Del enlisted into the Marine Corp so that he would earn college funds. He was sent to Vietnam as a radio operation, but before he left, he saw planes being unloaded with flag-draped coffins. He wanted so badly to be a marine escort for those KIA in Vietnam, and so he talked his wife, Barbie, into staying in the Marine Corp just four more years. Throughout the years, he followed his dream of college and rising in rank, while his wife endured a stalker who always seemed to know when her husband was out of town and what base they were on. Together they raised four children and faced the challenges of life. As a general, he is requested to do one very special escort home, proving that no one is absent from the long journey home.