Earl Jackson, Jr. (E.J.) and Larry Johnson (L-Dog) are U.S. Army Rangers, serving in Somalia, under “Operation Restore Hope” in 1994. E.J. has gotten romantically involved with Halima Ibrahim, a young Somali woman. They meet clandestinely in dangerous, war-torn, Mogadishu, Somalia. Halima’s older sister, Jamila and E.J. 's fellow Army Ranger and friend L-Dog, oppose the relationship, which ends with tragic circumstances. This is a tale of war and love.