Die Männer der Bravo-Kompanie werden in einen verlustreichen Kampf um den „Hill 1000“ hineingezogen.

Blessés, le lieutenant Goldman, le sergent Anderson, ainsi qu'un colonel de l'armée nord-vietnamienne qu'ils ont capturé, sont hospitalisés. Les services de renseignements américains voudraient faire parler leur prisonnier, mais quelqu'un, dans l'hôpital, essaie de le tuer...

In a small South Vietnamese hamlet, an NVA officer arrives to brief his men that they will soon begin infiltrating towns and villages through-out the country in preparation for the Tet Offensive. Meanwhile, Bravo is in the bush, while Baker is losing a battle with his dysentery. As he ""answers the call of nature"" he sights VC closing on the unit and then, pulling his pants up, gets a frog down them, and starts screaming. As the American's come running, a fire fight starts, ending with the capture of an NVA Colonel Trang. Goldman catches a bullet in the helmet and in his jacket as they try to retreat. Though saved by his clothing, he still does need to go to the hospital along with Anderson, who is hit with shrapnel. While Goldman and Anderson recover, Trang dies under mysterious circumstances during interrogation.