The Squad Sergeant was also a very good character, gruff but with a deep and sincere affection for his troops. Though somewhat bitter in his private moments about being extended in Iraq, he remained professional in his job.
There have been some truly powerful moments in the show so far. One of the best ones was when one of the squad was informed about his mother having a stroke and he could go home on emergency leave. The soldier decided to stay. The Christian soldier asks him if he would like him to pray for his mother, but the troop refuses. The Christian soldier says a sincere and heartfelt prayer for the soldier's mother and the soldier himself anyway. It was heartwrenchng to watch.
Another truly good moment was when a female soldier had gone AWOL and had gotten ripped off in a motel room. She sits down for a meal at a diner even though she has no money. When the owner of the small diner presents her her check, she says she can't pay. He threatens to call the cops and she tells him she is on leave but got ripped off. She tells her rank, unit and MOS. The guy pays for her meal, gives her some dessert and a few bucks. It was not until later when I watched the episode for a second time, that I noticed a photo on the wall behind the owner in that scene. It was a squad of troops from Vietnam. The owner was a combat vet himself.
I am sorry to hear of this show's demise. It was not stark "Blackhawk Down" or "Saving Private Ryan" realism, but it was good drama and enjoyable. I will miss it.
What We Are About To Do Here Is What The Good Lord Would Call A Cleansing of the Wicked. I Call It A Good Old Fashioned Texas Ass Kicking.