When Jonna Doolittle Hoppes was researching a biography she wrote about her famous grandfather, World War II hero General Jimmy Doolittle, she encountered many stories of ordinary "heroes" who said they were Just Doing My Job.
Willows author Dan Roach was a platoon leader during the Vietnam war and wrote about his experiences in Gifts of War: Once Upon a Rice Paddy. Dan continues to be touched by that war. For example, receiving a call from the widow of a soldier killed in his platoon who wanted information about her husband's death 45 years later.
