. . 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
. . Paul Austin Paul Austin entered the US Army in March 1944 and served as an infantryman in Easy Company, 351st Regiment, 88 Infantry Division in the Mediterranean. Shortly before the end of the war he transitioned to ordinance and finally left the Army in July 1946. missing
. . Marco Attisano Marco Attisano joined the US Navy in 2003 and trained as a Navy Builder, a rating (navy occupation) with the Naval Construction Force, also known as the famed SeaBees. After a stint in Mississippi Marco deployed to Guam and Spain, but after two years active duty
. . 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,
