Inspired me to share his story. While writing unknown valor i got to meet charles, a veteran who had fought alongside my uncle. In fact they were foxhole buddies. Charlie was with harry during the final weeks of his life. 75 years later, he still gets choked up thinking about the day that he was injured in a japanese mortar attack in my uncle asked a few feet from him was killed. Im forever grateful to my friend charlie for all the things he taught me that i never would have learned. In case you havent seen the fox nation documentary, heres part of our unforgettable conversation. When i return from iwo jima i got a call from a researcher friend. He asked for a picture of harry gray to show his friend charlie. We knew charlie was in the 34th replacement draft and had also been wounded on march 13th. They would use us where they needed us, so my job was picking up the dead, taking off the dog tags, carrying supplies to the frontline and stuff like that. But it wasnt until charlie actuall