Michael had fled Nazi Germany with his family for Israel . At 18 , he enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight against his homeland . After the war , he joined the Israeli Army and led an anti - tank crew . He was later recalled by the U.S. Army to serve in the Korean War .
Thomas Tugend fled Nazi Germany with his family for America . At 18 , he enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight against his homeland . After the war , he joined the Israeli Army and led an anti-tank crew . He was later recalled by the U.S. Army to serve in the Korean War .