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Jamie: Sir, I have scheduled this meaning to address the issue that when I enlisted in the army, I
enlisted as a soldier. What I got accepted as, however, was a nurse. Now I am sure this is all just
a silly mix up and I would love to get this all sorted out.
(General Adams says nothing, looks down, smiles a bit, and looks back up.)
General Adams: I am truly sorry to have wasted your time. You may go now
(Said with a dismissive gesture)
(Jamie looking confused)
Jamie: Um so I can join?
(General Adams laughs)
Jamie: I don't understand. Whats so funny? I want to enlist.
General Adams: Dont you have some shopping to do or anything?
(Jamie scoffs)
Jamie: Excuse me? I came here to talk about joining the army, not the babysitters club. Oh
wait I suppose you would be the baby I would be watching, now wouldnt you?
(General Adams becomes enraged)
General Adams: Now listen here young lady. That is no way to talk to your superior. I demand
respect.
Jamie: Ill give you the respect you want once you respect me as well.
General Adams: I only respect real men. You are obviously not that. Real men are born great.
Like me.
(Jamie rolls her eyes)
General Adams: Real men aren't just made. Real men dont just pop out of no where like
daisies.
(Jamie gets an idea)
(General Adams continues on tangent of boyhood)
(Jamie interrupts)
Jamie: Alright thanks bye!
(Jamie runs off stage right)
(General Adams huffs a sigh, shakes his head and returns to his desk to sort papers.)
(Lights turn off)
Jamie: You wouldnt believe what just happened. I applied for the army, right? And they send
me back an acceptance letter as a NURSE! So I called and made an appointment to meet with
General Adams and he told me that girls cant be soldiers! Thats insane! They can't do that!
(Bruce rubs the back of his neck, looking down as Jamie speaks.)
(Bruce then looks up)
Bruce: Um. Look. Jamie. I know youre a really tough girl but the army its just not a place
for makeup and dresses if you know what I mean.
Jamie: Bruce, what the heck are you talking about? You said you would support me like I
supported you when you joined the army and got second lieutenant. I was so proud of my big
brother and now you want to go and turn on me like THIS?
Bruce: Jamie, I know you talked about joining the army but I didnt think you were serious
about it. I thought you were just messing with me.
Jamie: Well, I wasnt messing around then and Im not messing around now.
Bruce: Just stay home Jamie. You dont need to prove anything to me. (Condescendingly) Im
sure you would have made a great soldier. But we all know what youre REALLY good at.
(Annoyed)
Jamie: And what would that be?
Bruce: House keeping of course. Youre going to marry a very lucky man one day and you wont
have to work a day in your life.
Jamie: Youre unbelievable Bruce!
(Storms out stage right)
(Bruce shouts after her)
Bruce: What did I say?!
(Lights turn off)
Chorus 2(Soldier #1, Soldier #2, and Soldier #3 enter from stage left in a row. They are dressed in U.S.
Military uniforms. Walk to center stage)
(They face the audience)
Soldier #1: Jamie has joined the army as a person stepping out into the unknown, where she
could soar and succeed or she could fall with severe consequences. She leaped, unsure of her
fate.
Soldier #2: Now, she is one of the best, a selfless soldier with confidence and bravery, a strong
leader. She has surpassed her brother and has been granted position as First Lieutenant, to his
humiliation.
Soldier #3: Yet, something goes awry. Not every soldier is very welcome to James success. A
deadly human flaw lurks at the base camp. One that results in an unavoidable downfall, if
pursued.
Soldier #1: Jealousy has taken Neil, a fellow soldier specializing in guns and sniper rifles. He
envies James for his well-admired performance and how everyone thinks hes so perfect. Neil
will do whatever it takes to destroy James.
Soldier #2: A dangerous feud ignites between James and Neil, one that will result in the ultimate
loss. A price for the faults must be payed, and the results will be devastating.
Soldier #3: But no one knows. Neil will continue with his resentment foolishly, until it will be
too late. Too late for all involved. Beware jealousy. It will wrap around even the most kindhearted people, entangling them in a web of hatred and bitterness.
Soldier #1: And like a spiders trap, once snagged, there is no escape. Only regret.
(Lights turn off)
(Soldiers exit stage right in a row.)
