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Avery Brooks

Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko

Rene Auberjonois

Constable Odo

Michael Dorn

Lt. Cmdr. Worf

Terry Farrell

Lt. Cmdr. Jadzia Dax

Cirroc Lofton

Jake Sisko

Colm Meaney

Chief Miles O'Brien

Armin Shimerman

Quark

Alexander Siddig

Doctor Julian Bashir

Nana Visitor

Major Kira Nerys

Andrew Kavovit

Kirby

Karen Austin

Kalandra

Mark Holton

Bolian

Lisa Lord

Nurse

Jeb Brown

Ensign

Danny Goldring

Chief Burke

Elle Alexander

Female Guard

Greg 'Christopher' Smith

Male Guard

Michael Bailous

Alien Medic
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The original idea of this episode was that Jake, who has been established as an aspiring writer, would have experiences similar to those of Ernest Hemingway during World War I.

Goofs
The sound effect for Bajoran phasers is mistakenly used for Federation phasers in this episode. Federation phasers have a higher pitched sound compared to Bajoran phasers. There are episodes where characters point out being able to distinguish the unique sound of a Bajoran phaser, one example being in Sacrifice of Angels (1997) when Rom points out the weapons fire he hears in the distance is from Bajoran phasers.

Quotes
Jake Sisko: The battle of Ajilon Prime will probably be remembered as a pointless skirmish. But I'll always remember it as something more - as the place I learned that the line between courage and cowardice is a lot thinner than most people believe.

Connections
Featured in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What You Leave Behind (1999)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy

The arrogance of youth. Many a young person thinks they know it all and can do it all, but crumble under pressure. That is what this story is about. A good subject for a Star Trek story, that gets further elaborated in 'The Siege of AR-558' and 'It's only a Paper Moon' with Nog being the main character.