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Ben Wormington

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In Iraq, Ben Wormington befriended an Iraqi interpreter who was a big help to his unit. Years later, he heard from the man on Facebook and began a decade long struggle to bring him and his family to America. (2:36)

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It was a good reunion. When Ben Wormington and his outfit got together recently, they did so in the hometown of their fallen brother in arms, Chance Phelps. (2:03)

George Horvath

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George Horvath was born in Wisconsin, but his father's work took him to Akron, Ohio. When he got the letter, George put in for the Navy which set him on a historic path. (2:03)

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George Horvath's first assignment was aboard the USS Chester (CL-1) where he was working in the boiler room. He was fortunate to survive the Japanese attacks on the ship which led it back to the States for repair. (1:36)

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After being sent back stateside, George Horvath would board the USS Indianapolis which was being loaded with some very critical materials for the war effort. (2:57)

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While underway, George Horvath would be sleeping underneath a gun turret when the USS Indianapolis passed a Japanese submarine. In only a matter of seconds would a massive casualty event occur. (2:38)

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The USS Indianapolis sunk in a matter of minutes, leaving hundreds of men stranded in the water. There was no help nearby. Days would pass as men fell victim to the ocean. (7:06)

Jerry Ellington

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About the time he went to Texas A&M, Jerry Ellington decided to join the Air Force. After a few years as a flight instructor, the Vietnam war was heating up and they took him out of Squadron Officers School and sent him to F-100 training. Then they decided, no, you're going to be a forward air controller. (3:44)

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The first mortar barrage was unsettling. Forward air controller Jerry Ellington had just arrived in Vietnam and was attached to the 101st Airborne. The old timers acted like nothing was happening. He was an Air Force officer but was in a tent in the jungle just like a grunt. (3:18)

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Jerry Ellington was issued an Army tent but it wasn't even waterproof which isn't going to work too well in Vietnam. He was an Air Force forward air controller attached to the 101st Airborne at their base. He found himself a nice Air Force tent which they didn't want him to keep but he did anyway. (3:11)