Scene 3(Lights turn on)
(General Adams slowly enter the stage left)
(Jamie then enters stage right)
General Adams: Oh, James, there you are!
James/Jamie: General.
(Salute)
(Salute back)
General Adams: Ive been searching all over for you, Lieutenant James.
Jamie/James: Is there a problem?
(Surprisedly ask)
General Adams: Well yes, I need you for a dangerous assignment. An assignment I know you
would succeed in.
Jamie/James: What is it, General?
General Adams: Im putting you in charge of our men, and leading them through a battle.
Chorus 3(Soldier #1, Soldier #2, and Soldier #3 enter from stage right in a row. They are dressed in white,
with feathered wings strapped to their backs. Walk to center stage)
(Lights come on)
Soldier #2: This is the end of many lives. Heroes, brave soldiers, fell into Deaths trap and have
been enclosed before their final goodbyes. Many tremble in the face of demise, yet these
warriors ran to it to battle for the hundreds who needed saving. They will never be forgotten.
Their names represent their lives, engraved onto a smooth stone in a grassy field, molded onto
bronze plaques.
Soldier #3: The people they left behind! A daughter, wondering when she will meet her father
again, only to find that her birthday party was the last time she would ever see his face. A
brother, hoping to see his sibling in the winter, hears that the soldier lost his life to a snare
beneath loose soil. The blame is on a dead fool.
Soldier #1: He held on to his resentment until he wound up in a ditch, with burnt flesh and
missing limbs. His selfishness cost every man their life, including the one woman that was
among them.
Soldier #3: Jamie is dead. She can no longer conceal her identity. There is no avoiding it. She
will be discovered. She has no more secrets to hide.
(Lights turn off)
(Soldiers turn and exit in a row, stage left)
Scene 4(Lights turn on)
(Knock Knock)
(Bruce stands up and walks to the door holding Steve)
Bruce: Coming!
(Bruce opens the door)
(General Adams standing outside look down at his feet)
(Bruce put Steve down)
Bruce: Oh General, hi.
(General Adams take off his cap and put it over his heart with his left hand)
(Folded flag in his right hand)
General Adams: Bruce, I got I received news today that that youre brother Lieutenant
James has died on the battle field.
Chorus 4(Soldier #1, Soldier #2, and Soldier #3 enter from stage left in a row. They are dressed in white,
with feathered wings strapped to their backs. Walk to center stage)
(Lights come on)
Soldier #1: Jamie has been revealed. After the struggle she went through to gain freedom, she
has fallen. She is shamed, remembered as an embarrassment to the U.S. Military.
Soldier #2: James is washed off the face of the earth. No one can recall the hero that ran towards
war with honorable soldiers following his lead. The General has scraped him off the bottom of
his shoes, and he is determined to pretend that a woman has never succeeded in doing such a
great act as what Jamie did.
Soldier #3: She is stripped of her medals, all of her achievements, and her titles. Her identity and
her story has been given to Neil, the selfish fool that led every soldier to their demise. Jamie can
not even be buried in the memorial graveyard. She will not be a part of the miles of stones
representing every hero that perished serving their country.
Soldier #1: James has never existed. To those who knew her, not another word will be said of the
hero in disguise.
Exodus(Lights come on)
(Bruce is sitting alone at a kitchen table center stage)
(Looks up somberly)
Bruce: ...If only things were different. If only I hadnt pushed her so hard. She was such a great
sister. She was a great soldier. She was just great. (Exasperated sigh) Maybe if things were
different she would still be here. If I hadnt called her weak she wouldnt have had to try and
prove her strength. If she had been able to apply as Jamie instead of James then maybe she
would still have come home with a medal of honor. I dont mean coming back alive. What
happened happened, regardless of gender. Shes still not here though. She wont have an obituary
or a funeral. Shell just be repressed and forgotten. Not by me though. (Sadly smirks) They can
try to take away her honor and reputation. They will bury all that shes done without burying her.
They cant bury the marks she left in our hearts though. Ill always remember how she liked her
eggs sunny side up. Ill always remember how her hair whipped behind her as she rode her bike
across town. Ill always remember her strength and all that shes done. I couldnt forget if I
wanted to. (Breaks down sobbing) Ill never forget you, Jamie.
(Bruce is sobbing at kitchen table, crying into hands)
(Lights turn off)