A Grunt's Life (2017)
Lt. Murphy tries to deal with his own inhumanity while saving that of his men, and dreaming of killing his commanding officer.
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Episode 1 - What Winning Looks Like
Release Date: 2022-04-202nd Lieutenant Murphy’s platoon encounters resistance on a raid, but a sociopathic mishap lands them on the hunt for a mystery man who is quietly running Musa Qala. The brass play an infantile game of telephone centered around Afghanistan’s “bright future.”
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Episode 2 - Get You Some Blood
Release Date: 2022-04-272nd Lieutenant Murphy deals with the brass at the Battalion District Center and learns that his platoon will get an Afghan National Police squad attached to them. Meanwhile his platoon searches for snatch, computers, sat phones, and stuff to steal.
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Episode 3 - Best of the Afghan Best
Release Date: 2022-05-04The Marines of 1st Platoon experience the absurdity of integrating with Afghan forces, when a squad of Afghan Police arrive at their patrol base. Negligent discharges and racism run rampant as the debauchery on base hits a high point.
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Episode 4 - Medium Knock
Release Date: 2022-05-11While 3rd Squad is on a mission to detain a new HVT, a brawl breaks out on base between the Marines and Afghan police squad that leaves the platoon with a new pet.
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Episode 5 - Trust the Process
Release Date: 2022-05-18A female mechanic arrives on base to fix the generator and has a mission to smash Lance Corporal Richards, while 2nd Lieutenant Murphy has to explain the death of their HVT to Battalion Command, and Superman comes back from the dead.
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Episode 6 - Thanks for Listening
Release Date: 2022-05-25Second Lieutenant Murphy zeroes in on Buhtpaki.
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Episode 7 - This is What You Wanted
Release Date: 2022-08-24Chaplain Kelly arrives on base to deliver some special guidance to the Marines and ANP.
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Episode 8 - There's Always One
Release Date: 2022-08-31The Marines get too enthusiastic confessing their sins and 2nd Lt Murphy gets kill or capture orders.
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Episode 9 - Too Far to the Other Side
Release Date: 2022-09-14Marines recounting Azim’s death let their bloodlust erupt into mortal combat on the patrol base, and 2nd Lt Murphy gets the mission he’s been waiting for.
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Episode 10 - War Be With You
Release Date: 2022-09-28The platoon goes after Mohammed al-Buhtpaki, and get more than they expected.