resistance of German citizens. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / :40
NEW - A shocking scene during World War II still sparks Dr. Merrill Feldman's memory. He describes seeing the first Messerschmidt jet plane and the rattling of machine gun fire pointed right at his battalion. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 1:25
NEW - Recalling his first encounter with Hitler's SS troops, Dr. Merrill Feldman describes how he won the Silver Star and broke the rules of the Geneva Convention. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 2:10
NEW - Vincent Vivardo talks about what it was like to be a scout in the Pacific and his particular method of attack. - WWII Vincent Vivardo, 1st Marine Division / 02:01
NEW - While fighting in New Guinea, Vincent Vivardo tells the story of a surprise attack by a lone Japanese soldier. - WWII Vincent Vivardo, 1st Marine Division / 01:17
NEW - While fighting on the front lines near Germany, Jim Sheehan remembers getting a case of trench foot and his subsequent medical care. - WWII Jim Sheehan, 14th Armored Combat Infantry Division / 03:55
NEW - Jim Sheehan remembers losing a close friend right next to him during a battle in France. - WWII Jim Sheehan, 14th Armored Combat Infantry Division / 01:56
NEW - Jim McCabe recalls his combat experiences during World War II, beginning from his first combat at the Battle of the Bulge to crossing over the Rhine River into Germany. - WWII Jim McCabe, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 3rd Army / 14:38
NEW - Jim McCabe details the role of his chemical mortar battalion, their unique artillery, and their effectiveness during the Battle of the Bulge. - WWII Jim McCabe, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 3rd Army / 03:15
NEW - Angelo DeLuca describes his first combat experience after landing at Normandy a few days after D-Day in 1944. - WWII Angelo DeLuca, 90th Division, 3rd Army / 01:49
NEW - Angelo DeLuca tells of the story of how one of his friends was killed while their unit fought to take a German fort, and trying to contact his friend's family after the war. - WWII Angelo DeLuca, 90th Division, 3rd Army / 03:22
NEW - Larry Gardner describes what it was like being in a machine-gun squad chasing the Germans across Europe for over a month leading up to the end of World War II. - WWII Larry Gardner, 44th Division, 71st Regiment, Company B / 02:51
NEW - Larry Gardner describes how the infantry was the "bottom of the barrel" in Europe during World War II. - WWII Larry Gardner, 44th Division, 71st Regiment, Company B / 01:00
NEW - Even after Germany had surrendered, Larry Gardner talks about clearing out areas where small groups of German troops hadn't yet gotten the message. - WWII Larry Gardner, 44th Division, 71st Regiment, Company B / 01:45
NEW - In a dramatic account, Dr. Feldman recalls attacking the Germans at night which led to a loss of American lives. He describes what it took to overpower the German resistance and how it felt to be the only medic there. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 2:32
NEW - Although he was a medic and a non-combatant, Dr. Feldman remembers bullets flying around him and the moments that he picked up a gun to lead an attack against the Germans. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 1:31
NEW - A mass grave and emaciated prisoners are what Dr. Feldman witnessed when he helped liberate a concentration camp. Here he describes the anger he felt and how the Americans forced a German town to bury the dead. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 3:13
NEW - Fighting intensely against the SS soldiers, Dr. Feldman narrowly escaped a German sniper. He describes how he got shot in the hand and why he received the Silver Star. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 2:04
NEW - Twelve years after WWII, Dr. Feldman returned to Europe with his family. In this entertaining account, he describes a hero's welcome in Belgium and swapping stories with former enemy soldiers. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 3:41
NEW - After the war, Dr. Feldman headed back to college. He shares how he ended up in Harvard Medical School with dozens of fellow soldiers and the wild times that followed. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 1:49
NEW - Years after WWII, Dr. Feldman was honored for his services in France. He relives those moments and how as a Jew, he was honored at a new synagogue originally destroyed during the war. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 3:41
Clyde Thrasher recalls the landing at Salerno Italy - WWII Clyde Thrasher, 36th Infantry Division / 2:08
Clyde Thrasher remembers crawling across a field under heavy fire in Salerno Italy - WWII Clyde Thrasher, 36th Infantry Division / 1:44
Fred King recounts various events while stuck on the frontlines at Anzio for five months. - WWII Fred King, 45th Infantry Division / 8:03
