Tour of Duty - Season 2 - Eps 1: Saigon (1)
Having received some warning of the upcoming Tet Offensive (In Angel of Mercy), Bravo Co. is still unprepared for what happens to them after they are transferred to Tan Son Nhut Base outside of Saigon. Zeke and Goldman catch up with one of their men in an opium parlor and have a run-in with some Vietnamese thugs. The situation is basically under control until a female wire service correspondent -- Alex Devlin -- butts in. Alex explains that she was following up on a story lead. Lt. McKay is introduced as a chopper pilot who will be shuttling Bravo Co. As they prepare to leave on a mission, Zeke opens a letter from his ex-wife who claims she will soon arrive in Saigon to see him. The company is landed in a hot-LZ and only gets saved from sure disaster when Lt. McKay uses his helicopter to fire machine guns at the hostile position. Alex meets up with Jake Bridger who tells a story about VC infiltrating the cities as peasants. McKay and Goldman start to ""argue"" over both their increasing
About Tour of Duty
Title: Tour of Duty
First Air Date: 1987-09-24
Last Air Date: 1990-04-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 169 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 58
Network: CBS
Genres: War & Politics, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: New World Television, Braun Entertainment Group
Synopsis
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
Cast
Terence Knox
Sgt. Clayton 'Zeke' Anderson
Stephen Caffrey
Lt. Myron Goldman
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Pvt. Marcus Taylor
Tony Becker
Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Percell
Stan Foster
Spc./Sgt. Marvin Johnson
Ramón Franco
Pvt. Alberto Ruiz
Dan Gauthier
Lt. John McKay