Fightin' Army #35

In the midst of a brutal Korean front, PFC. "Dinkie" Devers, a young soldier who sees Sergeant Jess Angrum as a fraud, reluctantly teams up with him after a bet that Angrum is just as afraid as the rest. When Angrum leads Dinkie into a deadly ambush to stop a tank advance, the young man must confront his own fear and make a desperate choice that changes everything.

In the Ardennes Forest during December 1944, a sergeant and his squad race to hold a stone bridge against a Nazi offensive, knowing its destruction would allow enemy forces to overrun their rear. With limited supplies and mounting pressure, the sergeant devises a desperate plan to stop a tank and delay the enemy, buying time for their unit to regroup.

Private Harry Holt, known as a "goldbricker" who always finds an easy way out, is left behind when his company moves on, forced to wait for medics after a minor injury. Left alone in a potato cellar during a lull in the fighting, he realizes Nazi troops have set up an ambush nearby and, despite his usual avoidance of danger, must use his wits to turn the situation to his advantage.

In a poignant wartime flashback, a young soldier named Conrad Pfizer recalls his time serving under Captain Lyle Murchison during World War II, revealing the captain’s hidden fear and quiet courage during the Normandy invasion and a fierce battle at Troyes, France. Though Murchison appeared unshakable, Pfizer witnessed the internal struggle behind his leadership, culminating in a moment when the captain fought desperately to save him after he was wounded. The story explores the weight of duty, the quiet heroism beneath fear, and the lasting bond forged in the crucible of combat.