Director:John Coty
Performer:Morgan Freeman John Lithgow
The story takes place in 1972 in a small town called Rockwell. Colonel Ryder was responsible for escorting the remains of soldiers who died in the war back to their hometowns and holding military funerals for them there. This time, Colonel Ryder came to the town of Rockwell and brought back the body of officer Guwett. An old black couple, Guwett's parents, received Ryder. They decided to bury Guwett in the town cemetery, but they met with opposition from many local residents because Guwett was a black man. Faced with the fact that a hero still had to endure racial discrimination, Colonel Ryder was filled with grief and indignation, and he was determined to change everything through his own power. Ryder got to know the editor-in-chief of the local newspaper through Mrs. McCallister, who had always supported Guwett's family. After hard work, the editor agreed to give Ryder some time to collect stories about Guwett's heroic deeds during his lifetime and publish them in the newspaper. In this way, he changed the discrimination against him by the residents of the town. Colonel Lyrid came to the unit where Guwett was alive. During the process of questioning his men, Colonel Lyrid found that everyone was praising Guwett for his bravery, but seemed to avoid talking about the scene when he died. Colonel Lyris felt that there must be something going on, and he even thought that Guwett's men planned to kill him. The last person to be questioned by Lyrid was soldier Bell. When he heard that Guwett had been deprived of his right to be buried, Bell felt deeply guilty. He decided to tell Lyrid the truth: During the battle, Guwett had Bell was ordered to send a signal to the Air Force to request support, but Bell believed that a black man was suspicious. So when he requested air force support, he changed the coordinates of Guwett, and the air force naturally failed to find them. When other soldiers saw the failure of the Air Force, they also doubted Guwett's ability and judgment. Even during the firefight, they saw Guwett but did not provide necessary timely assistance. In the end, Geweit died. The truth of the matter was reported by newspapers and caused a great sensation. Guwett was awarded the Silver Medal, and he was also buried in Rockwell Cemetery as an exception, and his men escorted him to the cemetery.