Joe Armstrong| an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts| finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge
gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy| his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons
the platoon is transporting and kidnap Patricia| the base colonel s daughter| who happens to be along for the ride. Joe rescues Patricia and gets her safely back to
the base| but everyone else in the platoon is killed| leading his superiors to conclude that Joe is guilty of cowardice| collaboration or simple incompetence. At the
same time| the rebel leader vows revenge against the serviceman who disrupted his plans| and sends an army of ninjas to assassinate him and bring back Patricia. If
he wants to survive and save the girl| Joe s going to have to draw on every last ounce of his training.