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Klaus Schulz

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Klaus Schulz had served in several different German units when his application for officer training was accepted. Unfortunately, he had two applications active, which messed up the whole thing. He was sent to train for the armored infantry and deployed in the Hurtgen Forest. He recalls capturing lost Americans as well as encountering Germans who were trying to get captured by the Americans. (6:18)

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In 1944, Klaus Schulz was transferred to an armored infantry regiment and began training on the appropriate vehicles. Advancing American troops interrupted that, and the trainees were ordered to defend a ridge near the school. Schulz went out with a patrol along the ridge, and discovered that they were too late. (4:12)

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As the Americans pushed into Germany, Klaus Schulz was in the midst of the confused, desperate German defense effort, moving among different units and dodging artillery. Jumping from foxhole to foxhole he managed to avoid the shells, but he couldn't avoid capture. He knew just a little about America, enough to make him think he was going to be scalped. (6:30)

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German Army veteran Klaus Schulz, standing at the site of the American assault on Hill 400 at Bergstein, relates the tale of the Ranger companies that were ordered to seize the hill. On the eve of the assault, their commander was transferred and a new, untested officer would lead them. Part 1 of 2. (7:31)

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At the top of Hill 400, as it was known to the Army Rangers, German Army veteran Klaus Schulz, pays tribute to the few brave men who held the position despite repeated German counterattacks. He reads the words of a Ranger who had climbed the cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc, yet who calls this battle his "longest day." Part 2 of 2. (7:36)

Kyle Wise

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His father had told him the Air Force or the Navy would give him the best chance to see the world, but when Kyle Wise saw the poster in front of the Marine recruiter's office, he walked right in. (5:36)

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Former Marine Kyle Wise was looking to get back into the military, but it seemed no one would let him keep his one stripe from the Corps. The Army National Guard was the one option that let him retain the rank so he joined and became a counterintelligence specialist. The attacks on 9/11 accelerated the training for everyone. (4:32)

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The training was accelerated. The counterintelligence school was getting National Guard elements ready for whatever would come after the 9/11 attacks. Kyle Wise was getting good at the trade craft, thanks to instruction from a legendary figure in the intelligence community. (4:27)

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After final training in some questionable facilities, Kyle Wise deployed to Kuwait with a Military Intelligence component of the Georgia National Guard. His unit was responsible for all security screening of individuals and for any investigations that became necessary. (5:44)

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As part of a Military Intelligence unit, Kyle Wise wore civilian clothes, was always armed and was part of the only outfit allowed off base in Kuwait. Sometimes his missions took him into Iraq. Sometimes he was acting on bogus information provided by a civilian, who was after either money or prestige. (6:08)