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ArmyWatch Video » Carl Beck remembers an attack on an enemy tank by Airborne infantry in Normandy Watch Video » Bill Savich shares the story of how he won his first Silver Star during a hazardous mission in Italy Watch Video » Bill Savich shares his experience of defending the Delatombre Ridge against the crack troops of the Hermann Goering Division in Northern Italy Watch Video » Bill Savich volunteers to save a patrol trapped in a minefield in Italy (for the second time) Watch Video » Bill Savich shares his story of coming down Mt. Alto in Italy and encountering a German tank Watch Video » Bill Savich recalls his experience of being wounded during the assault on Valterra, Italy Watch Video » An American plane crashes upon landing in a remote Chinese airfield. Staff Sgt. Edlemann is trapped while the plane burns around him Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) recounts an amazing story that all started with an artillery barrage at a Rhine crossing Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) recalls a prisoner exchange gone wrong near the Czechoslovakian border after the war Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) recounts the tragic death of a Lieutenant towards the end of the war in Germany near the Rhine Watch Video » Francis Anderson shares the amazing story of how he was caught behind enemy lines as well as his journey back to base in North Africa Watch Video » Francis Anderson recounts the patrol in Italy during which he won a Bronze Star Watch Video » Francis Anderson tells of how he was wounded in Italy Watch Video » Fred Pounds recounts an unsettling experience with German prisoners (Caution: Graphic) Watch Video » Andy Kiddey recounts a close call with Italian soldiers in North Africa Watch Video » Fred King shares an experience of being overrun by a German assault in Anzio Watch Video » John Souther recalls firing on the leaning Tower of Pisa Watch Video » Infantryman Jim Paine recalls a consistent theme for those who died Watch Video » Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) recalls battling for a Catholic Church in Northern Vietnam Watch Video » Glenn Gooch recounts the harrowing episode of his first combat experience in France Watch Video » Joe Peoples describes a close call in Germany when a prisoner put a gun in his face. Watch Video » Martin Pfotenhauer recalls his movements from entry into Korea until his unit found a stable location for their field hospital. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher faces numerous ambushes from informants while living in the jungles of Burma. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher goes from standard GI in the States to OSS operator in Burma, without knowing it. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher is left a very serious and familiar warning in Burma. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher faced many dangers in Burma, but nothing quite like the Naga Headhunters. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher and the Kachin rebels get flushed out of their camp on Thanksgiving and take the long road home. Watch Video » Bob Welsh recalls leading his reconnaissance team into an explosive situation. Watch Video » Bob Welsh tells the story of an attempt to capture two Germans escalating into a massive firefight on the Siegfried Line. Watch Video » Bob Welsh tells the story of surviving a German artillery barrage with a little help from lady luck. Watch Video » Craig Leyda remembers his Cobra being shot down in the middle of Vietnamese infantry. Watch Video » Craig Leyda describes the devastating firepower of the Cobra helicopter and the aftermath of rocket attacks. Watch Video » Craig Leyda tells the story of a colorful airborne attack against Vietnamese forces. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » Jim Horton recalls his unit retreating from the invading Japanese in the Philippines in 1942. Watch Video » After surrendering to the Japanese, Jim Horton describes taking part in the Bataan Death March in the Philippines. Watch Video » Hughes Davault describes the joy of mail call. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Richard Eaton takes part in the confusing and dangerous Airborne drop over Southern France, just days after the landings at Normandy. Watch Video » While making his way into Northern France, Richard Eaton and a mixed company of Airborne troops take fire from German 88s in a nearby mountain range. Watch Video » Richard Eaton faces death, the cold, and some heroism during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Richard Eaton becomes second in command of a Ranger company during the push to retake Seoul for the second time. Watch Video » Hugh Fleming recalls experiencing an air raid in a fog-shrouded town in North Africa. Watch Video » William Bates joins an amphibious truck unit and after training, participates in the Battle