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Sgt. George Hanes

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Fog, minefields, and German submarine attacks formed a trail to danger as George Hanes and 1500 others neared Scotland. Here he relives a torpedo attack and what he saw on his 35,000 ton battleship. (4:39)

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Witnessing the destruction of war, Sgt. Hanes describes how badly the Germans were hit, and a terrifying ride home on a ship slammed by sixty foot waves. (4:39)

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While taking German prisoners, Sgt. Hanes was surpised at how young many of them appeared. Here he shares how two farm women helped him capture four of them. (2:01)

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In this chilling account, Sgt. Hanes recalls shooting and missing a German soldier and how he escaped heavy machine gun fire after his radio went dead. (3:08)

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On the day he turned 18, Sgt. George Hanes registered to serve in the Army. He recalls why his infantry training was cut short, and describes an unfortunate booby trap accident. (2:35)

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In 1945, after his battalion secured a German outpost, George Hanes faced the unthinkable, "friendly fire." In this eye-opening account, he describes what happened one very frightening night. (4:33)

Shawn Patrick

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It was going to be just four years. Shawn Patrick wanted to check a box in his life that his father and grandfather had checked with military service. He joined the Marines because they're supposed to be the best. During his first Marine Expeditionary cruise he was dispatched to Somalia. (5:02)

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Shawn Patrick found the same thing in Somalia that he would find later in Afghanistan and Iraq. You could not tell who the enemy was. It could be anybody. When he got home and went on leave, he was recalled almost immediately to deploy to Haiti. After that brief affair, he heard about the Recon Marines and was determined to get in. (4:30)

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When he got to the pool part of the Recon tryout, Shawn Patrick was the only prospect left. He refused to give in, stayed in the water and kept fighting and was rewarded with a slot at Amphibious Reconnaissance School. It was tough but he made it through and joined the Recon Marines. (7:05)

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They called him Pappy. Shawn Patrick was a few years older than most of the Marines at 1st Recon Battalion but he also seemed wiser so it was fitting. His group was training in Australia when 9/11 occurred and they became some of the first ground troops in the Global War On Terror, going first to Pakistan and then Afghanistan. (5:39)