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Doing one's duty...
'Tour of Duty' is one of my favourite televisions series. It didn't last very long, but while it did, it presented a fairly realistic depiction of life in a squad of soldiers in Vietnam. Together with the series 'China Beach', it began to open doors to a difficult subject for the American public to deal with -- the American public, after all, got to see the Vietnam war almost live, day by day, year after year, in their homes on the television sets, the first war for that to happen. The controversial nature of the war and 'peace' aftermath made dealing with the subject tricky, but the writing, acting and direction in this series was superb.

The story follows an infantry company 'in-country', Company B, that is made up of a typical mixture of young, green recruits (often draftees) and a few experienced leaders, on their one-year tour of duty in Vietnam; the series began (and this video begins) in 1967, one of the early hot years of the conflict. The base is a typical firecamp, nicknamed Ladybird, with bunkers, sandbags, jungle surroundings, and lots of mud.

Stars of the series include many second-tier Hollywood film and television actors, who are all much better actors than their stature might indicate. Key figures included experienced and battle-hardened Sgt. Zeke Anderson (portrayed by Terence Knox, who has been star or guest star on dozens of television series) and relatively-new officer Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey, soap opera star also noted for some quality film work), as they work together to guide a group of men through the literal and metaphorical minefields of the Vietnam war. Other actors include Eric Bruskotter, Joshua Maurer, Kevin Conroy, Stan Foster, and Tony Becker.

This particular video is has the two concluding shows from the first season of the series. It involves Bravo company dealing with a small South Vietnamese village getting supplied for the upcoming Tet offensive, in which an NVA officer dies under interrogation, and several Bravo company men are injured. In the second episode, Goldman and others are recuperating at China Beach (yes, the same place the other series is named for), but when Goldman returns to firecamp Ladybird, he discovers the crew planning to retake Hill 1000 (for the umpteenth time) -- the battle does not go well, to say the least.

The soundtrack takes a similar device from other Vietnam-era shows and films, that of using music contemporary with the conflict. 'Paint It Black' is the opening theme, an ironic and appropriate song and lyric.

Other videos of this series are also available, but the series has not yet been released on DVD, nor have all of the episodes been released on VHS.

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One of the better episodes of a great series
Lt. Goldman and his company are assigned to take Hill 1000, a hill they've taken before and lost before. It promises to be the worst battle yet and a bloody battle ensues, with one of the cast members leaving permanently.

If you like Tour of Duty, or any war shows, you won't be disappointed by this episode. A good buy.