The harrowing true story of a father and his son, a staff sergeant who died in Iraq: a tribute to the Great Conversation they shared and the manuscript they had intended to complete together. Staff Sergeant Darrell Skip Griffin, Jr, was killed in action on March 21, 2007, during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for dragging a comrade to safety through enemy gunfire. He was also in the middle of writing a book. In the face of Skip's death, Darrell, Sr, takes it upon himself to finish the book.