lover one last time. Wounded, she begs him to kill her as she would not tolerate being captured by the South Koreans. He hesitates, but she helps him by lifting her rifle in an attempt to shoot more of his men. Sgt. Lee ends her life, and weeping, he brings her body with him to ROKA lines. At first he is denied permission to cremate her among the ROK fallen, but eventually is allowed. 1st Sgt. Lee is promoted to Master Sergeant and awarded the ROK's highest medal. The rest of the squad (along with the slain Marines) receive the same posthumously. Sgt. Lee returns amid the new recruits of Eagle company, marching to the front, undoubtedly to fight in the stalemate along the 38th parallel until the armistice that halted combat operations. The series end here with no word on the fate of Sgt. Lee. Production Screenwriters: Lee Eun-sang and Kim Pil-jin Directors: Kim Sang-hwi and Song Hyeon-wook See also Contemporary culture of South Korea History of Korea Korean War in popular culture References External links Legend of the Patriots official KBS website Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2010 South Korean television series debuts 2010 South Korean television series endings South Korean historical television series South Korean military television series South Korean action television series Korean War television series Works about armies