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Sonny Dellinger

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After witnessing the tragic loss of a brave soldier, Dellinger resolves not to get close to anyone in his brigade. He observes a fighting force that is held back by its leadership and its objectives. (3:22)

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Dellinger participates in the Medical Civilian Aid Program, which has him providing medical aid to local villagers. He documents civilian interaction in photos, where we see children clamoring for candy and polaroids. (2:50)

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Dellinger returns home to an unexpected lack of fanfare, and struggles with the adjustment of postwar life. He finds a rewarding career, where his experience in a field hospital helps him form a healthy perspective - and offer help to younger vets. (4:44)

Stacy Donnelly

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After two years of college, Stacy Donnelly was wondering how she was going to pay for the rest of it. Why not join the Army, like her cousin did? The attacks of 9/11 were an added incentive, a way to do her part. (4:03)

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Her folks were a little apprehensive but they gave Stacy Donnelly their approval as she went off to basic training. It was there that she learned the meaning of trustworthy. (4:49)

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Stacy Donnelly had a MOS of 68W, which is combat medic, so her Advanced Infantry Training was mostly medical instruction. It was at Fort Sam Houston in her home state of Texas, which was good. While there, she met her future husband, which was real good. (2:53)

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When her training was done, combat medic Stacy Donnelly got to her unit at Fort Carson and prepped for an Iraq deployment. Once there, she was just settling in when a mortar barrage gave her an eye-opening welcome. (4:55)

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FOB Warhorse wasn't bad. It was like a little town with a coffee shop and gyms. But it was in a war zone and for medic Stacy Donnelly, the toughest part was treating civilian Iraqi children that had been swept up in the violence. (4:35)

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Army medic Stacy Donnelly recalls the interpreters she worked with in Iraq, as well as two people in her unit who were memorable to her. She remembers the humorous things, like the truck stuck in a ditch, and the not so humorous things, like the time she was near an IED blast. (6:40)

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She had no bad experiences related to being a woman at war in Iraq. Stacy Donnelly was lucky in that respect. She wrote home a lot but she had trouble communicating with her husband, who was also a combat medic serving there in a different unit. (4:13)