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Roland Marbaugh

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Roland Marbaugh recounts encounters with the one and only Chesty Puller. (2:37)

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Roland Marbaugh, a Marine fighting in the Chosin Reservoir, recalls a few of the important ways tootsie rolls were key to the survival of the Marines in Yudam-ni, including the hero of the Chosin Reservoir, Ray Davis. (2:33)

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During the battle at Yudam-ni, two fellow Marines show Roland Marbaugh a clever trap they'd set for the Chinese troops. (1:27)

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Not a fan of praise, Roland Marbaugh explains why he never accepted The Purple Heart, despite one doctor's insistence. (1:46)

Ron and Judie Richtsmeier

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They met in Vietnam, but Ron and Judie each took some interesting turns in their journeys to that war torn country. Ron was a paratrooper who decided that the pilot of the plane had a better job, so he went to flight school. Judie was on a two year enlistment as a nurse when she decided to stay on because because of her empathy for the war casualties she was treating. (6:14)

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Newly minted helicopter pilot Ron Richtsmeier was flying to his assigned unit in Pleiku when he struck up a conversation with another pilot. He let on that he would much rather fly a gunship than a "slick," an unarmed transport aircraft. Luckily, the other pilot had some strings to pull. (3:50)

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Judie Richtsmeier received orders that required her to get a plague shot, but didn't specify where she was going. She knew it was Vietnam, though. Where else could it be? As her plane approached the runway near Saigon, she saw what appeared to be fireworks. (4:22)

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He arrived in the central highlands in the aftermath of the Battle of LZ X-Ray. As he began to fly combat missions, helicopter gunship pilot Ron Richtsmeier gained a lot of respect for the men of the 1st Cav. (4:39)

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While Ron Richtsmeier was on call as a helicopter gunship pilot, the lady of his dreams was nearby at an Army hospital, on call on an even more demanding schedule. The sound of helicopters meant you went to work, no matter the time or day. (5:30)

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As fate would have it, Ron Richtsmeier was flying behind a green commander, whose inexperience got him shot down. And, also, as fate would have it, there was a dedicated nurse at the surgical hospital who grew concerned over a nasty scar on his face. She didn't know that she would be looking at that scar for a long time. (7:38)