A troubled and authoritative sergeant who commands Bartle and Murph during their deployment. Overwhelmed by the war's brutality, he participates in covering up Murph's death and murders a local hermit who witnessed it. The guilt and psychological toll ultimately drive him to suicide, a fact later uncovered by CID.
Sterling is the primary focus of the investigation.
Fellow soldiers bound by shared combat experience.
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