West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.
Michael Dudikoff
as Lt. Jeff Knight
Robert F. Lyons
as Sgt. Michael McNamara
Michael DeLorenzo
as Raymond Bacera
Jesse Dabson
as Joshua Parker
Rick Fitts
as Sgt. Robert Hayes
Tony Pierce
as Jan Shultz
Daniel Demorest
as Duffy
Brian Libby
as Sgt. Roach
Michael Rider
as Pvt. Don Pike
William Smith
as Major Flynn
Al Karaki
as Kemp
Evan J. Klisser
as Larsen
