Introduction: Nine army bases, nine historic worthies, and ten true American heroes

"I felt this is what a soldier is supposed to do" : Van Barfoot's frontline fight

"I wasn't convinced that I couldn't do it" : Michael Novosel's aerial rescues

"To secure these rights" : Arthur Gregg and Army integration

"I have opened a few doors, broken a few barriers" : Charity Adams and the start of women soldiers

"An Army legend" : Richard Cavazos's heroism in Korea and Vietnam

"It takes a family to serve the nation" : Hal and Julie Moore's leadership in war and peace

"But we can do our best to make it right" : Harlem Hellfighter Henry Johnson

"I have done it and am not sorry for it" : Mary Walker's commitment to equality

From Abilene to Normandy : Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower's path to D-Day

Epilogue: "We're the Army and proud of our name!"