of Anzio. Watch Video » William Bates participates in the surprise attack on the Italian city of Salerno. Watch Video » William Bates tries to make his way back to his unit after a month in a field hospital. Watch Video » After taking anti-aircraft fire during a mission over France, Robert Benton finds returning to his base in England extremely difficult. Watch Video » Phil Sligar and company invade Mexico during the height of WWII. Watch Video » Phil Sligar and other men aboard an Army bomber endure flak and fatigue in the skies over Japan. Watch Video » Bob Keller and his mixed unit air drop into a small city to capture troops of an NVA transport company. Watch Video » Bob Keller and his unit come across a VC tunnel that Bob has to search alone. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison talks about a time his unit cornered a Viet Cong Main Force Battalion during the Tet Offensive. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison recalls observing the reality and immediacy of death as his unit assaults a Viet Cong company during the Second Phase Tet Offensive. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison recounts the destruction of his battalion on February 26, 1968. Watch Video » Jack Brantley and his artillery unit engage the German Army at the French port of Lorient. Watch Video » Jack Brantley recalls firing on the German town of Wesel as well as the aftermath of attempting to cross the Rhine river. Watch Video » Jack Brantley and his unit receive the Presidential Unit Citation for action in the French city Metz. Watch Video » Jack Brantley and his unit try to survive the cold while in combat during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Earl Williams recalls his experience during the Bataan Death March. Watch Video » Earl Williams goes from Manila to Japan in a work detail and then has to survive until the end of the war. Watch Video » James Moore lands at Omaha beach on D+2 and recounts the journey from Normandy, to Berlin, and back home. Watch Video » Ken Clark recalls his first air-to-air combat experience in the skies over Ormac Bay. Watch Video » Ken Clark and his flight leader engage a single Japanese fighter over Ormac Bay. Watch Video » Rocky Bleier tells his story of determination--from the football fields of the U.S. to the rice-patties of Vietnam, and back again despite a life-changing injury he suffered during the war. (4-time Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steeler.) Watch Video » Rocky Bleier remembers the "foxhole prayer" that he made as he lay wounded after a grenade explosion in Vietnam. (4-time Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steeler. www.rockybleier.com) Watch Video » Martin Pfotenhauer explains the duties, lifestyles, organization, work ethic, and success rate of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, or M.A.S.H., in Korea. Watch Video » Martin Pfotenhauer recalls how the war changed when the Chinese entered the war in October, 1950. Watch Video » Oliver Diffey gets caught up in the notorious Airborne mis-drops over Normandy on D-Day and spends three confusing days trying to find his unit. Watch Video » While in the hills outside of Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, a series of attacks and counter-attacks leads Oliver Diffey to a serious injury caused by a German mortar round. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) has to cross the Demarcation Line into North Korea to investigate a North Korean claim that a South Korean army unit had invaded North Korea and engaged in combat. Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) is sent to investigate an incident where the North Koreans claim a South Korean military unit crossed the Demarcation Line illegally to steal North Korean property. Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) and others deal with a wayward American observation plane, that after crossing into North Korea and being shot down, almost became the spark that re-ignited the Korean War. Watch Video » Stephen Chick recalls storming and surviving the Omaha Beach invasion on D-Day as his friends and fellow soldiers fell around him. Watch Video » Neill "Jack" Cox tells his story of a typical draftee's experience, going from college to the front lines. Watch Video » Neill "Jack" Cox tells of his machine gun squad's violent encounter with a large SS unit in the French wilderness. Watch Video » Neill "Jack" Cox and a friend dive into heavy artillery and machine gun fire to save an injured soldier. Watch Video » Neill "Jack" Cox and his unit face heavy resistance as they cross the Siegfried line and move into Germany. Watch Video » John Vlass recalls his arrival in England and his observations of the landings at Omaha Beach on D-Day. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta remembers the harrowing landing at Oran to start the US Army's campaign in North Africa. