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Byron Hale

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Byron Hale describes leaving England heading to Belgium in an LST filled with Artillery. The Battle of the Bulge is getting underway and Byron witnesses first hand being shelled by German 88's. Byron has to scramble to find medical attention for his 1st Lieutenant after receiving a shrapnel injury. (10:05)

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The Battle of the Bulge is raging and Byron Hale has several close calls when receiving incoming artillery fire from German 88's. Byron describes the amount of death and destruction caused by the war. Several months later, the war in Europe ends and expectations for being sent to Japan are a concern for all US soldiers stationed in Europe. (5:50)

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After the end of the war in Europe and Japan, Byron Hale describes the point system used to determine which soldiers went home first. Byron tells of the bombed out French cites he saw while driving to his departure ship to go home. Byron also tells about contracting Hepatitis, crossing the Rhine river and receiving mortar fire. (8:20)

Cal Stephenson

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Cal Stephenson sees the end of the war from the island of Okinawa and recounts his path home from the nation of Japan. (5:11)

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Cal Stephenson remembers his job as a radioman in the 1st Marine Division during the bloody campaign at Peleliu. As they made their way onto the beach, they had to dig in underneath a pillbox that was firing overhead. Later, taking cover in a shell hole, he was hit by mortar fragments and had to be evacuated. (8:21)

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Cal Stephenson faces treacherous waters and hordes of Japanese soldiers as he and his regiment invade the island fortress of Okinawa. (4:50)

Candace Carter-Miller

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Candace Carter-Miller was an Army offspring and grew up all over the place. She had always wanted to be a nurse and the idea of being an Army nurse appealed to her so she secured a scholarship with a program at Walter Reed. Nearly everyone she was working with had been to Vietnam. Would she be going there? (5:15)

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It was a long flight in heels and pantyhose. Candace Carter-Miller was glad to ditch that outfit and get into fatigues once she got to Vietnam. She was sent to Da Nang and the 95th Evacuation hospital where she was assigned to triage for the incoming wounded. The Medevac pilots who flew them in were dedicated and fearless. (6:17)

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They were persona non grata. Candace Carter-Miller laments the stigma and hostility encountered by all Vietnam veterans. To have served faithfully and then be subjected to that has left a lingering bitterness. (4:11)

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What was it like to be one of the few women serving in Vietnam? Candace Carter-Miller remembers that she never felt unsafe but that it could be very awkward to be in a room full of men where she stood out. The nurses were a close knit group. You had to be when you could hardly ever get off post. (4:06)