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海湾战争中，坦克部队军官沙林（丹泽尔•华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）一次判断失误下令击毁了己军的坦克，令到好友鲍德温意外死亡了。虽然军事法庭判他不需承担责任，然而他还是日夜受着良心的煎熬，一直想找鲍德温的父母说明此事，却也一直没有勇气。 　　上司为了给沙林授勋，派他调查战争中一起机械师勇救士兵牺牲的事件。沙林调查中发现勇救士兵而英勇牺牲的竟然是卡伦（梅格•瑞安 Meg Ryan 饰）竟然是个女人！但现场的几名士兵的供词自相矛盾、漏洞百出。在沙林对其中一名士兵墨菲逼问后，墨菲竟然自杀了。随着墨菲的自杀，事件的真相慢慢浮出水面……The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. It first appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downed helicopter crew, then held her own crew together to fight off the Iraqis after her copter crashed. Lt. Colonel Serling, who is struggling with his own demons from Desert Storm, is assigned to investigate her worthiness for the Medal of Honor. But some conflicting accounts, from her crew and soldiers in the area, cause him to question whether she deserves it.