War diaries of the Lieutenant and Captain

A high school graduate turned aspiring lieutenant is sucked into a conflict on foreign land, eager to prove his worth. He meets his team and a captain in the heat of combat, and the mates become brothers in arms.

On a faithful night, an EMP strike wipes communications and the threat of being overrun forces them to disappear. Now presumed KIA, they soon discover that the war was not as simple as they were briefed. Now they wonder, was the cause really worth dying for ?

Word count (including unpublished draft): 17000-18000 (As it stands)