. . John Barber John Barber came home from Vietnam after two tours of intense jungle combat. Sometimes during those search and destroy missions, most of the guys in his unit never made it back—at least in one piece. Why he survived the odds is hard to understand, he ponders.
. . Harold "Bud" Banker During WW II, Harold “Bud” Banker served in the Army’s newly formed Office of Strategic Services (OSS). After being quietly and specially selected for duty with the military intelligence agency—based on his befitting “background” and qualifications–Bud was sent to the China-Burma-Indian theater of operations (CBI).
. . Hartley Baird After WW II, Hartley H. Baird Jr. of Pittsburgh was discharged from the Army (Army Air Corps) as a Private First Class. He served with the 9th Air Forces’ 30th Air Depot, but he wasn’t an airman. His job throughout the war was to keep the
. . Al Armendariz Since he was a kid, Al Armendariz had always been fascinated by medicine. He joined the army after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and entered basic training and medic training. He remembers his drill sergeant taking role call at 4:30 A.M. His motto? “We break you,
. . Ryan Ahl “When 9/11 happened, I was so upset. It was a traumatic event to our national psyche. My dad was shocked, too, but he fully understood that I wanted to serve in the military after that. What he didn’t understand is why I wanted to join the
