Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames

A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform. A small Colorado town takes him in, treating him like the hero he appears to be.
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“In 1943 courage was something you found. Love was something you won.”
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