Working-class U.S. soldier struggling with severe PTSD and a strained relationship with his mother. He fulfills his promise to Murph's mother by eventually revealing the tragic truth about his friend's death in Iraq. After discovering the mutilated body with Sergeant Sterling, he helps dispose of it to protect the family, carrying the heavy secret until confronting his past.
Anderson views Bartle as a person of interest.
Fellow soldiers bound by shared combat experience.
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