When he hints that he might, Savannah is saddened, and the two have an argument. On a brief trip home in the aftermath of 9/11, John meets Savannah’s parents and is asked whether he plans to re-enlist in the Army. Just before leaving, the two reconcile and then keep in touch by sharing letters. However, on the day before Savannah has to leave to go back to college, she mentions that John’s father might be on the autism spectrum, which angers him and causes him to get into a fight in which Tim inadvertently gets injured. They decide to stay in touch once John is deployed, as he plans on completing his service in 12 months and then settling down. John and Savannah continue to meet and soon fall in love. While giving John a ride home, Tim mentions how his wife often goes on vacation to take a break from the pressures of raising their son. John also befriends Savannah’s friend Tim, who has a young son who is on the autism spectrum. The two begin to talk and are attracted to each other. The film then goes back many months, where John meets Savannah on the beach after retrieving her bag from the sea. He also mentions that he thinks of “You.” He remembers how he went to the United States mint as a child and watched coins being minted, a memory that stuck with him so deeply that he thinks of himself as a coin, molded and stamped by the American Army to be a Special Forces Soldier who is now damaged after getting shot twice.

The film opens with John, having just been shot during active duty in a war zone, beginning to see his life flash before his eyes.

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