This story takes place in the autumn of 1946 in Brooklyn. It tells of the struggle of two recently discharged young veterans of World War II, living in the big city. Each was trying to acclimate and get his foot on the first rung of the ladder of success toward a good life – a new life brought about by the sacrifices of thousands of recently discharged veterans, both young and old.

I was a Marine, one of those veterans, just 21 years old, who had never held a previous job.