这个故事开始于布鲁克林商业区一个街道的拐角,一位老人在过马路时忽然晕倒在街道的十字路口,一辆救护车急速将他送往金司县医院。在医院里他不时的苏醒过来,一醒过来他就不断地呼唤他的儿子。在他的衣袋里发现一封破损的信,急诊室的护士了解到他的儿子是驻扎在北卡罗莱纳州海军陆战 The story begins on the corner of a street in Brooklyn’s business district. An old man suddenly fainted at the crossroads of a street while crossing the street and an ambulance quickly sent him to Kings County Hospital. He woke up from time to time in the hospital, and woke up to call his son constantly. A broken letter was found in his pocket and the emergency room nurse learned that his son was stationed in North Carolina Marine Corps