Scott Brandon has the assignment to uncover a plot with a war over the Big Bear oil fields that will draw him into the hellish past as a Vietnam Vet . Scott discovers one key man interconnects Washington and the war, Jacques Du Pries. To find him, Scott goes to Southeast Asia to see a mad Marine Lt. Colonel. Others, such as Sean Ryan and David Darrow are spurred on to fulfill their dreams as Marines. To pick up Du Pries' trail, Ernst is chosen by the intelligence community to destroy him. Just who is Du Pries and why is he so determined, along with Al-Shaitan to target the US?