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Mark Kramer

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As one of the smallest recruits in Boot Camp, Mark Kramer works hard to earn respect during combat training. He attends administrative school in Camp Pendleton and is shipped out to Da Nang. Kramer reflects on the training he received vs. the training Marines get today. (5:26)

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After only a few hours in Vietnam, Mark Kramer is sent to spend the night in a foxhole with 2 slightly more experienced soldiers. He soon learns he will be sent to Khe Sanh, where the Tet Offensive is already underway. (3:05)

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Kramer must rely on his resilience and inventiveness to overcome the challenges of Khe Sanh Combat Base. After a precarious landing, his unit spends several months under intense artillery fire in a dusty, war-torn camp with limited food, water and sleep. (7:26)

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Kramer recalls his mentor at Khe Sanh, and his first experience with racism - in the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. (1:56)

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After surviving the rigors of Khe Sanh, a hungry, filthy Mark Kramer returns to the seemingly safe Quang Tri base, where he is seriously injured in a freak vehicle crash. As he slowly regains the use of his senses, he volunteers to help wherever he can be useful. His service in Vietnam has come to an abrupt end, but he continues to make the best of his situation. (5:27)

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Now stateside, Kramer navigates the restrictions his injury has placed on his military career. Thanks to his administrative skills, he lands a government job and works his way up through the ranks, but becomes frustrated with the apathy of the reservists he oversees. He offers sober advice to future war vets. (4:20)

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After his injury in 1968, Kramer loses touch with a good friend from boot camp and Khe Sanh. 44 years later, the two find each other and reunite. Their friendship lasts to this day. (3:06)

Mark Zambon

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Mark Zambon recounts his family's upbringing and the other events that prompted him to want to join the military, from growing up playing outside with his brothers to seeing the World Trade Center be hit while in high school. (4:59)

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Mark Zambon tells of his first experiences with combat in Iraq. The gradual nature of his experiences made it easier for him when he ultimately lost his legs. (5:07)

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Mark Zambon recounts coming back home from his first combat tour for 10 months in Iraq. He talks through his preconceived notions of war during his first tour and mentions the feeling of coming home. (3:40)