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Ernest Banasau

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On patrol, Banasau's platoon steps into a firefight during the Tet Offensive, where he and 2 others are hit. He does his best to keep fighting until help can arrive. Part 1 of 2 (7:50)

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Under heavy fire, choppers attempt to evacuate wounded GIs from Kontum. After one fatal crash, a dustoff chopper manages to lift Ernest Banasau to safety. Years later, Banasau meets the pilot who saved him, and learns how close he came to meeting a tragic fate. Part 2 of 2 (11:11)

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Banasau makes the most of his time in recovery, including spending time in Japan with new American friends. (6:53)

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Ernest Banasau returns to Vietnam only to face an obstacle course of paperwork and bureaucracy. Making the best of things, he takes time to reconnect with his Air Force brat roots. (4:13)

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Banasau's team uncovers a clever diversion plotted by the enemy. He and fellow GIs are narrowly spared from friendly fire. (6:24)

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Back at the firebase, Banasau and his buddy receive some very unexpected news - they're going home. True to his nature, he uses his newfound leverage to mess with the higher ranks. (2:55)

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Banasau came home to a different country than the one he left, and figured out to adjust - while others were not so lucky. Years later, he took a journey to meet the family of a fallen brother, and offered words of comfort. (9:12)

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At the onset of Operation Desert Storm, Ernest Banasau is a Logistics Coordinator in Germany. He contacts the command to offer his services in the war effort, and is stationed in Turkey to play a coordinating role in Operation Provide Comfort, protecting Kurdish refugees from Saddam Hussein's army. (6:48)

Ernest Stiles

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His outfit was headed to the European theater, but Ernest Stiles was not on the roster when it came time to go. He never found out why, but he was sent to jungle training and reassigned to a Pacific bound unit. Once there, he found assurance that he would make it through and he found a leader he admired.(This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (5:52)

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The kamikaze hit just as Ernest Stiles was climbing down the cargo net to hit the beach at Luzon. He made it to the beach and turned to see the ship sinking. He was soon on the other side of the island, where he would face the worst fighting he would see, trying to take Zig Zag Pass. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (4:31)