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Young, fatherless John Walter McElligott grows up in a rural Illinois farm community during World War II and is inescapably drawn to the men of the area who served in the war and returned. Out of their own respect for John Walter's father, who was killed on Guadalcanal, these veterans treat the boy with a calculated deference and are compelled to teach him their hard-earned lessons about life, responsibility, duty and honor.
Iwo Jima Marine veteran Jack Britton has carried the horror of combat and the loss of his young wife and his buddies with him for the past 60 years. Now, in the last 36 hours of his life in a hospital intensive care unit, he revisits those aspects of his life and grapples with his long-suffering questions about fate and self-doubt through a psychological phenomenon known as sundown syndrome.
A smart, talented man from a privileged upbringing who’s also an alcoholic with sociopathic tendencies, Michael Callahan is his own worst enemy. He winds up in prison to fend for himself in a hard environment that doesn’t do much to help non-violent offenders break their self-destructive behaviors. With the help of Blaine, a well-meaning counselor, there may be a glimmer of hope that Callahan can finally get the help he needs.
"Good Morning" is one combat soldier's experience as an infantryman on the front lines of World War II Europe, as a prisoner of war in a German work camp and as a displaced, disillusioned veteran shortly after the war's end.
Many families dream of starting a business and creating a long-lasting legacy for future generations. After a humble childhood filled with economic hardship, L.S. Heath pursued that dream for his family. One of the sweetest success stories in American business, the Heath Candy Co. grew from a small-town ice cream parlor and confectionery to a successful national company, only to unravel from jealousy, greed and selfishness by the time it was taken over by a conglomerate in 1989.