Joe Carr, born in poverty to an abusive alcoholic father, was considered trash by the town's people. Joe was very intelligent, yet somewhat of a rebel, angry at the world because of the way he was treated. Joe went awry of the law, crawled on a motorcycle, and began a journey across the nation filled with peril and intrigue as he evaded capture. To escape from the law, he joined the Marine Corp in San Diego, California. A year later, he and a friend found themselves in a fight for survival on the Japanese's island of Iwo Jima. His true character was revealed, and he received the Congressional Medal of Honor. It was the beginning of a new life for Joe Carr. What he later accomplished in life was no less that incredible.