Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.

Boo and Baa are in the garden raking leaves. They think it's strange that the wheelbarrow whines. Then they discover the cat that has climbed up the tree and cannot come down. Boo and Baa try different ways to help the cat.