A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement finds similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before.
Maj. Asa Barker
Cpl. Courcey
Capt. Alfred Olivetti
Lt. Raymond Hamilton
Lt. Finley Wattsberg
Cowboy
Cpl. Ackley
Signalman Toffer
Gen. Harnitz
Col. Minh
The Old Man
Butterfly
One-eyed man
Sgt. Oleonowski
July 12, 1978
Maj. Asa Barker
Cpl. Courcey
Capt. Alfred Olivetti
Lt. Raymond Hamilton
Lt. Finley Wattsberg
Cowboy
Cpl. Ackley
Signalman Toffer
Gen. Harnitz
Col. Minh
The Old Man
Butterfly
One-eyed man
Sgt. Oleonowski