在这部首当其冲剧情/战争片中,美海军陆战队员杰克康奈尔，是美军在瓜达尔卡纳尔和日军的战斗中唯一幸存者。由于他的勇敢表现，国会授予他荣誉奖章。回家结婚，不再作为战争工具。每每想到自己获得的荣誉和战友们牺牲的情景，但他还是觉得愧疚，生活在战争的阴影之中，好在他的朋友桑瑞格（吉恩哈克曼）重新点燃他的生活的勇气，于是重新返回部队，随后参加了塞班岛和硫磺岛的战役……(二战电影馆)
Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a Medal of Honor hero. He returns to train new recruits for the Marines and falls for a girl named Peggy. When training and marriage leave him with an empty feeling, he decides on a transfer back to the front lines. Soon he will find that marriage and life will change his outlook on the grueling battles that lie ahead.
