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Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein reveal the lives of post Iraq from a Congressional candidate in Buffalo to a cage fighter in Louisiana, set against the backdrop of the 2008 election. From Jon Powers's political fight for a congressional seat to Wilf Stuart's family struggling with his brother's combat deployment, this poignant piece offers a picture of both the hope and loss that remain after the fighting ends.

An intimate, unflinching lens follows the fractured lives of those left in the wake of war and political ambition. These raw, personal portraits collide to reveal the heavy cost of service and the shifting landscape of a nation in transition.