When Matt wakes up in a hospital after being hit by a bomb, he receives a medal called a purple heart. Although its a great honor, he doesn't seem to be proud of it. A memory of a little Iraqi boy named Ali is constantly popping in his head. Did he kill this little boy? Because of his brain injury, Matt cant quite pinpoint what happened when he and his buddy Justin got split up in the alley. Actually, he doesn't understand how he and Justin couldve gotten separated in the first place. Would he want to hurt Ali?

Private Matt Duffy wakes up with pain in his head while an army doctor is taking notes on a clipboard. The doctor checks his reflexes and memory. Shortly after, he diagnoses Matt with a traumatic brain injury. With this brain injury, Matt can't remember common words and especially why he is given the highest medal in the country, a Purple Heart. All Matt can remember is being alone in a filthy alley, like most of the alleys in Baghdad. Though dirty, a little Iraqi boy is there. In a quick second, the boy is dead. The scene terrorizes Matt because he thinks he killed the boy.