The Horn brothers are identical twins from Redwood Falls, MN. Orphaned at age thirteen, they are raised by a State Trooper and his wife.They both graduate from West Point Military Academy, with honors, become All-American football players and go on to serve in Vietnam as helicopter pilots. After serving one year in Vietnam and escaping death on almost every mission, they become helicopter instructors in Texas. Through heartbreaking circumstances, the brothers find themselves tangling with one of the richest men in Texas.