Old Man's War/Tear Jerker

• The operation to stop the Eneshan invasion in 'The Ghost Brigades' is a combination of this, High Octane Nightmare Fuel, and a Moral Event Horizon for the people who planned it. It is completely unsurprising that Jared had a Heroic BSOD halfway through.
• The eulogy for Enzo Gugino in 'Zoe's Tale'. Made even worse by the fact that the last poem he sent Zoe could well be interpreted as a marriage proposal.