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 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.

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

An exhausted Union soldier carries the leg of his deceased comrade for miles in order to deliver it to the comrade's betrothed — but when he arrives at her house, the soldier does not receive the warm welcome that he expected.

A group of Marines recall their horrifying memories of fighting on the Pacific front of World War II, while a journalist attempts to glorify their experiences for his readers.

A soldier stumbles to the doorstep of a friend in Paris after World War II, begging to tell the story of his lost comrade to anyone who will listen.

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

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

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.

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