he put his arm around me, he said because of sergeant rosser and a handful of men like him, 50 million people are walking free today. and i thought that was great. >> sergeant ron rosser, the oldest of 17 children, volunteered to avenge his kid brother's death. he brought photos when he was called to dedicate the korean tooum of the unknown -- tomb of the unknown soldier in korea. >> went around with men from the boxer rebellion, the expedition against pancho villa, the banana wars as we called them, world war i, world war ii, korea, all the rest. >> i don't deserve this medal. i was a noncommissioned officer doing my job. i wear this medal of those that didn't come home. it's their medal. i am just the caretaker for it. >> 60 taliban ambushed army captain will swenson's patrol.