HavingbeendischargedfromtheMarinesforahayfeverconditionbeforeeverseeingaction, WoodrowLafayettePershingTruesmith(EddieBracken)delaysthereturntohishometown, feelingthatheisafailure.Whileinamomentofmelancholy, hemeetsupwithagroupofMarineswhobefriendhimandencouragehimtoreturnhometohismotherbyfabricatin...