What happens to young love when it is met with life changing opportunities? Two young lovers get put to the test almost two decades ago when one is forced to move away out of town and the other decides to join America's armed forces. Once they're both settled in their new beginnings they both are challenged with facing the future of the unknown during one of America's scariest war times. After almost twenty years have past, the civilian finds a huge stash of letters written from her Marine during his three month journey of Marine Corp boot camp, and decides to publish their real life true story along with her poems. His love letters turn into a descriptive testimony of the challenges recruits face when transforming into the world's greatest fighters.