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Whatever happened to Jake and Patricia?

Twenty years to the day after he joined the army, Jake Bloom is a captain in the Florida National Guard and serving with an advisory team in Iraq’s al-Basra province - and his tour has just been extended by three months.

Cynical and exhausted, Jake must ready an Iraqi infantry company for the struggle that lies ahead.

Meanwhile Patricia waits at home and wonders about Jake, their family and her life as an army wife...

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