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Adam Keys

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He had only just come here from Nova Scotia, but when Adam Keys saw the 9-11 attacks unfold on television, he knew he would be going to war for his new country. It took him a few years but he became a US soldier. (6:44)

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One thing about the Army, you make tons of friends. That was a great part of training for Adam Keys. Not long after that was over, orders came for Afghanistan, so he married his girlfriend and flew off to join the buildup ordered by President Obama. (4:54)

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Qalat is a village in Zabul province that was in the area of operation for the 618th Engineer Support Company. The job for Adam Keys and the others was to locate IED's built and hidden by the Taliban. You look for any anomaly, anything out of place, but when you are foreign, everything looks out of place. (5:51)

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Adam Keys describes the various methods of building and detonating IED's used by the enemy in Afghanistan. His unit's job was to find these things. Back at the base, you might get a little time to watch some DVD's of the latest TV shows. (5:49)

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If the enemy had waited two more seconds to blow the IED, there would have been nothing to pick up. Adam Keys stepped from his vehicle in Afghanistan and remembered nothing after that step. (4:18)

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After the IED sent him flying, Adam Keys was talking and yelling for his buddies. He doesn't remember any of it and only knows this because he was told bout it. A long recovery began in hospitals back home and even they gave up on him but his mother never did. (7:10)

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Triple amputee Adam Keys was the only one to survive the IED that gave him his wounds. That fact made him determined to recover. It was for the other guys. His accomplishments since are impressive, even for the able bodied. (4:57)

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Adam Keys was minus a hand and two legs following his experience in Afghanistan. His laughter when he heard things like, "Can I give you a hand?" made him think maybe he had a career in stand-up comedy. No joke. (4:54)

Walt Richardson

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His aim was to help put his sister through college. Walt Richardson scored so well on the tests that he was inducted into the Air Force. Perhaps it was the schooling he received at the school run by the mother of Chappie James, who became the first black Air Force 4-star General. (4:54)

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Walt Richardson was in the last all black training flight in the Air Force. His aim was to serve his three year obligation and then return to college, but he saw a musical revue put on by members of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen. They were holding open auditions and he went to showcase his fine singing voice. (5:34)