"Library of Congress Veterans History Project." Includes index.

Present at the beginning / Raymond Brittain -- First into Europe / Albert Hassenzahl -- The modern near-ace / Robert Powell -- The soldier of 10,000 rounds / John Sudyk -- Addressing spirituality / Raffi Bahadarian -- The spirit if not the letter / Hillie John Franz -- The second time around / Kenneth Ray Rodgers -- Everybody's bud / Asa Charles Ball -- Joining the brotherhood / Richard DeLeon -- The illusion of brotherhood / Robert Dunning -- The self-contained soldier / Philip Randazzo -- The careful soldier / Charles Remsburg -- Into action with the boys / Ruth Deloris Buckley -- The reluctant physician / Dodson Curry -- Holding back nothing / Eugene Curtin -- The little sister / Julia Grabner Haskell -- The straight-arrow nurse / Frances Liberty -- Healing hands / Wendy Wamsley Taines -- The forgiving nurse / Carolyn Hisako Tanaka -- The unsung pioneer / Darlene Iskra -- The grateful pioneer / Augustus Prince -- Too proud to bow / Bertran Wallace -- Eager for a fight / Norman Ikari -- Not playing it safe / Yeiichi Kelly Kuwayama -- Cool under fire / Harold Lippard -- The ultimate survivor / Giles McCoy -- Doing something honorable / Rhonda Cornum -- The man of faith / Roger Dean Ingvalson -- The man of confidence / Johann Kasten IV -- The inevitable warrior / John McCain -- The stubborn Spaniard / Jose Mares -- The last prisoner / Harold Riley -- The soldier who wouldn't surrender / John Stensby -- The lucky POW / Milton Stern -- The liberator / James Dorris -- Confidant to the Nazis / John Dolibois -- A patriot for his time / Denton Winslow Crocker, Jr.