During the summer of 1969, young soldier Dalton Joiner finds out that his girlfriend Jane back home has dumped him and vows to sneak out of Vietnam during his one-week leave to win her back. His best friend Mickey Wright will do anything to help his buddy out, as long as there might be a few girls along the way. In just seven days they must get to the States, change Jane's mind and make it back to the war without getting caught. But when they arrive they find Jane and her activist friend Candace at the heart of the anti-war movement. Now the young soldiers must make some life changing decisions as they spend the week learning the truth about love, honor and commitment.