乔(Joe kennedy)(Peter Strauss)作为家里的长子,父亲对他寄予厚望,即将奔赴训练基地时父亲希望他成为最优秀的海军飞行员。他觉得只有政治才是他们这样出身的人出人头地的舞台。在军队里,他爱上了瓦尼萨,但是他的父母却因为宗教的原因反对他们。弟弟jack (John kennedy)提早升为少尉并立下军功。而他虽然成功地在敌人上空执行任务达70余次,却没有发现任何敌方潜水艇的踪迹,因而与立功无缘。瓦尼萨极力说服他,并不是每个人都能成为英雄的。但是萦绕在他心中的英雄情结驱使他在准备返回家园时又请缨执行一项秘密任务。他是家里的大哥哥,他必须做出榜样。这是一次有去无回的任务,要捣毁号称“铁砧"的敌方飞弹发射基地。作为特别行动小组的一员,他终于成了英雄,却与他所爱的人和所有爱他的人永别了Joseph Kennedy Jr. was the eldest son of the Kennedy clan. He grew up having to deal with being humiliated and the prejudices of being an Irish Catholic. His father then tells him that the best way to get back at them is make a big impact in politics, in other words to one day be the President of the United States, and he wishes to do so. But first he has to survive World War II, and also he has to do something to make a splash like his brother, Jack who was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal in 1943 following his exploits commanding PT 109.
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