The story culminates on a remote mountaintop in North Korea on Dec. 4, 1950, when Hudner Jr., a Navy fighter pilot, intentionally crash-landed his plane to try to save his wingman and friend Jesse ...

“Jesse Brown is someone who I wish was more of ... So, the aircraft dropped napalm on both of our planes,” Hudner said. “Tom returned and his last words to Jesse were, ‘I’ll be back ...

1950. Ensign Jesse Brown and Lt(jg) Tom Hudner join Navy Fighter Squadron VF-32 at roughly the same time and Brown is assigned as Hudner's wingman. They are quickly the best of friends and always ...