Battle Cry #4

When a sergeant holds a grudge against one of his men, the rest of Able Company decides to make life miserable through a campaign of isolation and cruelty known as "the Treatment." But when a dangerous scouting mission forces the sergeant and his target into the field together, circumstances force him to confront whether his judgment of the soldier was ever fair in the first place. This six-page war story explores how peer pressure and prejudice can poison a unit from within, and what it takes—sometimes too late—to recognize the cost of that poison.

A separated paratrooper joins an infantry company and immediately starts bragging about his superior equipment and training—especially those fancy boots—which sours the men's morale and makes them feel undervalued. When combat erupts and the trooper tries to prove his worth by going rogue against orders, the infantrymen have to risk their own lives to save him, teaching him a hard lesson about what really matters in a war zone.

A stubborn soldier named Landon clashes with his sergeant and isolates himself from the rest of his unit through sheer defiance—until the outfit ships out to the Korean front lines, where individual pride meets the desperate reality of combat. When enemy forces threaten to overwhelm their position, Landon finally acts on his own terms, and his buddies discover there's more to the lone wolf than they ever gave him credit for. "Buddies!" shows how war has a way of revealing who a man really is when it matters most.

A quiet gunner called Chatterbox earns his ironic nickname not for talking, but for letting his machine guns speak—proving his mettle through selfless acts of courage during bombing runs over enemy territory. When his B-17, the Eagle's Wrath, is crippled by flak and ditched in the Bay of Biscay, Chatterbox's true character shines as he faces his final test against German fighters. This 1952 war story celebrates the unsung heroism of the men who flew without fanfare, their actions louder than any words.