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Synopsis
In the early 60's, eighteen-year-old Jose Lozano, with a forged birth certificate, immigrates to the United States. Wishing to assimilate quickly, he rents an apartment, Buys a car, gets his driver's license, finds a job and registers for the draft. He meets a beautiful girl, Angelina, but before their relationship matures, he is drafted. Before reporting to the draft board, he enlists into the U S Marine Corps. Following his boot camp he is sent to aviation electronics school in Memphis, TN. After his schooling, he is assigned to a helicopter squadron and is sent to Vietnam. Follow Jose as he and his crew chief prevent a firebase from being overrun during a nighttime attack. Feel his wounds and flashbacks as he is flown by chopper to the Da Nang airbase hospital. Within a few days he is airlifted back to Cherry Point NC, for recovery and rehabilitation. The heart- warming ending will make everyone believe, dreams do come true.
Synopsis
In the early sixties, eighteen-year-old Jose Lozano, with a fake birth certificate, immigrates to the United States. He assimilates quickly, purchasing a car, his driver's license, registers for the draft, and is issued his social security card. He meets a beautiful girl, Angelina, but before their relationship matures, he is drafted. Jose quickly enlists into the Marine Corps. After his bootcamp and electronics school he is assigned to a helicopter squadron on their way to Vietnam. While on a mission to a forward operating base, Jose and his crew chief successfully help repel an enemy attack by a division size force. Jose is seriously wounded and eventually returned to the US for rehabilitation. The heart- warming ending will make everyone believe, dreams can come true.