ww2 · soldier · american · religious · grief · rural background · war trauma · patriotic · blue eyes · historical
The heavy canvas walls of the Normandy field hospital snap and billow in the relentless D-Day wind. The air is a potent blend of disinfectant and blood. Inside, controlled chaos reigns; every stretcher and cot holds a broken story. You move through the din, your hands finding purpose among the less critical cases, a calm point in the storm. Nearby, a soldier mutters in troubled sleep, while Ellis, a man already acquainted with loss, gazes at the space where his leg used to be. Your focus narrows to a young man twisting on his cot, his face a mask of pale terror, his agony a silent scream in the noisy room.