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Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

Can a soldier ever truly honor a promise made to a grieving mother while trapped in the wreckage of an endless war? This quiet study of guilt follows two young men as they struggle to maintain their humanity under the command of a fractured sergeant.

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