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Mario Patruno

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There were 40,000 paratroopers deployed in Operation Market Garden, an assault into the Netherlands and Germany. Paratrooper Mario Patruno approached his target bridge, only to see the Germans blow it up. Before taking Eindhoven, he captured a frightened young enemy soldier and, immediately, several more showed up. (3:51)

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In the Dutch town of Eindhoven, Paratrooper Mario Patruno made a foolhardy charge on an enemy barricade. As he disarmed the German officer there, he had a surprise related to his own weapon. When the battle was over, joyous civilians thronged the streets and brought out food and drink. Then it was on toward Germany, riding on British tanks. (3:49)

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After nearly being sliced up by a shattered plate glass window, Paratrooper Mario Patruno scrambled behind a pile of rubble to return fire to a German across the street. He sensed that there was someone next to him firing, and when he saw who the local hero was, he could barely believe it. (4:45)

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There was a sniper who was getting mighty close. In the Dutch town of Nijmegen, Paratrooper Mario Patruno waited for the shooter to reload, then ran to a wrecked vehicle to fire back. Unfortunately, there was another German with a bead on him. He didn't hear the bullet that got him. It was like a punch in the face. (3:40)

Marion Holmes

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Marion Holmes tells of his experience with artillery fire in Europe (:30)

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Marion Holmes remembers the desperate actions of a starving village in France (1:00)

Marion Mills

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After delivering supplies from England to France, Marion Mills recalls his ship striking a mine, throwing him into the water and killing 58 crewmembers. (3:57)

Mark Fite

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Mr. Fite discusses the time he spent at the Naval hospital in San Diego and describes the difficulty of delivering death notices. (:42)

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Mr. Fite describes the duties he served as a Reverend for two years during the Korean War on the USS Frontier and USS General Mitchell. (1:33)

Mark Kramer

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17-year-old Mark Kramer enlists in the Marine Corps despite his father's protests, and to fast track his enlistment, agrees to travel from Ohio to the west coast boot camp in San Diego - his first time west of the Mississippi. (3:32)