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta risks his life to save a terribly wounded soldier during the campaign in North Africa. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta recalls how he was captured by a German unit and the torture he endured during his first few weeks in captivity. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta and other POWs find a way to help the war effort from behind the barbed wire of a German prison camp. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta recalls how he and his fellow POWs would turn the table on their captors when their camp was visited by delegates representing the Geneva Convention. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta remembers, in vivid detail, the incredibly difficult 85 mile trek from his prison camp to the death camp at Buchenwald, and the horror he faced there. Watch Video » Larry Bowers' B-24 is shot down by German anti-aircraft fire, and he recalls how he survived those first few moments on the ground. Watch Video » H. Read Vaughn recalls the perils and vistas of the dangerous bombing runs over Tokyo near the end of the war. Watch Video » H. Read Vaughn spends time on Iwo Jima after its capture by Marines, and tells of his discoveries in the caves, and his impressions of the island. Watch Video » Ed McNally explains how the Germans treated him and his fellow prisoners very humanely during the course of their capture and confinement. Watch Video » Clayton Byrd remembers the danger of showering while in the field Watch Video » Clayton Byrd shares the amazing story of how he and his platoon kept fighting when surrounded by an overwhelming force, thus earning them all Silver Stars Watch Video » Clayton Byrd and his company capture 4 German pillboxes in an unorthodox manner Watch Video » Clayton Byrd shares his favorite war story about his friend, Chet Markowski Watch Video » Bob Powell remembers his unit's action leading up to and during D-Day, maintaining allied air superiority over the beaches. Watch Video » Bob Powell catches a little bit of luck when he takes out a plane that both of his commanders miss. Watch Video » Bob Powell tells of the airfield battle known as The Death of the Luftwaffe, where American aces fought off a German attack while being outnumbered 5 to 1. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » Carl Beck recalls the drop and subsequent combat in Holland during Operation Market Garden. Watch Video » Carl Beck recalls a personally terrifying moment while surrounded in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Carl Beck remembers a quick firefight that gave a friend a great story to impress the new replacements. Watch Video » During intense combat, and fearing for the lives of both their patients and themselves, Dr. Gary Hill's PSH is calmed by their spiritual leader. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe recalls stumbling upon a German rally point while the 9th Infantry moves to isolate the German troops on the north end of the Cherbourg peninsula. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe remembers the 9th Infantry taking part in the breakthrough at Saint Lo in Northern France by Patton's Third Army. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe recalls how he watched from a plateau as a German unit, isolated in the winter wilderness, is targeted by artillery and fighter planes on strafing runs. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe recalls the 9th Infantry taking part in the taking of the bridge at Remagen, the last standing bridge over the Rhine. Watch Video » Reed Williams remembers the 502nd being taken off the line after Normandy for re-training and re-outfitting before Market Garden, and the tense situation in England at the time. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » During a harrowing mission to destroy a Messerschmidt assembly plant, Tom Parsons survives the Luftwaffe company front attack. Watch Video » Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) expounds on the world of the soldier and their status as professionals. Watch Video » Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) survives a deadly ambush and takes over command of the 2nd Battalion, earning the Medal of Honor for his service. Watch Video » NEW - Lew Jenkins recalls an artillery barrage that he launched from an infantry call for support, and how close the barrage came to killing Allied troops. Watch Video » NEW - Lew Jenkins recalls getting into a direct fire fight with a German 88 and a sniper. Watch Video » NEW - At the end of the war in Europe, Lew Jenkins gets attached to an Allied effort to re-settle the displaced persons who fled to Austria during the course of the war. Watch Video » Carl Beck recalls how he was mis-dropped over Normandy on D-Day. Watch Video » The awesome firepower of American artillery wins Bill Savich a 2nd Silver Star in Italy Watch Video » Lewis Fern recounts a deadly encounter with a Tiger Tank in Italy Watch Video » Lewis Fern witnesses the gruesome aftermath of an artillery strike in Anzio Watch Video » Lewis Fern recounts a close call with Germans on a rainy night in Anzio Watch Video » Glenn Gooch shares his first close encounter with a German soldier in France Watch Video » Glenn Gooch's face is burned by machine gun fire in Northern Europe Watch Video » Artillery observer Arthur Crowe tells of his unusual experience targeting a single enemy soldier in Normandy Watch Video » Abraham Grossfield talks about the state of mind during combat while in Italy Watch Video » Airborne infantryman Roy Turner shares his face to face experience with a German soldier Watch Video » J.C. Fitzpatrick flies in formation over Normandy on D-Day and gets lost in the dark later that night. Watch Video » Thomas Fitzgibbons tells of hand to hand fighting in the streets of an Italian town Watch Video » Thomas Fitzgibbons remembers the atrocities of war in Northern Italy Watch Video » Harold Souther shares his experiences with an officer's treatment of SS prisoners in Northern Europe Watch Video » Raymond Murray recalls an incident between a Frenchman and an SS chaplain in Normandy Watch Video » Fred Pounds tells of a close call with artillery fire in Germany Watch Video » Fred King shares how he was wounded while barely avoiding death in Anzio Watch Video » John Souther tells of how he won his Silver Star in North Africa Watch Video » Burt Vardeman loses his tail gunner over the Adriatic Sea when their bomber loses engines after a flak filled mission. Watch Video » Burt Vardeman goes through the typical day of a member of a B-24 bomber crew during the war. Watch Video » Weldon Storey has a close call while digging foxholes in Italy Watch Video » Weldon Storey remembers the death of his Brooklyn friend in Italy Watch Video » Ed Callahan remembers an incident with a bouncing grenade on an island in the pacific. Watch Video » Jim Paine recounts being the only survivor after a tragic incident in France Watch Video » Jim Paine stands guard over a hospital in France while being wounded Watch Video » Jim Paine gives his impressions of what it was like to be under artillery fire Watch Video » Ray Rogers recalls the Germans' unfortunate choice of escape vehicles during an artillery attack in France Watch Video » Ralph Hempel recalls the chaos following an ambush in Northern Italy Watch Video » Medal of Honor recipient Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) remembers what starvation caused him to do during the Vietnam War Watch Video » Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) remembers his first real combat experience in Vietnam Watch Video » Joe Peoples remembers being taken prisoner in Germany, but was helped to escape by an American sympathizer. Watch Video » Joe Peoples talks about how he shot down a German fighter plane himself as his company took a German village. Watch Video » John Souther remembers accidently coming upon a German position in North Africa and the combat that followed. Watch Video » A fresh Dave Williams is thrown into his first combat experience during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Dave Williams recounts an attempt to get a photo of a Russian female officer. Watch Video » Dave Williams recounts fighting in and around the Ruhr pocket. Watch Video » Bob Jones is guarded by two P-51s during a long supply drop for OSS operators in Burma. Watch Video » Bob Jones recalls transporting injured Chinese troops and how their officers treated them. Watch Video » Bob Jones remembers how the Chinese troops siphoned gas from American planes in China. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher discovers the fate of refugees who fled the Japanese invasion. Watch Video » Jim Fletcher meets up with a friend from Induction and discovers a Japanese trap. Watch Video » Bob Welsh talks about his first combat experience, resulting in a textbook operation. Watch Video » Bob Welsh remembers being assigned to lead a reconnaissance team and discovering information about the Germans at Bastogne. Watch Video » Craig Leyda, a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, recalls a playful dog which led him to enemy headquarters. Watch Video » James Dunlap, an Army Soldier, recalls a regrettable flight on an Air Force bombing run in Germany. Watch Video » Lester Brown, part of a Service Battalion, describes digging foxholes while under enemy artillery fire at Anzio. Watch Video » Arthur Lester talks about arriving at Omaha Beach as an ambulance driver on the evening of D-Day and spending the night with two dead Soldiers. Watch Video » Don Ogden runs into a cheap door when trying to get out of his nose gunner pod. Watch Video » Bob Beziat, riding along in a light tank, takes fire in North Africa. Watch Video » After escaping the Bataan Death March and being recaptured by the Japanese, Jim Horton remembers spending two and a half years at Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines. Watch Video » Jim Horton remembers his journey from Cabanatuan to various Japanese prison camps until the end of World War II. Watch Video » George Sossenko, serving for the Free French alongside British forces, describes his first battle experience as a tank pilot against German tanks in Egypt. Watch Video » George Sossenko talks about his final battle in France and the end of World War II. Watch Video » Hughes Davault remembers serving as a fighter squadron medic and witnessing terrible plane crashes. