Millie's Honor: Why did thirteen year-old Donny Weber die? That question haunts three boys who come of age during the civil rights era, JFK's assassination, and Vietnam. Raymond goes to war and returns to Raleigh a decorated hero but a broken man. To honor the men who died to save him, he writes about the war. While working on A Soldier's Heart, he turns to his high school English teacher for help. No one is as surprised as Millie when she and Raymond fall in love. As adults, Wally the grocer, Raymond the reporter, and Sheriff Bud finally solve the Donny Weber mystery. But when Raymond loses Millie his war starts all over again. Meanwhile Raleigh honors her in a most unusual way.