Friends Hermie (an aspiring artist), Oscy (a jock), and Benjy (a nerd) graduate high school in the spring of 1944, under the looming threat of World War II. At a post-graduation party, Hermie and Oscy are startled when Benjy tells them that he's enlisted in the Marines.
In 1944, as World War II loomed, high school graduates Hermie (an aspiring artist), Oscy (a jock), and Benjy (a nerd) were shocked at a post-graduation party when Benjy declared his intention to join the Marines.