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In that we were one of the few to make daylight jumps. most paratroop drops were done in darkness before a dawn if possible. it was our actual jump and landing and assembling on the ground was uneventful because there were no enemy troops firing at us. thank goodness. >> martha: thank goodness. you say the first time you flew out of an airplane you jumped out of it. why did you volunteer to be a paratrooper? >> because i was wondering if i could deal with jumping out of an airplane. but i had been afraid of heights before that.

What was it -- i don't want to probe too much because i don't want to ask anything you think is inappropriate. i want to be sensitive to this. but is it the action of taking a life? is it survivor's guilt from a battle buddy that didn't make it home? is it the carnage of war? what -- what exactly is your pts rooted in? >> all those things. i've experienced all those things, all three. there are a lot of stories i've never shared. but one i decided to share for the first time this week is from when we were on the third or fourth day of the invasion heading north towards baghdad, and the iraqi a...

Life, is it survivor's guilt from a battle buddy that didn't make it home? is it the carnage of war? what exactly is your pts rooted in? >> all those things. i experienced all those things, all three. there are a lot of stories i never shared. one i decided to share for the first time this week is from when we were, on the third or fourth day of the invasion heading north towards bagdad, and the iraqi army and some special forces were attacking us heading south. there were a number of vehicles heading south, marines just a few hundred yards ahead of us, shot up some cars and buses that they th...

Hero, an army medic who ran into danger, saving his comrades, even after he was injured himself. >> in those 48 hours, jim rescued ten american soldiers, and tended to countless others. he was 1 of 32 men who fought until the end. they held their ground against more than 2,000 enemy troops. >> there for the emotional ceremony, aside from his family, ten men who fought alongside him, and five of those men, he saved. there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the mass escape. a dozen prisoners going free. the inmates breaking out, using of all things, peanut butter. there is...

Jim volunteered to hold a blinking light in an open field to signal for a supply drop. he would not yield. he would not rest. he would not stop. and he would not flinch in the face of sure death and definite danger. though he was thousands of miles from home, it was as if the strength and pride of our whole nation was beating inside of jim's heart. jim did what his father had taught him. he gave it his all and then he just kept giving. in those 48 hours jim rescued ten american soldiers and tended to countless others. he was one of 32 men who fought until the end. they held their ground agains...