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Doug Heckman

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He rose early to play golf but the sight of the Twin Towers in flames changed his plans. Doug Heckman was a Green Beret in the reserve and he knew what was coming. Soon he was selected by Col. John Mulholland for the Special Forces team leading the mission in Afghanistan. (4:11)

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The logistical problems were monumental, but a few hundred Americans from a range of units and agencies ran the effort in Northern Afghanistan from a former Soviet air base in Uzbekistan. Doug Heckman describes the challenges the team faced in supporting the Northern Alliance and remembers Johnny Spann, the first American to lose his life in the war. (5:28)

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Doug Heckman had been part of the initial Special Forces leadership in Afghanistan and in 2005 he volunteered for Iraq. He and his men got their combat badges the very first day when an IED hit their convoy. He says the Iraqi people are like people anywhere and were very hospitable to him. (9:13)

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The surge was succeeding but at a price. Doug Heckman liked riding in the lead vehicle but was in the second one the day Captain Shawn English had the lead and took the brunt of the blast from an IED. This altered his view of how high the bar should be set for military commitment. (9:12)

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Doug Heckman returned for a second Iraq tour and chipped a golf ball into Saddam's lake at the Grand Palace on his birthday. This was the wrap up to a great career and he reflects on that and on the relationship between Americans and their warriors. (6:07)

Doug Huggins

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Doug Huggins describes a few instances of sailors who could not handle the stress of being under surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. (3:14)

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Doug Huggins shares the stories behind a few of the luxuries he and his fellow sailors "acquired" while serving in the Pacific. (7:38)

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Doug Huggins recalls a few chance events which had a great impact on his life in the Navy. (1:55)

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Doug Huggins recalls his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. They worked desperately to get the ship underway and proceeded to join other ships in the channel to go after the Japanese. Avoiding a torpedo attack, the St. Louis eventually went back to assist with the aftermath. (11:42)

Doug Moore

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Doug Moore grew up in Arkansas with no family history of being in the military. While in college he was enrolled in the ROTC program and went to training as soon as he graduated. He went to flight school at Fort Rucker, then to Fort Wolters for helicopter training, and was instructed to go to Vietnam shortly after. His trip over to the foreign country was incredibly rough for a number of reasons, and it turned into a month's worth of time getting there. (5:46)