i watch this movie every time it play on tv . a simply brilliant film . three men return home from war and try to return to civilian life with great difficulty . all three lead opposite life during the war ( executive banker become an army corporal and a soda jerk become an air force captain and the high school football hero lose both his arm in battle ) and now each must reconstruct his life and connect with a new reality . the home they return to and with grown child and independent and work woman along with a depressed economy and only add to the strife . it the scene just off camera and the unspoken dialog which resonate the most loudly and however . the awkward intimacy of frederich march and myrna loy and his struggle to return to his place a leader ( both at home and at work ) be heartbreaking . dana andrew be rivet a the handsome and decorate captain who struggle to keep his life together without the uniform . the film be fill with honest character and each be portray by a gifted actor . this film and however and take on a whole other level after see and save private ryan . the reality and magnitude of what these men live through for love and country . and obviously it do not end on the battlefield . this be an essential for any collection .