G.I. Joe #39

When a letter arrives at camp, Sgt. Mulvaney recounts a harrowing story from the battlefield: two soldiers, Pvt. Koller and Pvt. Larabie, who shared nothing but contempt for each other, were forced to work together manning a machine gun during a brutal Red attack. Now recovering in the hospital ward from devastating wounds—one blinded, one having lost an arm—they must confront not just their injuries, but the grudge that's kept them apart. As the two soldiers face an uncertain future, they discover that sometimes the harshest trials reveal what matters most.

When Private Whitey mistakenly receives a lesson on bridge construction instead of drawing instruction, he and Private Windy convince Sergeant Gruff they're qualified bridge builders—launching them into a chaotic construction project that's anything but by the book. As their improvised design takes increasingly absurd shape, the soldiers must scramble to keep their deception from unraveling in front of the Colonel and General. A hilarious romp through military mishaps and amateur engineering gone gloriously wrong.

When replacement Pvt. Brick Morgan joins Baker Company, his surly attitude and contempt for his fellow soldiers quickly earn him the nickname that sticks—he's the bad apple in the barrel. As the men prepare a surprise birthday party for Pvt. Joe Burch, mysterious thefts plague the barracks, and tensions with Morgan reach a breaking point. It all comes to a head on the night of the celebration, when the truth about Morgan and the missing items finally surfaces.

When Baker Company's planned party for Lt. Parker turns into an unexpected brawl at a Tokyo nightclub, the men of G.I. Joe discover there's more at stake than furlough plans. Sgt. Mulvaney and the squad find themselves tangled up with some dangerous customers—and in the process, learn something about what they've really been fighting for in Korea.