When "First to Fight" began, I was surprised to see Chad Everett playing a career Marine! But despite my feelings, he was actually pretty good and the film well worth seeing.
The story begins at the Battle of Guadalcanal...one of the longest and bloodiest battles of WWII. During this fight, Sgt. Jack Connell (Everett) rises to the occasion and single-handedly fights off a Japanese attack. For this heroism, he's awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and is taken for an extended State-side publicity tour. Along the way, he gets married and then is given a nice assignment training recruits. But he feels survivor guilt and eventually gets himself sent back into action...but that's not the end of the story.
The film is interesting and deals with one aspect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Everett handles it well and the story never disappoints.
The story begins at the Battle of Guadalcanal...one of the longest and bloodiest battles of WWII. During this fight, Sgt. Jack Connell (Everett) rises to the occasion and single-handedly fights off a Japanese attack. For this heroism, he's awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and is taken for an extended State-side publicity tour. Along the way, he gets married and then is given a nice assignment training recruits. But he feels survivor guilt and eventually gets himself sent back into action...but that's not the end of the story.
The film is interesting and deals with one aspect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Everett handles it well and the story never disappoints.