People who left their private lives and were seized by some huge historical moment.
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Act One
Book Of Job
Reporter Scott Carrier does a story about Harvey "Job" Matusow. (38 minutes)
Act Two
God Of War
In Vietnam, Jeffrey Harris, with one year of grad school, judged which soldiers stayed and which went home. (15 minutes)
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