Fightin' Army #65

When PFC. Tommy Langan and his squad are assigned a green recruit to shape up in combat, the kid proves he's more liability than asset—freezing under fire and nearly getting everyone killed. But when the squad volunteers for a dangerous reconnaissance mission to locate a hidden Nazi artillery battery, the determined youngster tags along uninvited, and the terrified soldier who couldn't fire a shot transforms into the soldier who might just save them all.

A terrified young soldier named Willy Holt battles his own cowardice during a Korean War patrol led by Sergeant Jason, only to find himself performing acts of unexpected valor when trapped behind enemy lines. As Holt calls in artillery strikes and coordinates support for his stranded squad, he discovers that fear and heroism aren't always opposites—and that sometimes the most frightened soldier can become indispensable. By dawn, when the dust settles and the medals are counted, Holt learns a hard truth about what courage really means.

Lt. Dalsett, a fresh young officer fresh from candidate school, is thrust into command of a raw platoon and sent straight into the jungle fighting against entrenched Japanese troops in New Guinea. Scared and uncertain, both he and his men must find their courage fast when a sniper pins them down—and Dalsett's bold move to locate and eliminate the threat sparks his platoon into their first real firefight. As they begin to hold their own against the enemy, the inexperienced soldiers discover they're capable of far more than they feared.