G.I. Joe #28

A stern general arrives at "B" Company for an inspection, but Lieutenant Parker soon discovers the visitor is his own father—a man he's been estranged from since choosing Harvard Law over West Point. Brigadier General Mike Parker carries the weight of a terrible secret: the ghosts of 1,500 men who died in an unnecessary attack he ordered just days before the war's end in Europe. When orders send Lieutenant Parker and his men into combat, father and son must confront not just the enemy ahead, but the fractured past between them.

When celebrated comedian Pvt. Curly Paxton arrives to join Baker Company in Korea, his wisecracks and Hollywood antics quickly win over the homesick troops—but Sgt. Mulvaney and Lt. Parker wonder if the celebrity can handle the real weight of combat. When a dangerous mission during an enemy attack forces Paxton to prove himself under fire, his instinct for the spotlight clashes with the brutal demands of war. As the company looks to him for answers, Paxton discovers that some stages are far deadlier than any vaudeville house.

When Sgt. Gruff needs the barracks spotless for an Inspector General's visit, he sends Pvt. Windy Bragg and Pvt. Whitey Hicks on what should be a routine mop-up operation—but quickly conscripts them for a far messier task: hiding contraband from the notoriously thorough inspector. The two soldiers stash everything in the only place they're certain won't be searched: a condemned barracks scheduled for demolition. As the inspection unfolds and Sgt. Gruff receives praise for his spotless company, something unexpected threatens to undo all their careful planning.

When Lt. Parker receives a photograph from Pvt. Lawson's wife Linda, the Lieutenant's carefully guarded emotions threaten to surface—he had harbored his own hopes for her before the war separated them. As duty and personal heartbreak collide during a crucial military advance, Parker faces an agonizing choice that will test whether he can rise above his feelings for the sake of his men and the mission. A powerful story about a soldier's struggle between the dictates of the heart and the demands of command.