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Hughes Davault talks about having to "toughen up" as a medic in the South Pacific. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Hughes Davault remembers delivering a brief message for a soldier on his deathbed. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Hughes Davault recalls the callous treatment of a Japanese airman's dead body. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Hughes Davault talks about the order in which troops were designated to come home after the end of World War II. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Richard Eaton and other Airborne soldiers take a leisurely cruise across the Atlantic. Watch Video » Richard Eaton takes a Ranger company into the jungles of Vietnam to expose the positions of Vietcong supply tunnels. Watch Video » Winston Williams remembers being briefed about landing at Omaha Beach and the sacrifice taken by his sergeant on D-Day. Watch Video » Winston Williams talks about being captured by German soldiers after surviving D-Day, friendly fire and a German mortar attack. Watch Video » Winston Williams describes being packed in a boxcar with forty other soldiers after being taken prisoner by the Germans in 1944. Watch Video » Hugh Fleming describes his job as a truck driver, delivering people and supplies across Europe during World War II. Watch Video » William Bates digs himself in next to a bridge only to have other infantrymen covet his hole. Watch Video » William Bates relates the speed of the war once the invasion of Italy was a success. Watch Video » William Bates recalls the testing of the first generation of heat seeking missiles during the campaign in North Africa. Watch Video » William Bates along with other infantrymen take over a house in Germany for a night, much to the protest of the German owner. Watch Video » Dick Arnold describes his first 24 hours of combat in France during World War II. Watch Video » Robert Benton flies air cover over the beaches at Normandy on D-Day. Watch Video » James Moore hazards the cold to bring tanks to the front during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Bob Keller encounters combat in Vietnam while capturing a new informant. Watch Video » Bob Keller gets caught in the crossfire between his unit and the enemy. Watch Video » Bob Keller plans an attack on an enemy position on a hillside, but the plan doesn't include firing his weapon. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison recalls the sights and sounds from patrolling the Korean Demilitarized Zone during the Cold War. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison describes the effects of napalm on the enemy and the landscape during the Vietnamese War. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison discusses the toll that casualties take on infantry units during combat. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison talks about going into a particulary dangerous area of Vietnam and finding trouble. Watch Video » Stuart Jamison remembers being caught behind a palm tree trunk while being fired upon by a Viet Cong. Watch Video » Jack Brantley recalls the lack of rations in his battalion and what they ate to survive the Battle of Normandy. Watch Video » Jack Brantley lands on Utah Beach at Normandy twelve days after the initial landings. Watch Video » Jack Brantley remembers crossing the Atlantic from New York to England, and the drama between. Watch Video » Jack Brantley witnesses the use of one of the first multiple rocket emplacements during the invasion of Germany. Watch Video » Jack Brantley recalls two separate fighter crash landings and the aftermath to the German pilots. Watch Video » Dick Arnold remembers his role in the Battle of the Bulge as a radio operator, and becoming the sole survivor of his 7-man spearhead group. Watch Video » Dick Arnold talks about delivering sad news to the Dutch city of Maastricht as a switchboard operator. Watch Video » Dick Arnold remembers the sights and smells of clearing out Buchenwald murder camp in Germany after thousands of prisoners had died there. Watch Video » Earl Williams witnesses the taking of lower Bataan, near Mariveles, by the Japanese, firsthand. Watch Video » William Walker crash lands a cargo plane in the desert between Oran and Nigeria, then has to deal with the affections of the locals. Watch Video » Ken Clark runs afoul of a stuck throttle assembly in