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A troubled veteran attempts to forget the past by volunteering at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, but it proves difficult when he's close to the plane that changed his life forever—the Corsair.

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Retired Navy pilot William Beckington never planned to move on after The Incident and has lived with the guilt for seventy years. After failed attempts with PTSD counselors, his daughter recommends that he begin volunteering on the aircraft carrier CV-10 in Charleston, South Carolina. Reluctantly, Bill agrees, but his decision proves difficult when he stumbles back into the world of Corsairs, the plane he'd rather forget.

Seeing that The Incident still haunts him, Bill's new friends attempt to help him remember his long-lost joy; he attends Bull Dog Tours, learns the stories of other veterans, and strangely finds himself near the Corsair more than he would like.

While nothing will free his mind from the traumatizing memory of accidentally shooting his friend down, Bill must find a way to push past his grief and guilt to live the life he is meant to live—and rekindle Ted's legacy before he succumbs.

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*A friendship-centered military drama about love, PTSD, and grief.*

*Inspired by my older brother's death and what I've learned at Patriots Point while working there.*

*Curious about the airplanes we have at Patriots Point? Feel free to check them out! https://www.patriotspoint.org/things-to-do/aircraft*

At the start of the next World War the navies of China and Japan invaded the Malay peninsula at Mersing on the western shore of the South China Sea. A Malaysian special forces officer stationed on an island 50 km from the coast gets a front seat view of the invasion. Three visitors arrived on the island as the invasion began and his mission takes a turn in an unexpected direction. During the invasion, China unleashes a secret weapon. Will it give China an edge over the West?