Joe Peoples remembers earning a Bronze Star fighting in Korea and dropping artillery on Koreans based on the scent of their breakfast. - WWII Joe Peoples, 82nd Field Artillery / 4:00
Dave Williams remembers combat and surprise while crossing the Rhine river. - WWII Dave Williams, 78th Infantry / 6:17
Don Ogden, being marched across Germany by Nazi troops, is finally rescued by British soldiers but isn't out of danger yet. - WWII Don Ogden, 15th Bomber Group / 2:14
George Sossenko remembers a battle in Italy during which his unit advanced too fast for their own good. - WWII George Sossenko, Free French Forces Division / 2:00
Bob Keller and his unit are chased down a cliff and through a creekbed by rock-throwing NVA troops. - Vietnam Bob Keller, 5th Special Forces Group / 3:00
Stephen Chick remembers a time when his infantry unit refused to fire at a particular German soldier. - WWII Stephen Chick, 65th Infantry Division / 1:35
Drenched in the enemy's blood and chemically burned, Paratrooper Mario Patruno tells his chilling tale of surviving German attacks. - WWII Mario Patruno, 101st Airborne Division, 506 PIR, Company F / 6:05
Anxious to fight the Germans, Paratrooper Mario Patruno tells how he survived heavy gunfire and a rough landing in France, and an incident with a French traitor. - WWII Mario Patruno, 101st Airborne Division, 506 PIR, Company F / 5:42
Lost Paratrooper Mario Patruno recalls outshooting a German soldier, and how learning to ride horses helped him find his company during a fierce firefight. - WWII Mario Patruno, 101st Airborne Division, 506 PIR, Company F / 6:53
Unable to sleep for two weeks before heading home, 2LT Pinkerton remembers why he slept on rocks near the airstrip, sold a lot of his belongings and volunteered to pack up the plane. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 5:13
From marriage to Marines, Harold "Hutch" Bobroff recalls the series of events that quickly changed his life before seeing action in Iwo Jima. - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist First Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 3:55
Thinking the battle of Guam was over, Harold "Hutch" Bobroff relives the nightmare of being shot by the enemy and how he felt after a young Japanese soldier was killed. - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 4:37
After training on Guam, "Hutch" relives the shocking scene of dead Marines on the island of Iwo Jima, smoking volcanic terrain, and carrying guns he couldn't shoot. - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 6:14
"Hutch" shares his dramatic account of travelling with a friend whose dangerous job, flamethrower, threatened both their lives. - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 3:15
Brave and bleeding while treating other wounded soldiers, "Hutch" relives being honored with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 5:52
Remembering the horrors of war, "Hutch" vividly describes US tanks being hit by mortars, Japanese banzai attacks, and friends who were killed in action . - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 4:31
"Hutch" reflects back on witnessing a fight between two US Marines, how he felt about enemy soldiers, and the one corpsman who proved to be an amazing hero on Iwo Jima. - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 3:37
Honorably discharged from duty, "Hutch" recalls leaving Iwo Jima, celebrating with two friends, and receiving a shocking note when he arrives back home. - WWII Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class, US Navy, 3rd Marine Division / 3:27
2LT Pinkerton describes why he enlisted in the army and a frightening experience in airborne school - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 4:48
2LT Pinkerton describes why he stopped training for the Army's Special Forces and how he became part of his brigade's elite security detail. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 4:39
While training to fight in Iraq, 2LT Pinkerton relives getting married and the loneliness that followed as he prepared for war. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 5:45
All the excitement of a C-130 flight to Iraq doesn't prepare 2LT Pinkerton for the death of a soldier killed hours before returning home. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 3:58
2LT Pinkerton relives shocking explosions and indirect fire that awoke him one night and what happened when his brigade set up counterfire. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 3:20
2LT Pinkerton dramatically recalls what happened after an explosive projectile slammed into an army truck injuring two buddies and killing an officer all the soldiers respected. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 8:22
2LT Peter Sprenger describes why he joined the Army after 911, his feelings about facing the battlefield, and how his training prepared him and his comrades for a different kind of war in Iraq. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 3:49
