Dos amics de vint-i-pocs anys que viuen a Miami Beach durant la guerra de l'Iraq decideixen muntar una empresa per poder licitar contractes de material militar amb el govern dels Estats Units. En poc temps comencen a guanyar molts diners. Però el negoci se'ls escapa de les mans quan aconsegueixen un contracte de 300 milions de dòlars per armar les tropes aliades de l'exèrcit nord-americà a l'Afganistan.

Frustrated by the liberal left and what he deems the destruction of the country he risked his life for, reclusive veteran Quint North (Schneider) is ordered by the court to keep his distance from the local high school with the American flag on the back of his El Camino or face a fine and jail time. In an ultimate exhibition of patriotism, he sets forth a series of events that just may get him killed in his own front yard.