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TV Guide - Sept. 1987 – Fall Preview Edition:
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Despite the recent successes of Vietnam-era movies, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, this action series is expected to be MIA -- missing its audience. (CBS) Tough Terence Knox (bottom row, center) leads his combat troops in Vietnam on a yearlong Tour of Duty.
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Ah, the cough of mortars...the stench of napalm...the sweat of foxholes...believe it or not some people like that stuff. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco), for instance. Puerto Rican. From the Bronx. A street fighter. And that's why he's in 'Nam---to fight. Danny Percell (Tony Becker). Age 19. All-American boy. From Iowa. Volunteered for Vietnam. Marvin Johnson (Stan Foster): Black. From Kansas City. Experienced jungle fighter. Although there's a commanding officer and a gung-ho new second lieutenant (Stephen Caffrey), the real leader here is Platoon Sgt. Zeke Anderson (Terence Knox). He does his best to keep his men alive--even the ones who don't want to be there, such as Pvt. Roger Horn (Joshua Maurer), a war protester who plays a mean harmonica. CBS. Pictured l-r Stephen Caffrey, Joshua Maurer, Terence Knox and Ramon Franco
THURSDAY 8:00-9:00 Tour of Duty--