G.I. Joe #14

When Pvt. Garland Woods is transferred to Baker Company, his reputation as a decorated soldier precedes him—but after a brutal night ambush leaves him shaken and afraid of the dark, he struggles to rejoin his unit on a critical reconnaissance patrol. A chance encounter with an old blind farmer named Kim Lo forces Woods to confront his fear and rediscover his courage when his friends need him most. This 1952 tale explores what true heroism means when a soldier's greatest enemy is the darkness within himself.

Pvt. Bragg scores a coveted rotation back to the States and eagerly anticipates a peaceful homecoming—but discovers that civilian life is anything but the quiet refuge he'd imagined. By the time he's dealt with wartime prices, war-themed entertainment, and his brother's rambunctious kids, Bragg finds himself desperate for the one thing he never expected to miss. This 1952 humor tale by Brown and Gantz flips the script on what soldiers actually want from shore leave.

Pvt. Harry Weeks cuts an imposing figure with his handlebar mustache, but his fellow soldiers know the truth—he's a liability in combat who freezes when the pressure mounts. When Weeks finds himself separated from his unit on a dangerous supply run behind enemy lines, a chance encounter forces him to discover whether real courage comes from the false bravado of facial hair or from somewhere deeper within. This 1952 war story explores what happens when a soldier finally stops hiding behind his own mythology.

When Pvt. Bill Morgan's wedding furlough is cancelled due to enemy action and he's wounded in the fighting that follows, his company decides to bring the celebration to him—transforming a battlefield pagoda into a chapel and rallying together to create something extraordinary. As Morgan struggles with despair over his scarred face, his buddies devise a plan to forge a wedding ring from their own gold fillings, a gesture that reminds him what really matters. Watch as "Operation Orange Blossom" unfolds in this heartfelt tale of soldiers discovering that sometimes the greatest victory isn't on the battlefield.

Sgt. Mulvaney's tough-as-nails reputation gets tested when Pvt. Chad Gruber's violin becomes a bone of contention in Baker Company's Korean rest camp—the sergeant sees the instrument as a threat to morale, while the men find solace in the young musician's melodies. When the company is forced to evacuate and Gruber's prized fiddle is left behind, Mulvaney must confront his own beliefs about what truly keeps soldiers' spirits alive.

Pvt. Joe Burch returns home to Sunny Ridge on furlough from Korea, only to run afoul of Rick Stone, a bitter former war correspondent struggling to adjust to civilian life after his own combat injuries. When Joe learns that Rick, once a talented writer, has lost the ability to put words on a page, he convinces the local newspaper publisher Tom Scoby to let him hire Rick to ghostwrite his war memoir—hoping the work might help his troubled friend find his footing again. As Rick begins transcribing Joe's harrowing combat stories, the two men forge an unexpected bond that might just be what they both need.