The 10-man team of American soldiers was silent and with their bodies hugging the ground. Their camouflage uniforms mixed perfectly with the nearby bushes, and none of the Japanese soldiers from the patrol noticed them as they passed through the road.

It was hot, and the thick jungle canopy did little to ease air circulation. Prudent as always, the men slowly got up and kept advancing toward the inner portion of the island, following the first principle of their mission: avoid contact with the enemy and only shoot if necessary.

They were not commandos. They were the Alamo Scouts, the eyes and ears of General Walter Krueger´s Sixth Army, a unit created to gather intelligence in the Pacific islands before any allied landing invasions.

These men were taught to blend with the jungle and make nature their ally. In over 100 missions they would conduct during wartime, no Alamo Scout would lose his life when facing overwhelming Japanese enemies behind enemy lines.

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