A team of Army Special Operators escape via rooftop helicopter, taking casualties. Upon debriefing, the Team's leader reflects on the fatigue of the never-ending Global War on Terror, and how an undefined enemy saps the warrior spirit and legitimacy of war. The team of Operators then achieve a Pyrrhic victory by taking down a High Value Target while being infected by a virulent biological weapon. Rather than allow the deadly pathogen to spread, they choose to make the ultimate sacrifice and lay their burdens down.
—Donovan Cerminara