Ferocious fighting and a myriad of cultures in Iraq, took 2LT Peter Sprenger and his fellow soldiers by surprise. Their training didn't prepare them for what they faced. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 2:45
Trained very well before arriving in Kuwait, 2LT Sprenger experiences a Scud missle attack and witnesses just how well American forces are prepared. He describes what it's like to brace for chemical warfare in the desert heat. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 3:48
Not knowing when he'd go to Iraq or what was going on politically, 2LT Sprenger recalls how it felt to finally enter the country. He relives the difficulty of moving through the desert while heading toward battle. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 4:19
Once in Iraq, 2LT Peter Sprenger explains how he felt not knowing who was winning the war and why basic training was tougher than the living conditions he endured in the desert. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 4:02
First assigned to an air assault, 2LT Peter Sprenger describes how that changed to a ground approach. He recalls experiencing an unexpected odd mix of fighting in Iraq and passing out candy bars to Iraqi children. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 3:04
2 LT Pinkerton relives the sheer terror of being hit by a powerful explosion on the way to Baghdad. Not knowing if he was badly injured, he describes the frightening moments before he found out. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 7:55
2LT Sprenger recalls not knowing how the enemy might attack at night during Iraq's desert sandstorms, and how a soldier's imagination can keep him on constant alert - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 2:32
The first time 2LT Sprenger faces direct fire it gets his adrenaline going. He recalls how US troops intimidated Iraqi forces and how training prepared him for the real battlefield. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne / 1:44
2LT Pinkerton tells of a harrowing experience during Operation "Black Eagle" when Iraqi forces unexpectedly struck, killing his friend. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 7:56
2LT Pinkerton describes being examined by medics and pulling pracitcal jokes on a comrade, after their truck was hit by explosives. He laughs as he shares what he did and why. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 1:52
2LT Pinkerton reflects back on a memorial service for a fallen friend, and describes how a bagpipe ceremony, a colonel's heartfelt words, and the army rangers honored their comrade. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 3:34
2LT Pinkerton remembers going home for "R and R," and seeing the first signs of victory after returning to Iraq. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 2:26
Massive warheads slam into 2LT Pinkerton's compound killing several soldiers and destroying the chow hall. He describes how some soldiers had to adapt, and what he did to help on their missions. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 1:53
As action in Iraq slowed down, 2LT Pinkerton spent hours working out and studying for a promotion. He describes the excitment of learning that he was going home, and helping the 101st Airborne replacements. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 3:16
The amazing feeling of coming back home from Iraq, was just part of a surreal experience for 2LT Pinkerton as he landed in Dallas. He vividly describes how he and his fellow soldiers were greeted by Texans when they landed. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 2:46
After staying at home for awhile, 2LT Pinkerton gets "the itch" to go back to Iraq, and explains why it's the right thing to do. - Iraq 2LT Chris Pinkerton, 25th ID (ABN) / 1:49
Gus Richardson describes the fierce fighting his Marine company faced after landing on Japanese-occupied Guam in 1944. - WWII Gus Richardson, 3rd Marine Division / 05:08
The uncertainty of war weighs heavy on 2LT Sprenger's mind. He describes how he prepared mentally for a surprise attack in the streets of Iraq. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne, US Army / 1:45
Capturing Baghdad quickly surprised 2LT Sprenger and his fellow troops. He recalls all the excitement, how it boosted morale, and gave soldiers hope that they'd be home soon. - Iraq 2LT Sprenger, 101st Airborne, US Army / :46
After moving North from Baghdad, 2LT Sprenger describes a surprising twist in the Iraqi culture, people dressed differently, and more technolgoically advanced than he ever expected. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 2LT 101st Airborne, US Army / 1:54
2LT Sprenger tells of weapons left unguarded and how dangerously coordinated attacks strengthened his resolve and dedication to fight the Iraqi enemy. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 2LT 101st Airborne, US Army / 1:39
