This story traces the life of Jason McCarthy as he leads a life full of romance and adventure. As a young man, Jason marries his high school sweetheart. He serves successfully as a policeman in Columbus, Ohio. Pearl Harbor is attacked, and Jason enrolls in the US Army First Infantry Division, the Big Red One, in its battles in North Africa, Sicily, D-Day, Cherbourg, throughout France, the relief of Bastogne, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. Returning home, Jason gets to meet his daughter for the.
