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Chris Valentine

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Chris Valentine remembers coming home with less pomp & frill than most other commands because of the specific nature of their deployment, which made transitioning back into civilian life a lot easier. (6:11)

Christa Petersen

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Christa Petersen's father finally returns from the war, but he is irrevocably different. (1:28)

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Christa Petersen recalls living in fear of Iron Henry, a deadly American war machine that lived in the skies over Germany. (1:27)

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Christa Petersen meets American soldiers for the first time, but they aren't the average unit. (2:06)

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Christa Petersen remembers coming upon the remains of a bomb shelter during the campaign in Germany when she was only a child. (1:28)

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Christa Petersen speaks to the understanding and general knowledge German citizens had of the evils of the Third Reich. (2:55)

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Christa Petersen remembers an encounter with an American soldier that led to a Coke and a misunderstanding. (2:08)

Christian Bauzo

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He was not that attracted to college so Christian Bauzo enlisted in the Marine Corps. Why the Marines? Because they weren't just the best of the best, they had a look about them. (4:36)

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Christian Bauzo had already enlisted in the Marines but he was finishing his senior year in high school. He saw the 9/11 attacks live on the TV and he made up his mind that, when he got there, he was going infantry. (7:41)

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He knew it was coming. Christian Bauzo had told his father not to pull strings to help him get into a service academy, instead opting to become a grunt. The Marine rifleman knew that the Iraq deployment was near and, when he boarded the ship bound for Kuwait, he had a lot to think about, including fear. (Caution: strong language) (4:15)