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Forty-three young men shared a devotion to duty and country with the three million American men and women who were destined to take part in our country's longest war. They Were Ours offers a look at their lives, recalled by those who loved them, worked with them and played with them, fought next to them and grew to a measure of maturity with them. It is their collective story, told in the chronological order of their deaths.

The forty-three who hailed from Gloucester County, New Jersey were not just every boy next door. They were patriots, called by our country to assume the gruesome task of war. They were our schoolmates and teammates. They were our husbands and fathers, uncles and nephews. They were indeed ours, and this is how we remember them.

What the hell am I doing here? Why should I be doing this? Or is it right to kill? Than you start to think of the ones you have back home. And the things you have. Then you start to realize what you are doing here. You are fighting to keep those loved ones and those things you have.
(From the last letter home of Buddy Powell)

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