An adjutant officer is handed the awards packet for a company commander. He reads the valorous account of the CO who saved his men with quick-thinking and tactical brilliance, recommending him for a Bronze Star with a V device.
6 Episodes
Captain Stults is about to get a Bronze Star for his heroism in Kapisa Province. 1st Lieutenant Anderson is tasked with reviewing the award citation and starts to discover some odd footage that contradicts Stults story.
June 1, 2021First Lieutenant Battalion Adjutant Anderson checks footage from the mortarmen cameras and sees this "casualty" is a bit suspect. The footage also has the boys bantering about silly things like the Holocaust before taking fire.
June 9, 2021Anderson uncovers sniper footage to get a different POV and more clarity on what really happened during the battle. Combat cameras show the snipers taking fire from the Taliban, as Anderson discovers more about all this nonsense.
June 16, 2021First Squad's combat footage shines light on a serious screw-up by Captain Stults, giving Anderson a better idea of what actually caused the firefight to start in the first place. Now the tough part is Anderson’s decision.
June 23, 2021First Lieutenant Anderson reviews the footage from the Afghan National Army. The ANA soldiers are debating American ideology and their involvement in the war when they see a star cluster. They race to help their American allies.
June 30, 2021First Lieutenant Anderson shows Lieutenant Commander Smith the footage from the Taliban POV, which puts the final pieces together for the fight and influences Anderson's recommendation On Captain Stults’ award.
July 7, 2021