A sergeant; stationed in Arlington, Virginia in the late 1960s; must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.
James Caan
Anjelica Huston
James Earl Jones
D.B. Sweeney
Dean Stockwell
Mary Stuart Masterson
Dick Anthony Williams
Lonette McKee
Sam Bottoms
Elias Koteas
Laurence Fishburne
Casey Siemaszko
Mark Frazer
Peter Masterson
Carlin Glynn
Erik Holland
Bill Graham