the skies over his training field. Watch Video » Ken Clark decides to scout an old Japanese base on New Guinea in the aftermath of McArthur's push, only to find the base less than deserted and certainly not unarmed. Watch Video » Ken Clark and his flight group get confused about the way back to their base at Luzon after a successful bombing mission over Formosa. Watch Video » Ken Clark recalls how he came to land one of the first combat aircraft in Tokyo after the peace accords were signed. Watch Video » While attempting to drop bombs into caves in the mountainous areas of northern Luzon, Ken Clark takes damage that makes getting back to base and landing safely extremely difficult. Watch Video » Ken Clark runs into hostile Japanese officers and cultural differences in post-war Tokyo. Watch Video » Moran Helms talks about the time he spent fighting the "secret war" in Burma during World War II. Watch Video » Moran Helms describes his reaction to hearing about the first atomic bomb being dropped at Hiroshima during World War II. Watch Video » Rocky Bleier remembers making use of his running back skills to retrieve a precious gift from home during a Vietnamese artillery attack. (4-time Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steeler. www.rockybleier.com) Watch Video » Bernard Bentfeld recalls taking artillery fire in his first combat experience. Watch Video » Bernard Bentfeld, as a member of a mobile recon unit, recalls how sparse the combat was. Watch Video » Bernard Bentfeld and his unit have to cross the bridge at Remagen but get caught out in the open during German attacks. Watch Video » During his three day journey to find his unit in Normandy, Oliver Diffey of the 101st Airborne and others from the 82nd Airborne come into close contact with a German Panzer tank. Watch Video » Ralph Turner, and the other mechanics in his squad, receive their first P38s, much to their delight. (Interview contributed by Dale Niesen) Watch Video » Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired) recalls his first impressions of Korea and his job as an investigator for the United Nations Military Armistice Commission. Watch Video » An encounter with a North Korean investigator for the United Nations Military Armistice Commission adds perspective to a past encounter with a German officer at Buchenwald for Brigadier General Harold Dye (retired). Watch Video » Robert Benton catches a break when a superior officer saves his life. Watch Video » Robert Benton is assigned to teach new pilots how to fly the P-47 but encounters trouble before he even leaves the runway. Watch Video » Neill "Jack" Cox discovers the irony of war when a German 88 round sends him running for cover. Watch Video » John Vlass takes German heavy rocket fire during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Ed LaPorta is wounded in the leg by flying shrapnel and recalls his attempts to repair his damaged leg. Watch Video » Ray Stein reveals the machinations that led to the Manhattan Project and his undercover assignment for the Army at the Oak Ridge facility. (LONG CLIP) Watch Video » H. Read Vaughn recalls his first bombing campaign in the skies above the Burmese capitol, Rangoon. Watch Video » H. Read Vaughn and his crew operate out of China during their early campaign and have to endure a 45 day boat ride to their next station when a superior officer pulls rank. Watch Video » H. Read Vaughn explains the Japanese creations, Bakka Bombs, and his encounter with them. Watch Video » Ed McNally recalls the feeling of flying into an anti-aircraft fire cloud over Pelosti and how difficult the return to base turned out to be. Watch Video » Ed McNally and crew have to bail out of their B-24 and just make it out in time. Watch Video » Clayton Byrd tells of the first soldier he killed in Normandy Watch Video » Clayton Byrd explains a comical incident on the Brittany Peninsula Watch Video » Bob Powell's P-57 Mustang takes anti-aircraft fire during a strafing run on a German airfield, damaging his tail. Watch Video » After taking fire, Bob Powell makes a desperate attempt to land his damaged plane but the results of his landing give the people on the ground a real scare. Watch Video » Bob Powell blindly follows his colonel on a hard maneuver and comes away with his first victory. Watch Video » Seymour Lavine takes a patrol out into the jungles of New Guinea, but isn't prepared for what he and his men would face. Watch Video » While on patrol on Luzon, Seymour Lavine leads a small unit with Phillipine guides, but runs into a much larger Japanese force. Watch Video » In the mountains of Baguio, Seymour Lavine sees a Japanese bombing raid take out the cities below, forcing him and his unit to take cover. Watch Video » Seymour Lavine attempts to use a makeshift shower in the jungles of the Phillipines, but finds a Japanese soldier waiting for him. Watch Video » Mather Hyatt recalls how he traveled through Europe during his off days after the end of the war. Watch Video » 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. Watch Video » Mather Hyatt tells of his commanding officer during the early days of the occupation of Berlin. Watch Video » Mather Hyatt loses a fellow soldier at a Russian Checkpoint during the early days of the occupation of Berlin. Watch Video » Mather Hyatt recalls the story of the Leopoldville, an English transport ship, that fell afoul of the German's last push during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Dr. Gary Hill explains the workings of the short-lived Portable Surgical Hospitals of the Army Medical Corps. Watch Video » Dr. Gary Hill reveals the crude, and under-equipped nature of the Portable Surgical Hospitals. