Freedom Highway

A Greyhound bus is on its way to Washington D.C., transporting passengers through the landscape of American mythology. They could be you, me, or your neighbour next door. The story begins on a Californian Highway near San Francisco. Jim Rollins of Seattle, a Boy Scout, is on his way to Washington D.C., travelling alone for the first time.
Also on board Mr. Schroeder, whose son died in the Korean war. Schroeder accepted an Army medal for his son, and is therefore travelling to Washington D.C. - Driving through American history, also on board a mysterious stranger (Marshall Thompson).
Just before the end of the journey, the stranger makes Schroeder to understand his son’s dead.
Putting back on his hat, the stranger walks off into distance and fades away...