101st Airborne rookies, McCool and Boucher, are deployed to Cop Michigan - one of the deadliest combat bases of the war. With standard issued gear, McCool packed a helmet cam and began to document the year that would change the men in his platoon forever.

After three months in Afghanistan, the 101st Airborne suffers a devastating hit. For Rookie medic, Shreeve, one mistake and SGT Petry will be paralyzed. Shreeve shoulders the responsibility - unaware that the next soldier calling for help might be him.

After four months in Afghanistan, SGT Adams now has stronger reasons to make it back home alive. He is also more determined than ever before to get his men home safely - but it won' be easy, as the men are getting desensitized to the non-stop fire.