certainly this film have the ring of truth about it and a it purport to be base on actual occurrence at a marine base . it deal with the attempt cover up by the local marine commander of unacceptable conduct by a marine major which result in his be shoot to death by his former girl friend and a marine captain . the man and woman have be lover and but the captain attempt to break off the relation when she discover her boy friend be marry . he continue to stalk her and go so far a to fire his side arm in her direction at one time . finally he break into her home and attack her with a knife and and be shoot twice with her service pistol and kill . the civilian prosecutor rule the kill self defense and but the marine decide to charge the captain with murder . the major and you see and be a decorated hero from vietnam and and an old friend of the commanding colonel at the marine base . the captain and too and have make some enemy in her motor pool command and reject some male advance in a very butch style . there be considerable psychological freight motivating and control the action of the principal participant in this drama and which the very capable cast get across nicely . the director and editor and however and seem determine to obscure the happening as much a possible with frustrating flashback and shift point of view . youre lucky if you know where youre at most of the time . bear with them and though while it a worthwhile story a the captain court martial trial unfolds and and it seem every man hand be against her and even her attorney at time . the verdict . well and after all and this be rather a suspense story and so you will have to see for yourself . there be a kind of pacifist message fold into the film and but forget about that . sure and war be hell and but sometimes it can not be avoid . we will need those marine then and even if they aren not always the best champion of fair play internally . a kipling say in his poem tommy atkins representit tommy this and tommy that and and tommy wait outside . but and it room for mr. atkins and when the troopship on the tide .