Slammed by powerful explosives, 2LT Sprenger describes the sheer terror of being blinded and badly injured. He relives the heroic efforts of those who helped him scramble to safety. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 2LT 101st Airborne, US Army / 4:53
Blinded by an explosion in Iraq, 2LT Sprenger describes his Medivac Convoy and the first moments he spoke to his family about his devastating injuries. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne, US Army / 2:17
After being badly inured, 2LT Sprenger describes the emotional ups and downs of his recovery, how his severely injured comrades fared, and the care he received at Walter Reed Hospital. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 101st Airborne, US Army / 3:41
Despite losing his eye, 2LT Sprenger decribes what drove him back to the battlefiled, how his doctors helped, and what he endured to become an Army ranger. - Iraq 2LT Peter Sprenger, 2LT 101st Airborne / 4:12
His father told him that by joining the Navy, Braswell Deen would become "shark bait." Now Judge Deen recalls what his father said when he joined the Marines to fight against Japan. - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K Company 3rd Battalion / 1:08
Braswell Deen relives his Marine training for battle in the Pacific, with no electricity and showering in the rain. - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 1:47
Told to forget about his family and friends, Braswell Deen relives the frightening moments of being taught to kill, tells why his height made him a target, and describes how one soldier played "dead" to avoid war. - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:40
Tough training, rigorous exercise, and advice on how to stay alive, is what Braswell Deen vividly remembers, when he prepared for battle in Guadalcanal. - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 1:37
Braswell Deen explains with disbelief how one Marine claimed he could "smell" the Japanese enemy crawling upon American soldiers in the dead of night . - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / :45
Remembering the image of a comrade shot between the eyes, Braswell Deen relives automatic rifle training on a fire team and being trapped by Japanese tanks. - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:06
Braswell Deen laments about fellow soldiers killed during a fire fight in a Japanese tank trap shortly after being assigned in the Pacific. - WWII Braswell Deen, 1st Marine Regiment, K company, 3rd Battalion / 2:08
Arnold Whittaker describes the deadly winter conditions that G.I.s faced during the Battle of the Bulge and the toll those conditions took on their bodies. - WWII Arnold Whittaker, 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army / 05:59
Trained to kill and petrified of war, Braswell Deen recalls bombs and bodies falling all around him, burning smells, and the reality of life and death in the Pacific. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:10
Braswell Deen relives the moments that tremendous shelling and gunfire greeted him and his battalion as they approached Peleliu. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101 Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 1:48
The Japanese enemy surprises US Marines as they land on Peleliu. Braswell Deen remembers being caught in a tank trap and the bloody battle that ensued. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:26
A comrade shot between the eyes, trapped in a giant hole swallowing US tanks, and surviving a Japaneses attack, are what Braswell Deen remembers about Peleliu. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 3:04
Braswell Deen vividly recalls that first day of fighting on Peleliu where the Japanese relentlessly fired at him, wounded and killed his fellow Marines, and how he survived it. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101 Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:46
Lucky to be alive, Judge Deen relives the terrifying moments of seeing friends wounded and killed on Peleliu. He describes his lifelong friendship with another survivor. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 1:33
As one of the survivors in the attack on Peleliu, Judge Deen describes why he left his personal effects behind, escaping with just his weapons. He recalls being told he'd receive the Navy Cross for bravery and why it never happened. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:48
John Bullard tells the story of he and his men finding a way to feed starving Japanese civilians by doing some pheasant hunting. - WWII John Bullard, 541st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division / 2:15
