I am a Life Member of the 11th Airborne Division Assn. and know of Rod Serling's service with the 11th. Keeping in mind that there were 5 total Airborne Divisions, the 11th, the 13th, the 17th, the 82nd, and the 101st, with an average strength of 4-6,000 troops, and given that this was fairly "new" to the US ARMY, any MAN who willingly volunteered for Airborne became a HERO. And in WWII the 11th saw the only service by an Airborne Division in the Far East. They still have the textbook Airborne Raid that is studied and talked about, their successfull mission to raid the Los Banos prisoner of war camp and free the hostages/prisoners. Even after 65 years the results of the planning and operation are still being offered as course work at the USMA and other military schools! To me, any man or woman who chose military service during 1940-1954 is a hero. This was and still is the "Greatest Generation" our Country has ever seen. And I'm only 53, so I don't belong in the august company. But I have laid to rest many who were, and now rest in honored glory. Ask around and see how many 11th Airborne troopers there are still living, and you'll soon find out just how scarce they are. My heart and soul and respect goes out to all of those "old timers". And they'll all be "Hero's" in my mind. Where do you think your'e freedoms came from? You could be speaking either Japanese, Chinese, Russian, or German right now. Instead of English. The tastes of Freedom sours in the mouth of those who have never had to fight for it.