Whakaotihia te rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei: I nga tau o te pakanga, tokorua atu nga tamariki a Hōri rāua ko Meri, he kotiro, a Zuzu, i whanau i te tau 1940, me tētahi tama, a Tommy, i whanau i te tau 1941. Na te turi o George, i whakawhiwhia ki a ia he whakarōpūtanga 4-F ka noho ia ki Bedford Falls. I haere tana hoa a Bert the Cop ki Awherika ki te whawhai, i whara, a i whakawhiwhia ki te Silver Star. He mema a Ernie o te Airborne, ā, i heke ki Wīwī i te rā D. I āwhina a Marty ki te hopu
Ko te piriti i Remagen, he nui te moni a Sam e hanga ana i ngā pōtae kirihou mō ngā waka rererangi, ā, i whawhai a Harry hei kaipuke rererangi, ā, i patu i ngā waka rererangi tekau mā rima, e rua o rātou i whakaeke i tētahi waka kawe hoia. Mo tana toa, i whakawhiwhia a Harry Bailey ki te Tohu Whakahonore. I te wā i tupu ai ēnei mea katoa, ko Hōri te Kaiwhakahaere o te Air Raid Warden. Ahakoa te tiaki i ngā tamariki tokowhā, i whai wā tonu a Mary ki te whakahaere i ngā United Service Organizations i te taone, a, ko Mr. Potter te tumuaki o te poari whakaoho.