It was January 1954. The Korean War was over. Captured UN soldiers held in POW camps were free to return home. Those who refused repatriation to their homeland were transferred to a neutral zone and given 90 days to reconsider their decision. Among them were 21 American soldiers who decided defiantly to stay in China. Back in the United States, McCarthyism was at its height. Many Americans believe these young men had been brainwashed by Chinese communists through a new form of thought control. Featuring never-before-seen footage from the Chinese camps as well as interviews with former POWs and their families. This is the story of these forgotten American dissidents who fought for and then cut ties with the USA.