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Paul Lesch’s day aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt started, officially, at 7 am. But there was constant maintenance to be done in the nuclear reactor space. Then there were late-night drills. He was lucky to get three hours of sleep, let alone see the sun. [Read Transcript...]
Lori Allert was stationed at the Army hospital at Landstuhl in Germany. There, the nurse helped stabilize US military troops wounded in the First Gulf War before their trip to stateside hospitals. [Read Transcript...]
As an Army nurse in the First Gulf War, Kathy Friedrich ended up spending more time taking care of Iraqi POWs than American wounded. Her patients broke down into two groups: Saddam Hussein’s elite Guard and the ordinary Iraqi citizen forced into the conflict. [Read Transcript...]
John W. Marshall was hit by friendly tank fire, though he didn't know it at the time. He was on the ground when an Iraqi—the enemy—ran up and offered him a drink of water and a cigarette. [Read Transcript...]
