From the bloody beach at Omaha through the hedgerow country of Normandy and beyond, American veterans of World War II–Army engineers and infantrymen, Coast Guardsmen and Navy sailors, tank gunners and glider pilots–sit down with you across the kitchen table and talk about what they saw and experienced, tales they may have never told anyone before. World War II brought out the worst in humanity, but it also brought out the best. In these narratives you will draw your own lessons. Here are the stories that a special generation of Americans told us for the future when we took the time to be still, to listen, and to draw strength.