Despite not setting foot on the battlefield, a medic witnesses the physical and emotional trauma experienced by American soldiers as he tends to their wounds and attempts to work through his own experience of war.

Grateful to have a reason to escape the brutality of war, an injured American soldier is happy to be in the care of nurses and medics. Unfortunately, the doctor's decision leaves him grappling for reasons to keep fighting.

Despite his initial excitement at being drafted as an aidman in the war, a young man soon realizes that the demands of the job are far more than what he expected.

Fifteen members of the United States Marines tell stories about their time serving in Europe during World War I.

Lying in the hospital, a soldier fights the pain and the memories of war while facing the decision to undergo a lobotomy.

A man tries to understand the seemingly contradictory personality of a fellow American soldier.

When an Iraq veteran goes missing, his friends reenact their wartime routines to lure him out of hiding.

Speaking of his past experiences, a Vietnam War veteran describes the darker, unspoken details of life as a soldier that people often overlook.

A veteran tells his acquaintance about his darkest memories as a solider the Vietnam War.

A doctor and a dying patient on a boat during WWI discuss why the enemy is winning the war.