A touching trio of stories inspired by three mementos left at the base of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The first is The Pencil Holder , the story of a strict father who is deeply changed when his young son befriends a dying soldier. The second is The Badge , about a young man (Glover) who enlists, just as his father and Grandfather did before him. His grandmother gives him the badge, a family heirloom, for good luck. The final story is The Player , in which a cynical soldier rethinks his ways after being paired with a comrade who has volunteered for three straight tours of duty.