The presence of severe burn scars on the back of Sgt. Collier (Brad Pitt) remains unexplained in the finished movie. However, the scene where Collier and Norman (Logan Lerman) have a conversation while driving past a burning town originally ran much longer, and contained a significant character moment. Collier would have explained that he got the scars during a car accident as a young man. He had gotten into a drunken fight during a festival once, and while getting away from the sheriff with his truck, he subsequently crashed it, causing the death of his younger brother and fiancee who were in it. The car's engine ended up on his own back, causing severe burns. The judge who presided over his case offered him the option to enlist in the army and "die for his country", which he chose over jail time.

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