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