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LTG (Ret) Freddy McFarren

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He never even thought about getting out. Freddy McFarren liked the Army because of the people, quality people at all levels. His long career eventually saw him return to West Point, where he helped prepare the next generation of leaders. (4:07)

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When Freddy McFarren assumed command of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, he told his staff the entire brigade would never be deployed. It turns out that he was wrong, thanks to a Middle East despot named Saddam Hussein. (5:15)

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Freddy McFarren was interviewed by the media when he was in Vietnam and again during Operation Desert Storm. It didn't go well either time. (1:35)

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The 18th Field Artillery Brigade supported a lot of units during Operation Desert Storm, including the French Foreign Legion. Should the war have continued on into Baghdad? Going home was OK with Freddy McFarren. He had already been in the desert for eight months. (4:54)

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Over a 37 year career in the Army, Freddy McFarren learned that the strength of the Army is its people, from the cadets at West Point to the motorpool. That and the bond that exists between officers and NCO's. (8:22)

LTG (Ret) John LeMoyne

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College was expensive, so John LeMoyne took a year off to enlist in the Special Forces Reserve. It changed his life. When he returned to the University of Florida, he did half the studying and got twice the grades. (5:32)

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After just a small taste of military training, John LeMoyne wanted more. He joined ROTC and then took a regular Army commission. Next stop: Ranger School. (4:45)

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His first assignment was in a Davy Crockett platoon, but that field nuclear weapon system was short lived and John LeMoyne began training to be an advisor in Vietnam. When he got there, he walked out of in-processing and went looking for the unit he wanted. (5:05)

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The enemy was mainly NVA regulars where American advisor John LeMoyne was working with a South Vietnamese Airborne battalion. They would pour out of Cambodia every couple of weeks and attack. Some of the men with the Airborne had been fighting the Communists for twenty years. (4:36)

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His first day in the jungle was memorable. American advisor John LeMoyne saw his South Vietnamese paratroopers stage a daring frontal assault, called in his first air strikes and Medevacs and, after it was over, he wondered if every day was going to be like this. (4:49)