Old Jared Marshall's life crumbled down after his parents' divorce one year ago. Not only does his daddy put his job he is uprooted by mommy out of Iowa therefore she could take work in California, by moving with her ma. After Jared's class writes letters to US troops in Bosnia from the nearest base, kind-hearted Sergeant First Class Vince Carerra, who grew up fatherless and got divorced because his wife wasn't loyal while he had been on tour of duty, happens to the kid and starts a correspondence with'fatherly' info. Once his unit returns to Fort Sebastian, Vince calls on Jared's home, warmly welcomed. Because he's likely to be redeployed vince becomes Jared baseball trainer and his mum's boy friend, but never to commit.