Two years and 6,000 miles away from the explosion that took his leg, Josh Carpenter struggles to reclaim his former life as a college student. Mary Fischer, a civilian for the first time in years, strikes out on her own to create a new, independent life away from the army and her controlling mother. The last time Josh saw Mary, his National Guard unit was leaving Kuwait, headed north to the war in Iraq. The last time Mary saw Josh, she watched as his unconscious body was rolled onto a plane bound for a hospital in Germany. As they navigate their new lives, Josh and Mary come ever closer to a reunion that has the potential to heal the traumas of war... or compound them.