It's the turbulent Sixties. The Vietnam war is heating up. Corporal Nick Sargent, with six months left on active duty, and a rapidly developing short-timer attitude, is transferred from his cushy post in Washington, D.C. to the more restrictive Fleet Marine Force at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. There is good news. A planned three-month deployment to the Caribbean and a budding romantic relationship with a local lounge singer, temporarily brighten his mood. But his contentious relationship with his immediate superior Master Sargeant Glenn Dittmer derails his anticipated promotion. And a ninety-six-hour pass back home, reveals disturbing news about his family, while a 'Dear John' letter leads him into the arms of a Jamaican prostitute. Racism, betrayal, and insubordination lead to murder and an uncertain future as he counts down his final days in the Corps.
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