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.
During their graduation from high school in 1944, which was overshadowed by World War II, friends Hermie (an aspiring artist), Oscy (a jock), and Benjy (a nerd) were surprised at a post-graduation party when Benjy announced his enlistment in the Marines.