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Olin Rossman

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The first job for squad leader Olin Rossman was patrolling a road that linked his unit's base with the Mogadishu airport. Then his platoon began to rotate through that task, serving as a quick reaction force, and also providing convoy security. Some more up-to-date night optical devices would have helped a lot. (Caution: strong language.) (5:26)

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Olin Rossman was mad. Some of his platoon were pinned down at a Mogadishu intersection but his squad was being held back in reserve. He couldn't go and help. Mogadishu was a vast maze of roads and alleyways, every building a potential sniper nest, every alley an RPG threat. (Caution: strong language) (4:21)

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Squad leader Olin Rossman pays tribute to the men in his squad, who fought well in Mogadishu. There was also the medic, who showed incredible courage while treating wounded men under fire. (Caution: strong language) (3:17)

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Everyone remembers Black Hawk Down but the incident portrayed in that movie was not the first time a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Mogadishu. Squad leader Olin Rossman woke up to the words, "Get up and get your squad. We have a bird down." He joined the convoy headed to the crash site. Part 1 of 2. (Caution: strong language) (9:56)

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The crash site was at a typical Mogadishu intersection with countless places the enemy could be hiding. Olin Rossman's squad had secured the site and he went to help with body recovery. Only one set of remains had been taken out of the burnt Black Hawk when all hell broke loose. They had been waiting because they knew more Americans would be coming. Part 2 of 2. (Caution: strong language) (9:20)

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It was only a few days after a Black Hawk was shot down that another one suffered the same fate, only this time there were survivors who were pinned down. Olin Rossman was with the relief force that rushed to the scene and his squad held an important intersection in the fight that would become known as the Battle of Mogadishu. (Caution: strong language) (8:07)

Oliver Diffey

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During his three day journey to find his unit in Normandy, Oliver Diffey of the 101st Airborne and others from the 82nd Airborne come into close contact with a German Panzer tank. (2:19)

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While in the hills outside of Sainte-Mare-Eglise in Normandy, a series of attacks and counter-attacks lead Oliver Diffey to a serious injury caused by a German mortar round. (5:18)

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Oliver Diffey gets caught up in the notorious Airborne mis-drops over Normandy on D-Day and spends three confusing days trying to find his unit. (5:45)

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Oliver Diffey and his unit have to survive the bitter cold during the Battle of the Bulge at the town of Bastogne, surrounded by German troops. (5:26)