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Tour of Duty (1987–1990)

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The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.

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1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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 Sgt. Clayton 'Zeke' Anderson (58 episodes, 1987-1990)
Stephen Caffrey ...
 Lt. Myron Goldman (58 episodes, 1987-1990)
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 Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Percell (57 episodes, 1987-1990)
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 Pvt. Marcus Taylor (56 episodes, 1987-1990)
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 Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (55 episodes, 1987-1990)
Stan Foster ...
 SP4 Marvin Johnson (44 episodes, 1987-1989)
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 Lt. John McKay (32 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Storyline

This series offers an unflinching look at the "tours of duty" of several members of a platoon during the Vietnam War. Death is inevitable in war, and major characters do die. The protagonists face the Viet Cong, social disapproval, and sometimes themselves over the course of the series. Written by Jason A. Cormier <wildrose@mindspring.com>

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vietnam war | vietnam | military | guerrilla warfare | 1960s | See more »

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Camino al infierno  »

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Trivia

Inspired by the success of Platoon a year earlier. See more »

Goofs

In the pilot episode, with a background of 1967, all of the characters wear helmets with helmet covers issued in 1970s. See more »

Quotes

Major Braun: You will give us the coordinates, or I'll arrange for you to have a talk with my south Vietnamese colleague, here.
Colonel Li Trang: My country important. My life not important. You can't win.
Major Braun: Listen to me, colonel. You have never defeated us in the battlefield. We have superior firepower. We can bomb you back to the stone age.
Colonel Li Trang: You can't win. Unless you want to stay here and eat rice for the next thousand years, you can't win.
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Referenced in Black Hawk Down (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Eve of Destruction"
by Barry McGuire
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why does Percell talk about the 'kicking Charlie's ass' during the Tet offensive?
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Q: What happened to Captain Rusty Wallace from season 1?
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Virtually PLATOON the series
21 July 2001 | by (Allentown, PA) – See all my reviews

TOUR OF DUTY, like Oliver Stone's PLATOON only a year before,

shows the emotional, social, and mental sides of the Vietnam War. In oppose to those larger than life war shows and movies (including THE A-TEAM or RAMBO II), the purpose of TOUR OF DUTY is to display how the young American troops felt and experience regarding the horrors of war, and they do a fine job at that. Terrance Knox and Stephen

Caffrey are fine as the leaders the platoon in subject.
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