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24 September 1987 (USA)
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Plot:
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War. full summary
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Vietnam War
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Guerrilla Warfare
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1960s
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 1 win
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3 nominations
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(2 articles)
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A wonderfull series that everyone should have seen.
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 87) | Stephen Caffrey | ... | Lt. Myron Goldman (58 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| Terence Knox | ... | Sgt. Clayton 'Zeke' Anderson (57 episodes, 1987-1990) |
 | Tony Becker | ... | Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Percell (55 episodes, 1987-1990) |
 | Miguel A. Núñez Jr. | ... | Pvt. Marcus Taylor / ... (53 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| Ramón Franco | ... | Pvt. Alberto Ruiz / ... (52 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| Stan Foster | ... | Sgt. Marvin Johnson / ... (41 episodes, 1987-1989) |
 | Dan Gauthier | ... | Lt. John McKay (32 episodes, 1989-1990) |
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45 min (58 episodes)
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The end credit black-and-white photos are by David Hume Kennerly, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography during the Vietnam War.
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Continuity: In the pilot episode, Private Roger Horn is seen dropping his M-16 twice in the Huey.
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Sergeant Marvin Johnson:
We're gonna go down and secure the village.
Private Danny Purcell: Seems like a wussy mission for special forces.
Sergeant Marvin Johnson: VC have been coming down there, collecting taxes from the locals. They haven't been paying so they started terrorizing them. Like it or not, it's our job.
Private Marcus Taylor: You want to talk terrorist tactics? Take a look at what Uncle Sam did to your paycheck.
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Private Danny Purcell: Seems like a wussy mission for special forces.
Sergeant Marvin Johnson: VC have been coming down there, collecting taxes from the locals. They haven't been paying so they started terrorizing them. Like it or not, it's our job.
Private Marcus Taylor: You want to talk terrorist tactics? Take a look at what Uncle Sam did to your paycheck.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Black Hawk Down (2001)
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Eve of Destruction
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Tour of Duty is one of the best series I have ever seen. It has great performances from the entire cast, a wonderfull human story about an inhuman war and the story-telling is perfectly paced.
Sadly, it didn't get the ratings it deserved back in the states, though it was a big hit over here (and several other countries, I've learned). If you get the chance, watch it (like I'm doing now as it's being re-run on SBS-6). I doubt you'll be disappointed.