Michael, Nick, and Steven are three buddies from the steel mill town of Clairton, Penn. They are like schoolmates, hanging out in a local bar and enjoying weekends of deer-hunting. Michael and Nick are also both in love with Linda, who seems to juggle both of the men. But their placid life is soon to be changed after they are enlisted with the airborne infantry for Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela and their wedding-party is also the men's farewell party. So they all celebrate a goodbye at Steven's wedding and they leave to Vietnam, where they are captured by the enemy and forced to play a game of Russian Roulette. They escape and return home, but their lives are forever changed.
