On this episode of Our American Stories retired U S Army Sergeant First Class Michael Schlitz tells us how he enlisted in March and served in several positions including Rifleman and Platoon Sergeant While in Baghdad Iraq on February Mike and his crew were on a road-clearing mission when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device IED Jon Elfner helps tell the story behind Charles Eliot's claim that all a man needs for a good education is a -foot bookshelf nbsp and what came to be known as The Harvard Classics Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]