Aftermath is a vignette from the 2008 Oscar nominated feature documentary titled Operation Homecoming. It explores the firsthand account of an American serviceman through his own words. The film was built upon a project created by the National Endowment for the Arts to gather the writing of servicemen and women and their families who have participated in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Aftermath is a deep examination of the experiences of the men and women who are serving in America’s armed forces. At the same time it provides depth and context to these experiences through a broader look at the universal theme of war literature. At the core of the writing is a deep desire by all those who have served in war to come to terms with their experiences and to express a profound hope that people will listen to their stories and try to understand what they have seen.