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Sex, love, war and betrayal in the Iraq War. A stage play in three acts.<br/><br/>Bullbill, Jello, Dobbs and Steve are just four ordinary Army grunts doing their best to survive a war and return to their homes in America. But after 8 long months of desert, sand, 140-degree heat, IEDs, blown missions, dead friends, tracer rounds, Medivacs slick with blood, blown helicopters and killing – the men are empty shells of the naive boys they once were. Desperately clinging on what remains of their humanity. Each coping with their suffering in different ways.<br/>Bullbill shoots first and asks questions later, no matter who is in his way. Steve wrestles with inner demons that haunt him after he killed a child to save his men. Jello rebels against the purpose of the war. And serious question hangs over Dobbs’ trustworthiness in battle.<br/>Now, as Christmas approaches, the squad is assigned a dangerous mission. But Dobbs’, ever the coward, finds a way to stay on base, only to be replaced by Oriane, Steve’s lover and girlfriend with whom he has fallen in love with so far away from home.<br/><br/>Steve has a gargantuan problem on his hands -- delivering a convoy of trucks and critical supplies, without the firepower he needs to do it. All while keeping one eye on the woman he would do anything to protect, and trying to ensure the safety of his squad -- a band of brothers whose bond is fraying in anticipation of a vicious enemy attack.<br/><br/>The convoy gets ambushed and the guys take refuge in a nearby village. Oriane is gone – either dead or alive. Nobody knows. Bullbill captures an enemy fighter who may have information on the whereabouts of Oriane.<br/><br/>Steve must decide – and discover – how brutal he must be to possibly save the woman he loves. All while trying to keep the squad’s trust in each other from disintegrating as the enemy closes in.<br/><br/>Written by a soldier, using a soldier’s vernacular, Pax Americana is a relentless examination of the human spirit, an