roph ob ic ▁cell , ▁Ram bo ▁experiences ▁a ▁flash back ▁to ▁his ▁days ▁as ▁a ▁P OW ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁he ▁attacks ▁the ▁police ▁as ▁they ▁attempt ▁to ▁cut ▁his ▁hair ▁and ▁sh ave ▁him , ▁verb ally ▁assault ing ▁one ▁officer ▁and ▁dis emb ow eling ▁another ▁with ▁the ▁straight ▁raz or . ▁He ▁fle es ▁without ▁any ▁clothes , ▁ste als ▁a ▁motor cycle , ▁and ▁h ides ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁mountains . ▁He ▁becomes ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁a ▁man h unt ▁that ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁many ▁police ▁officers , ▁civ ili ans , ▁and ▁National ▁Gu ards men . ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁eventually ▁revealed ▁to ▁Te as le ▁that ▁Ram bo ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁an ▁el ite ▁Special ▁Forces ▁unit ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁trained ▁to ▁h unt ▁and ▁kill ▁the ▁enemy , ▁and ▁surv ive ▁by ▁any ▁means ▁necessary . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁Ram bo ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁actions ▁above ▁and ▁beyond ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁duty ▁while ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁only ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁v agrant ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁States ▁and ▁being ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁Army , ▁mostly ▁due ▁to ▁post ▁tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁clim actic ▁ending ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁where ▁his ▁conflict ▁with ▁Te as le ▁began , ▁Ram bo ▁is ▁finally ▁track ed ▁down ▁by ▁Special ▁Forces ▁Colonel ▁Sam ▁Tra ut man , ▁and ▁Te as le . ▁Using ▁his ▁local ▁knowledge , ▁Te as