kˈæptɪn bˈɛndʒəmɪn fɹˈæŋklɪn "hˈɔːkaɪ" pˈɪɹs ɹᵻtˈɜːnz fɹʌm dˈuːɾi ɪnðə kɚɹˈiːən wˈɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː tə lˈɪv ɪn kɹˈæbæpəl kˈoʊv, mˈeɪn, nˌɪɹ ðə tˈaʊn ʌv spɹˈuːs hˈɑːɹbɚ, mˈeɪn.
Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce returns from duty in the Korean War (1950–1953) to live in Crabapple Cove, Maine, near the town of Spruce Harbor, Maine.