Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
1 The Warrior Spirit
Freedom Village James F. Murphy Jr. 2
The Code Talkers Bruce Watson 6
That Old Man Down the Street Emerson D. Moron 11
The Postcard Rocky Bleier David Eberhart 16
The Harbinger Bill Walker 19
The Final Battle Senator Daniel Inouye 22
Wiggle Your Toes! Walter W. Scott 26
"Go, Gunfighter, Go!" General Colin L. Powell 30
2 Under Fire
Against the Odds Elgin Staples 36
The Rescue Robert E. Brooks Jr. as told to Kimberly D. Green 40
Sergeant Mills John D. Governale 44
The True Face of Humanity Thomas Lafayette Pool 48
One Hell of a Plan Ronald C. Williams 52
The Altar Boy Richard H. Kiley 57
The Vision Paul Charlillo 60
Boom Boom James R. Morgan 62
Prepare to Ditch Jack Black as told to Patricia Black 66
Christmas in Korea Larry Ebsch 70
Help from an Unexpected Source Dr. Lester F. Rentmeester 73
3 Above and Beyond
Blind and Alone over North Korea Kenneth A Schechter 78
Do Not Resuscitate Diane Carlson Evans, R.N. 85
Colonel Maggie and the Blind Veteran Susan M. Christiansen 89
The Stuff They Don't Give Medals For Tim Watts 91
The Valley Barry Vonder Mehden 94
The Mitzvah Arnold Geier 97
Nurse Penny Ernest L. Webb 101
The Four Chaplains The Chapel of Four Chaplains 104
4 On The Front Lines
My Most Memorable Christmas Gene DuVall 112
To Any Service Member Nick Hill 116
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Diana Dwan Poole 118
Hot Lips Philip Weiner 122
Lord of the Chinese Flies Akira B. Chikami 125
A Show of Strength Ivan W. Marion 129
Stalag Las Vegas Robert D. Reeves 132
The Greatest Compliment Thomas D. Phillips 136
Operation Chow Down Richard Oakley 138
Amina's Way Barbara K. Sherer as told to Sharon Linnéa 139
Morse Code Bernard Belasco 144
The Twelfth Man Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn 147
5 The Home Front
Bob "March Field" Hope Bob Hope Melville Shavelson 154
A Flag of Any Size Stacy Havlik McAnulty 157
Too Young to Understand Barbara Sue Canale 162
I Have the Coffee On Susan Grady Bristol 167
The "Super Gunner" Benedict Yedlin 171
Love Letters Sarah H. Giachino 173
The Gift of Hope Bill Livingstone 176
6 Brothers in Arms
A Joyful Noise Everett Alvarez Jr. 181
More Than Brothers William C. Newton as told to Bill Newton Jr 186
The Watch Bill Walker 190
Honor Bound Jack Moskowitz 194
Combat Boots Watts Caudill 197
The Nine Days Walter F. Peters 202
Grandpa's Apple Pie Heather L. Shepherd 206
Fellow Marines Edward Andrusko 209
Ernie Pyle's Last Battle William B. Breuer 213
7 Coming Home
Luther's Lumber Joe Edwards 220
The Cabbie Robert L. Schneider 224
Back to the World Arthur B. Wiknik Jr 227
Wounded George W. Saumweber 231
Reunion on the Dock Margaret Brown Marks 235
The Most Beautiful Man in the World I. Kaufman 238
A Soldier Remembers David R. Kiernan 242
Kids from Mars Joe Kirkup 244
The Tradition Antonio Camisa 248
The Light Patricia S. Laye 253
8 Honoring Those Who Served
The Visit Tre'M. Barron 258
A Monumental Task Jan Craig Scruggs 261
A Voice in the Dark Connie Stevens 265
The Doorman Jean P. Brody 267
The Cub Scout Robert A Hall 270
The Waiting Room Michael Manley 274
Pie in the Sky Doug Sterner 280
A Daughter's Letter Rani Nicola 285
Former Enemies Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore 289
9 Healing
The Search for "Shorts" Marta J. Sweek 294
Return to Hoa Quan Village Robert R. Anion Jr. 299
You're Never Alone on a Mission Julie Beth Kink 304
Sunglasses Stephen C. Klink 308
The Honey Man Robin Lim 310
Just Like Me Jerold S. Ewen 315
Ebony and Ivory Karen L. Waldman 319
10 Remembrance
Remembrance Day Christine Ann Maxwell-Osborn 326
Let Them in, Peter John Gorka 330
When Winter Was Warm Storm Stafford 332
Stars and Stripes from Odds and Ends John Carlson 335
Sweet-Pea Summers Susan Arnett-Hutson 338
History Paul F. Reid 340
American Eagles D. W. Jovanovic 344
Windows for Remy Frank Perkins 347
Who Is Jack Canfield? 352
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 353
Who Is Sidney R. Slagter? 354
Contributors 355
Permissions 368