Against All Odds

Vinnie is 18 years old, a year out of high school, and still not knowing what he would do with his life. After another argument with his father and another big to-do with his live-in brother-in-law, Vinnie knew what he must do. He went to the nearest enlistment center and enlisted in the Army for duty in Korea.

So it was that Vinnie finds himself in Korea in 1950. He is there only two days before his unit is overrun by the enemy and Vinnie is taken prisoner. After a frightening escape, Vinnie finds himself behind enemy lines, wounded, in an inhospitable climate, enduring freezing temperatures, snow, and rough terrain, trying to find his way back to American forces.
Vinnie is a meek mild-mannered radio technician and has had no combat training. As he struggles to improvise, fighting for survival against a brutal enemy, he goes through a metamorphosis. The cowardly innocence of youth is transformed to a hardened killer in a matter of days and Vinnie is surprised himself to find that he looks forward to the next opportunity to kill the enemy.

Through a series of flashbacks, we learn about his earlier life growing up in NYC during the 1930's and 40's. This was the time of the Mafia and the great depression, a difficult time for our hero who relives several episodes of his past.

Just as Vinnie is about to lose hope, he comes across a beautiful Korean girl who he rescues from a disastrous fate, and together they continue their trek for survival. His new companion proves to be invaluable in their struggle to survive, as well as becoming the object of a budding love. Can this unlikely couple survive, and can their new love survive the torments of such disparate backgrounds?