John Kayhill was a sergeant in the United States Army when his entire team was ambushed by a sniper, leaving John traumatized by the event. After returning home from the war, he finds his entire family, except for his mentally handicapped brother Rodney, was killed in an auto accident. The struggle to maintain then picks up 25 years later and finds John struggling with PTSD and alcoholism. He loses his job and the state steps in and removes Rodney from his custody. This is the last straw for John. He enlists the help of his wartime buddies to help kidnap his brother back from the authorities.