Episode 1
Pinned down by heavy enemy fire in a field near Cisterna, Italy, in 1944, U.S. Army Sgt. Sylvester Antolak leads a charge that becomes legendary.
Episode 2
Outgunned and outmanned during an attack on a remote Afghanistan outpost in 2009, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha leads an improbable defense.
Episode 3
Relegated to the rank of private due to institutional racism in WWII, experienced soldier Edward Carter single-handedly cripples an enemy stronghold.
Episode 4
Resorting to hand-to-hand combat, Hershey Miyamura covers the retreat of his men as waves of Chinese soldiers overrun his position in the Korean War.
Episode 5
Declared 4-F due to poor eyesight, Vito Bertoldo later joins the U.S. Army anyway and ends up halting an enemy advance alone at the front lines.
Episode 6
During a vicious nighttime battle in Korea, U.S. Marine Joe Vittori rotates between machine gun nests, making the enemy think it faces a larger force.
Episode 7
His radar station besieged by Vietnamese troops, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger is exposed to enemy fire while his comrades evacuate.
Episode 8
U.S. Army Specialist Ty Carter's bravery while wounded and under fire earns him the second Medal of Honor awarded for a Taliban attack in 2009.
