An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.

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Gary CooperMajor Thomas Thorn

Rita HayworthAdelaide Geary

Van HeflinSgt. John Chawk

Tab HunterLt. William Fowler

Richard ConteCpl. Milo Trubee

Michael CallanPvt. Andrew L. Hetherington

Dick YorkPvt. Wilbur James Renziehausen

Robert KeithCol. Rogers