There's no such thing in the world as absolute reality. Most of what they call real is actually fiction. What you think you see is only as real as your brain tells you it is.

Then what am I supposed to believe in? What am I going to leave behind when I'm through?

We can tell other people about -- having faith. What we had faith in. What we found important enough to fight for. It's not whether you were right or wrong, but how much faith you were willing to have, that decides the future. The Patriots are a kind of ongoing fiction too, come to think of it....

...

Listen, don't obsess over words so much. Find the meaning behind the words, then decide. You can find your own name. And your own future...

Decide for myself...?

And whatever you choose will be you.

I don't know if I can...

I know you didn't have much in terms of choices this time. But everything you felt, thought about during this mission is yours. And what you decide to do with them is your choice...

You mean start over?

Yeah, a clean slate. A new name, new memories. Choose your own legacy. It's for you to decide. It's up to you.

By the way, what is that?

Dog tags?

Anyone you know?

No, never heard the name before. I'll pick my own name...and my own life. I'll find something worth passing on.