Joining the rest of the Nisei, Takata and his men fight the Germans, as one-by-one Takata watches his men-nearly all of his friends-being killed in battle. Asked by a newly transferred soldier if he's ever afraid, Takata confides that his fear is of losing more men. He is joined by several of his men (including Freddy), who are also unwilling to wait in the rear as their friends face the danger. However, as the casualties mount, he defies orders and attempts to find a way through to the trapped men. When his unit is ordered to break through German lines and rescue the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Takata is ordered by the doctor to stay in the rear area, due to his head wound. Buddhists believe that a spirit will enter Heaven or be reborn 49 days after death. Takata later learns that his father has died, 49 days earlier.

Takata also has a vision of his father, a Buddhist priest in Federal custody, and who tells him 'You must accept your fate, here'-pointing to his head - 'the rest of you will follow, here,' pointing to Takata's heart. Takata's concern about the visions is dismissed as disorientation caused by the head wound by 'Doc' Naganuma, the unit medic, a Medical Doctor who had likewise joined to help his friends. Freddy receives a 'million-dollar wound' (one which is serious enough to require evacuation to the United States, but not permanently disabling), and he shows Takata an engagement ring, purchased before being sent to Europe, which he intends to give Mary upon his return. Following a head injury, he begins to have visions, and believes that he is seeing memories of other men, including his friend Freddy Watada (Watanabe) as he courted Mary (who would later be Jimmy's wife) before entering the Army. In a series of flashbacks, he remembers the war and events in his life surrounding it. Raised in Hawaii, Takata and some of his friends enlisted in the 100th Battalion, serving in the European Theater of Operations.

In 1953, Jimmy Takata (Nishikawa) suffers from 'battle fatigue' ( posttraumatic stress disorder), to the great concern of his wife, Mary (Tomita).

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