Synopsis

Beaver learned that Ward had served in World War II and, with characteristic exuberance, shared this news with his classmates, proclaiming him a war hero. As was often the case, his peers greeted the story with skepticism. Beaver, determined to prove his claim, vowed to bring in some mementos as evidence. However, a visit to home revealed a different reality: Ward had been an engineer during the war, not a combatant. Faced with the prospect of ridicule, Beaver was left to consider increasingly d