The author spent ten years writing and researching this tribute to WSU military veterans who have made sacrifices for their country and freedom. He conducted oral history interviews and poured over official records to document their war experiences at home, in the Pacific Theatre, Europe, North Africa, and other fronts. He includes War Department citations for valor, photographs, and more than sixty case studies, along with brief summaries of those killed or missing in action in World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the first Persian Gulf War.