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Congressional Medal of Honor Movies
Starring Morgan Freeman and John Lithgow . When he is assigned to take home the body of Second Lieutenant Dwight Johnson, an African American Vietnam war hero, U.S. Army Major Kendall Laird naively believes that his biggest problem in this small town in Georgia will be comforting the family. Instead, he encounters mounting racial tension when a group of townspeople refuse to allow Johnson, a West Point graduate, to be buried in an all-white cemetery located in town. Dwight's parents had bought his burial plot from a compassionate woman, Eudora McAllister. Her actions so rile certain community members that they buy the cemetery and make it private in order to prevent anyone of color from resting there.
When Major Laird asks Dwight's parents to consider a federal cemetery with full military honors, they insist that he be buried in town with all the other soldiers from the community who brought honor to their country. Even direct expressions of prejudice from community leaders cannot persuade the Johnsons to back off and accept the segregated cemetery. As Major Laird searches for an equitable solution, he uncovers a mystery. Even though the men serving under LT Johnson nominated him for a medal of honor, they are secretive and uncomfortable about Johnson's death. Could they in some way have been responsible?
"The Resting Place" is a gripping story of how one
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