A US Army officer, once branded a coward after hesitating during a battle, is entrusted with transporting a group of supposed military heroes on a long and gruelling trek back to base in 1916 Mexico. However, the men soon reveal their true and less than heroic colours, leaving the disgraced soldier to show them who is boss. Adventure, starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin and Richard Conte.

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.