ðə stˈoːɹi ɪz tˈoʊld ɪn ɐ nəstˈældʒɪk flˈæʃbæk fɹʌmðə vjˈuːpɔɪnt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊnli sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈeɪt nˈaʊ ɐn ʌnmˈæɹid ˈoʊld mˈæn.
The story is told in a nostalgic flashback from the viewpoint of the only surviving soldier of the eight (now an unmarried old man).