A Soldier's Love Story

A Soldier's Love Story

88 mins | Romance, TV Movie | May 8, 2010

Ten year old Jared Marshall's life crumbled down after his parents' divorce a year ago. Not only does his dad put his job first since, mother uproots him from Iowa by moving in with her ma so she can take a job in California. When Jared's class writes letters to US troops in Bosnia from the nearest base, kindhearted Sergeant First Class Vince Carerra, who grew up fatherless and got divorced because his wife wasn't faithful while he was on tour of duty, takes to the kid and starts a correspondence with 'fatherly' advice. Once his unit returns to Fort Sebastian, Vince calls on Jared's home, warmly welcomed. Vince becomes Jared's personal baseball coach and after some Cupid encouragement, his mother's boyfriend, but on an understanding not to commit because he's likely to be redeployed.

A Soldier's Love Story

88 mins | Romance, TV Movie | May 8, 2010

A Soldier's Love Story
Ten year old Jared Marshall's life crumbled down after his parents' divorce a year ago. Not only does his dad put his job first since, mother uproots him from Iowa by moving in with her ma so she can take a job in California. When Jared's class writes letters to US troops in Bosnia from the nearest base, kindhearted Sergeant First Class Vince Carerra, who grew up fatherless and got divorced because his wife wasn't faithful while he was on tour of duty, takes to the kid and starts a correspondence with 'fatherly' advice. Once his unit returns to Fort Sebastian, Vince calls on Jared's home, warmly welcomed. Vince becomes Jared's personal baseball coach and after some Cupid encouragement, his mother's boyfriend, but on an understanding not to commit because he's likely to be redeployed.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Larry Levinson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, LG Films
Original title Meet my Mom
Directors Dora Hopkins, Harvey Frost
Writers Pamela Wallace

Cast

Lori Loughlin

as Dana Marshall

Johnny Messner

as Sgt. Vince Carerra

Stefanie Powers

as Louise Metcalf

Charles Henry Wyson

as Jared Marshall

Troy Winbush

as Lanny

Tracy Howe

as Sergeant Major Hartman

Eric Pierpoint

as Terry

Rob Nagle

as Coach Hanley

Uriah Shelton

as Wyatt

Richard Jenik

as Gil

Amy Grabow

as Cathy Polanni

Burnadean Jones

as Ms. Walker

Rene Rosado

as Saratoga

Margaret Blye

as Peggy

Carey van Dyke

as Staff Sergeant