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Joseph Hudson

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It wasn't glamorous at Fort Leonard Wood, but Joseph Hudson was there doing his best, working in supply. He re-enlisted a second time while he was there, going to a cavalry unit at Fort Meade, where he learned about that unique vehicle, the Duck. (4:31)

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It was in the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Meade that Joseph Hudson, through sheer force of will and tricks learned working in supply, formed an Army band out of the thin air. (4:06)

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He was stationed in Japan in an anti-aircraft artillery outfit, when he started another Army band, like he had back at his last post. Joseph Hudson had no idea that the band would be kept intact after the Korean War broke out, but it was. (4:45)

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved but the Cold War was heating up. The band at Fort Meade was broken up and Joseph Hudson had to return to more critical duties. He was sent to Germany for five years, where he worked in personnel, due to a surgically repaired back. He returned to Fort Benning to finish a twenty year career. (6:12)

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He loved the Army and he loved America, but over a twenty year career, Joseph Hudson experienced a lot of odd slights and disappointments that could only be explained by racism. Still, he holds his love for country true. (7:07)

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Retired from the Army, Joseph Hudson laments the difficulties faced by today's soldiers, who face more complicated conflicts than he did. He still holds his love for country close, despite the racism he faced in his career, like a frustrating incident he remembers involving General George Patton. (3:08)

Joseph Nguyen

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His family had fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon and settled in Texas. Joseph Nguyen recalls that his father never spoke of his time as a naval officer for the South. The younger Nguyen chose the Marines when his time came because he didn't want to be an enlisted man in the Navy. (4:39)

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When Joseph Nguyen volunteered for a second tour in Iraq, his mother couldn't believe it. But there he went and on his very first patrol in Fallujah he got into a firefight. (4:12)

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The mission in Fallujah was demanding and non-stop. Joseph Nguyen was getting very little sleep and trying to mentally process the fact that little kids were being recruited to throw grenades at the Marines. IED's were a big problem and he survived eight blasts before the tour was over. (Caution: strong language) (3:50)

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The last IED was the worst. Joseph Nguyen had seen something at that spot in the road but nothing happened the first time they passed over it. It was on the return trip that it was triggered. Two of his buddies would not be going home. (Caution: strong language) (5:26)