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe remembers finding a target for artillery with the help of a Colonel, only to miss, and hit a signifigantly more important target. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe explains the working of the vehicles taken to Europe by the Allied Forces and how they differed from the Germans. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe talks about how faith and a friendship with the company Chaplin gave him interesting memories. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe explains the awarding of points and how he had just enough points to go home as his unit broke up following VE Day. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe remembers how a fellow soldier had a new deadly run in with a shallow river while laying cable for the company's communications. Watch Video » Reed Williams and the 502nd move into Carentan on D+5 and have a number of close encounters with German tanks and fighter planes. Watch Video » Reed Williams remembers an incident in the drop zone of Operation Market Garden, not long after the landings, involving a large quantity of rations and a downed General. Watch Video » Tom Parsons tells the story of how he created his own good luck charm: a bullet with a name on it. Watch Video » Tom Parsons becomes a social outcast when he swears he shot at something that moved like a hummingbird. Watch Video » On July 4, 1944, while stationed in England, Tom Parsons gets a front row seat for an improvised Army Air Corp fireworks display. Watch Video » Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) recalls his first combat experience in Vietnam as an advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Watch Video » Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) goes through the normal operations of the Vietnamese battalion (2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry) that he was attached to. Watch Video » NEW - Lew Jenkins goes over the type of work he usually did supporting infantry movements in the French and German wilderness. Watch Video » NEW - Lew Jenkins remembers a series of little events over the course of a night spent bunkering down in a WWI redoubt near the French/German border. Watch Video » Carl Beck has a close call in the hedgerows of Normandy after his D-Day drop Watch Video » Carl Beck has his first encounter with prisoners in Northern Europe Watch Video » House to house fighting leads to a close encounter in an Italian town Watch Video » Lewis Fern gives his impressions of surviving an artillery barrage Watch Video » Lewis Fern shares his experience during the landing at Anzio Watch Video » Roy Turner gives his impression of artillery fire Watch Video » Harold Weixel tells of destroying two Tiger tanks in North Africa Watch Video » Harold Weixel saves the life of an Italian soldier Watch Video » Harold Weixel recalls the randomness of death for a fellow tanker in Italy Watch Video » J.C. Fitzpatrick flies from England, over Germany, to airbases in Russia, fights with the German Air Force, then has to make the long trek back to England. Watch Video » Raymond Smith tells of the fate of a German prisoner in Italy Watch Video » Paul Compton tells of capturing Italians while they were still eating breakfast Watch Video » Paul Compton describes the heroic death of his unit's first casualty during a strafing attack by Messershmitts in North Africa Watch Video » Marion Holmes remembers the desperate actions of a starving village in France Watch Video » Marion Holmes tells of his experience with artillery fire in Europe Watch Video » John Souther recalls the death of his radioman in North Africa (story also told by Paul Compton) Watch Video » John Souther remembers how the Air Force saved the infantry in the battle for Anzio Watch Video » Radio Operator Burt Vardeman recounts his experience of coming under flak fire in his B-24 Liberator. Watch Video » Bob Adams finds a mysterious dead German in Italy Watch Video » Ed Riley recalls being under attack by Junkers in North Africa Watch Video » Brigadier General Clarence Irwin finds himself in a precarious position on a Pacific island Watch Video » Ralph Hempel remembers a replacement in Italy