Art Carney
a great show. in many aspect show what life was like in the army of the day. Clearly they had talked with vets with experience when they made this show.. As in real life some of the stars were killed. The show never one glorfy the war in anyway. It show that many of the men did not wish to be there. But for most part they did their duty the best they could..
jrsjhfla
We (America) left Vietnam in 1975 as North Vietnam took over the country. Although I was a kid, I recall the evening news with Walter Conkrite providing such vivid imagery as did the coverage of the protests and riots against the war. Our country was almost torn apart by the contrasting opinions about the war and the loss of so many Americans and Vietnamese. Our healing process was very slow and continues even now. The Tour of Duty TOD - show was the first TV show that took on the war. TOD was developed and aired at a point in the healing process were the show was more acceptable than one or two years earlier. TOD had a good cast and the writing was very good. The TOD sound track was fabulous and to this day when I hear "Paint It Black" I usually think about TOD. I'm surprised that no station or network has thought to rerun the series. TOD is more than worthy of your time to watch it. CWO, USMC, Retired
mrowe3791
I am now watching Tour of Duty for the third time and still find it enjoyable. I would like to know what some of the actors are doing now. I absolutely loved Terrence Knox and his twinkling eyes. I also liked Carl Weathers and although we don't see him often on TV I have always enjoyed him whenever I do. He did a series called, I think, Street Justice and it was also good. The situation between the Lieutenant and his father was, I thought, played out extremely well. The Danny Purcell heroin addiction was also very realistic. This time around, I am watching it at 12 midnight on the History Channel.The Vietnam Vets got a bad go of it when they came back. I think it's only in the last maybe ten years that people appreciate that as in Iraq, they might not approve of the war but support the troops. I also thought the Vietnam War was the most terrible war of all and this was depicted so well in the tunnel series, the bamboo spikes in holes covered over with leaves, the trap that took soldiers up in a tree with spikes through them. I would sure love to see a sequel but please, can we have some personal info on the stars--Are they married, have children, involved in charity work etc. When I was working shifts we watched Tour of Duty at 0300 hrs whenever we were able. Why is it the good ones always seem to last a short while, and this one was a terrific series. Marilyn Rowe, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
jcara
This show is fantastic! Great stories, interesting characters. You really felt an attachment to bravo company as they lived through the hell of nam. Its a shame its not on dvd still. It is a thousand times better than the crap that gets shoved to us these days cause it has good acting, great scenery, and high quality production. Each episode is like watching a mini movie about the Vietnam War. If only they would get rid of all the cheap and crappy reality TV stuff today and make shows like this again. One gets a feeling that we'll never see anything made like this on TV again...