Born and raised on the family farm didn't give Collin and his brother David time for much else than daily chores. They entered high school as social misfits. Without regard for football players and their cheerleader girlfriends, Collin felt the wrath of several bullies. The brothers retaliated.

The family farm was vandalized forcing a fight between Collin's father and the father of one of the bullies. Two classmates fall for the brothers. One is sincere about the farm and David. The other has a different life planned. She left for college with her eye set on the college experience of dating and parties.

Misfortune strikes and she is force to move back home. Her mother and her have a sudden use for Collin and his family. They are around for the wrong reasons. The saving grace comes in the form of a draft notice. Collin accepts the responsibility to serve and is sent to bootcamp, then Vietnam.

A frightened and desperate platoon travels through the dense jungle with the experienced Lieutenant Garrison, He is hardened to the sounds and shocking sights that only men of war have experienced.

Relentlessly hunted by the V.C. Collin and the Lieutenant are airlifting the wounded when their Huey is hit and topples through the treetops to the ground. Some men are lost, but some find courage, and are determined to get the survivors to the M.A.S.H. unit.