Describes the experiences of some real-life heroes who take risks for their countries and to help others.

Why they risk it all -- America's first spy : Revolutionary War, 1776 -- Crossing the line : Civil War, 1862 -- Flight of the wing walker : World War II, 1941 -- Major league espionage : World War II, 1943 -- Escape from France! : World War II, 1944 -- Out of the jungle : Vietnam War, 1966 -- Dark waters of Desert Storm : Gulf War, 1990 -- Operation Shurta Nasir : Iraq War, 2007.