Marine War Heroes #18

When Lt. Hiller falls in combat, Sgt. Dugan assumes command of the 2nd Platoon and leads them to capture the hill—but his moment of triumph is cut short when a new officer arrives to take over, and Dugan learns it's Lt. Loring, a former supply sergeant who received the commission Dugan had counted on. Bitter and resentful, Dugan's poor judgment during the next enemy assault puts his squad in danger, forcing him to confront what true leadership really means when lives hang in the balance.

A young Marine on Okinawa prays for deliverance when pinned down by enemy fire, and when a Marine pilot answers that prayer from the sky, he's inspired to pursue flight training himself. Years later, now a skilled pilot flying ground support missions in Korea, he discovers firsthand what it means to be that answer for the men on the ground—completing a circle that began with his own salvation back in World War II.

During the Pacific campaign, the U.S. Marines discover that certain missions demand soldiers of exceptional skill and nerve—and so the Scout and Sniper Platoon is formed from the finest volunteers across the regiments. Crack marksmen, strong and tireless men with unshakeable courage, these elite fighters are tasked with the roughest assignments: breaching enemy strongpoints where standard assaults have stalled. From Guadalcanal to Tarawa and beyond, this handpicked unit proves again and again why they've earned their reputation as the best of the best.

When a firefight separates a young Marine named Kallen from his captured platoon in a Korean village, he makes a desperate choice to follow the enemy column and fight from within their own lines to save his wounded buddies. With grenades, his rifle, and sheer determination, Kallen stages a one-man rescue operation against overwhelming odds. In "All But One!", a 1967 Marine War Heroes story, one soldier's refusal to abandon his platoon becomes an act of courage that defies impossible circumstances.