NEW - Ordered to check out caves where Japanese soldiers were hiding, Braswell Deen gives this chilling account of how dozens of the enemy caught his battalion by surprise. He recounts one story of a friend who survived being bayonetted. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 4:06
NEW - During the battle at Yudam-ni, two fellow Marines show Roland Marbaugh a clever trap they'd set for the Chinese troops. - Korea Roland Marbaugh, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines / 1:27
NEW - Judge Deen recounts how flares, mortars, and machine guns beat back bayonnets, knives, and an island swarming with Japanese, as he and his comrades stood their ground on Pelilui. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:54
NEW - Describing hundreds of bodies, the smell of death and firepower, Judge Deen reflects back on how he built foxholes, threw hand grenades, and stepped into swamps to stop Japanese soldiers from advancing. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:19
NEW - Judge Deen describes the Japanese battle cries, one which is now used for the name of a popular car. He explains how he learned Japanese to yell back at the enemy. - WWII Braswell Dean, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion /
NEW - As a tough Marine, Judge Deen recalls how he and his fellow troops held on during the "hellish battles" on Pelilui and prevailed despite the high cost of human life. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:39
NEW - Trapped in a farmhouse as a medic, Dr. Feldman describes how he used German POW's to save the lives of three Americans, the horrific sight they all witnessed, and why he was awarded the Bronze Star. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 3:10
NEW - Dr. Feldman vividly recalls defeating the German resistance, seizing strategic strongholds, and participating in victory parades. Now sixty years later he describes emotional reunions with those who survived. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 2:46
NEW - Battling the cold and snow, Dr. Feldman tells the dramatic story of how the Germans were defeated, what it was like to cross the German border, and eventually end up in the "Battle of the Bulge." - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 4:34
NEW - General MacArthur gave the orders to seize Peleliu for strategic reasons that he eventually abandoned. Now Judge Braswell Deen describes why the bloody battles and staggering American losses there are often forgotten. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 1:36
NEW - In this chilling account, Judge Braswell Deen describes being nearly wiped out by Japanese forces, the psychological pain experienced by those who survived, and how he managed to get through it all. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 3:05
NEW - Judge Deen vividly recalls barely escaping "Bloody Nose Ridge," where the enemy attacked from interlocking caves. He tells how he and those who survived, became leaders during training for Okinawa. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:34
NEW - On Easter Sunday, 1945, Braswell Deen describes landing on Okinawa, taking control of the airfield, cleaning out enemy caves and joking with the Japanese before the gunfights began. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 4:50
NEW - Remembering the snowy fields of Germany, Dr. Feldman recalls suddenly coming upon a few dead Americans laying close to dozens of dead Germans. He describes what he thinks happened. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / :50
NEW - In a small Belgian town, Dr. Feldman rested with a young family. He describes them and then returning to battle to defeat the German troops. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 3:21
NEW - In a dramatic account, Dr. Feldman remembers being assigned to the 2nd armored division, climbing on tanks while facing the Germans, and defeating them in and around the Ruhr Valley. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 1:39
NEW - Judge Deen recounts the dangerous moments of clearing out caves on Okinawa. Fluent in Japanese, he describes how he helped capture the enemy and what happened to those still hiding in the caves. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion / 2:03
NEW - Caught in a web of spider traps where the enemy hid, Braswell Deen dramatically recalls the Japanese machine gun fire that slaughtered his friends. He describes how US flame throwers retaliated. - WWII Braswell Deen, 101st Marine Regiment, K Company, 3rd Battalion /
NEW - Wounded in battle, Dr. Feldman headed out of Germany to recover. He describes where he went and what happened to his injured hand. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 1:40
NEW - Returning years later to a military cemetery in Normandy, Dr. Feldman remembers being unable to find the original grave markers. He shares how the site overwhelmed him and what the burial ground represents to humanity today. - WWII Dr. Merrill Feldman, 320th Medical Battalion, 95th Division, Europe / 2:17