Watch Video » John Jacobs remembers finding 25 German prisoners while taking a German town Watch Video » Clyde Thrasher recalls the landing at Salerno Italy Watch Video » Clyde Thrasher remembers crawling across a field under heavy fire in Salerno Italy Watch Video » Clyde Thrasher's friend Duke engages in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy in Italy Watch Video » John Jacobs describes his role as a forward artillery observer and how he received two Silver Stars. Watch Video » Fred King recounts various events while stuck on the frontlines at Anzio for five months. Watch Video » Fred King breaks a soldier’s rule and gets a humorous surprise. Watch Video » Andy Kiddey remembers leading an attack on a German tank in Italy. Watch Video » Andy Kiddey tells the story of being a passenger on a hospital plane dreadfully close to running out of fuel over Japan. Watch Video » Joe Peoples remembers earning a Bronze Star fighting in Korea and dropping artillery on Koreans based on the scent of their breakfast. Watch Video » Joe Peoples tells the story of an unexpected visit from his Vietnamese barber. Watch Video » Andy Carpenter, a loader on a tank, recalls action during the Battle of the Bulge, including the destruction of a German tank. Watch Video » Andy Carpenter tells the story of running over a mine his first day out on a tank in Germany. Watch Video » Hap Chandler recalls a story told to him by Captain Jim "Hoss" Williams (77th Infantry Division) who tried to get rid of an annoying subordinate in an unconventional way in Japan. Watch Video » Hap Chandler retells the story of his friend, Captain Jim "Hoss" Williams (77th Infantry Division), meeting Ernie Pyle, a famous war correspondent, before being attacked by the Japanese. Watch Video » John Souther recalls how he came into political office in Italy. Watch Video » Dave Williams takes on an entire German squad and ends up with a Silver Star. Watch Video » Dave Williams remembers combat and surprise while crossing the Rhine river. Watch Video » The pressure and anticipation break good men, including Dave Williams, during the Battle of the Bulge. Watch Video » Don Ogden watches the horrors of a bombing run over the Ploesti Airfield. Watch Video » Don Ogden's bomber takes flak during a run over Hungary and the plane goes down. Watch Video » Don Ogden is tried by the German military after being captured. Watch Video » Don Ogden remembers his time housed in a prison as a POW. Watch Video » Don Ogden lives through horrid conditions and terrible treatment during the little known Death March through Germany. Watch Video » Don Ogden watches as the Hitler Youth act without consequences, leaving death in their wake. Watch Video » Don Ogden, being marched across Germany by Nazi troops, is finally rescued by British soldiers but isn't out of danger yet. Watch Video » Don Ogden is taken to a camp for rescued POWs and awaits the long trip home. Watch Video » Don Ogden remembers three different bombing runs over Anzio and Normandy beaches as well as the Italian city of Casino. Watch Video » Don Ogden watches a saboteur get his just desserts on an American airfield. Watch Video » Jim Horton describes the treatment prisoners of war received from the Japanese during World War II. Watch Video » Jim Horton tells the story of a new wonder drug that was given to him to treat his malnutrition sores. Watch Video » George Sossenko remembers a battle in Italy during which his unit advanced too fast for their own good. Watch Video » Hughes Davault talks about being drafted into the Army after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Hughes Davault recalls meeting the pilot who was believed to have shot down Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a famed Japanese military leader, while the Admiral was on an inspection tour in the South Pacific on April 18, 1943. (Contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Hughes Davault talks about the dangers of flying home after World War II was over, after the aircraft mechanics had already left. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) Watch Video » Ray Stein shares his experience of working on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Watch Video » Bob Keller and his unit are chased down a cliff and through a creekbed by rock-throwing NVA troops. Watch Video » Earl Williams takes shrapnel in the arm and hip during a bombing raid on the air field at Mariveles, Bataan. Watch Video » Ralph Stinson describes passing a concentration camp as his unit made its way across Europe with Gen. Patton. Watch Video » Stephen Chick remembers a time when his infantry unit refused to fire at a particular German soldier. Watch Video » John Vlass professes his admiration for the destructive capabilities of the German 88. Watch Video » Arthur Crowe recalls two memorable events on his transport ship in the waters off the French coast.
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