About this season
Honoring service members whose courage merited the awarding of a Medal of Honor, this docudrama series re-creates their inspiring true stories.
Episodes (8)
1. Sylvester Antolak
Aired 9 November 2018 • 56 min
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.
2. Clint Romesha
Aired 9 November 2018 • 61 min
Outgunned and outmanned during an attack on a remote Afghanistan outpost in 2009, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha leads an improbable defense.
3. Edward Carter
Aired 9 November 2018 • 55 min
Relegated to the rank of private due to institutional racism in WWII, experienced soldier Edward Carter single-handedly cripples an enemy stronghold.
4. Hiroshi Hershey Miyamura
Aired 9 November 2018 • 52 min
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.
5. Vito Bertoldo
Aired 9 November 2018 • 46 min
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.
6. Joseph Vittori
Aired 9 November 2018 • 47 min
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.
7. Richard L. Etchberger
Aired 9 November 2018 • 60 min
His radar station besieged by Vietnamese troops, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger is exposed to enemy fire while his comrades evacuate.
8. Ty M. Carter
Aired 9 November 2018 • 61 min
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.