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The action takes place during the Gulf War. Marine Anthony Swofford comes from a family of military men. After training at a special camp, he is sent to the Middle East, where hostilities are underway. With a sniper rifle in his hands and a heavy pack on his back, he must make a grueling trek across the desert, where there is no escape from the unbearable heat and the Iraqi soldiers who could appear on the horizon at any moment.