After the Blue Man says goodbye to Eddie, he is whooshed to the jungle where he fought in the war. Eddie describes it as a place that haunted his dreams now although the was a while ago. The second person Eddie meets in heaven is Eddie's commanding officer Captain. They fought in the Philippines and after the war they had parted. The captain's face coal stained face had a look a fatigue. Eddie and him had gone through a lot together. When they were fighting they were captured, tortured, and watched their friend die. Eventually with Eddie's clever plan to distract the guards. Six men were kidnapped, five made it out alive. The Captain is described as a lanky man with a prominent chin making him look like a movie actor. He had quite an impact on Eddie's life teaching him that you never leave a man behind no matter how big the sacrafice. He built strung military discipline into Eddie making him the person he was.
We don't want to know their names, and we don't wan't them knowing ours"
-The Captain