Kammala wannan jumla: Brooks ya yi aiki a matsayin dan jarida a cikin Battalion na 1104 na Injiniya, 78th Infantry Division, yana kawar da ma'adinan ƙasa yayin da Allies suka ci gaba zuwa Nazi Jamus. Ya kuma yi yaƙi a yakin Bulge. Tare da
a karshen yakin a Turai, Brooks ya shiga cikin shirya nunawa ga Jamus da sojojin Amurka.