Empty Seats
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War is a far and distant world; but it seems like Lieutenant Peter Hastings is the king of this foreign world. As the last of World War II veterans, Hastings is left to reminisce over his memories of a long ago war that refuse to leave him. Watching over the graves of his former war buddies, Hasting takes a trip back to the past and is forced to face the truths and nightmares that he so desperately wants to forget.
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