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| TV Guide - Sept. 1987 Fall Preview Edition: ...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 Terence Knox stars as tough-as-nails Sgt. Zeke Anderson, who leads a racially-mixed group of young U.S. soldiers through a year of combat duty in Vietnam. 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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