Finished watching "Tour of Duty" TV show last night...

[momophile]

and I cried like a baby. Why do I do this?

[Aristus]

1. You mean the late 1980's show about Vietnam?

Or was it some special about Iraq?

[momophile]

2. The 1980s tv show about Vietnam. Rented them all on...

DVD and watched the last episode last night. I cried during almost every episode.

[Aristus]

3. I caught the entire second season, and a few episodes of the

third. But the first season remains the best. I know the DVD's don't have the original songs on the soundtrack from when the series was first broadcast, so I don't know if you get the full emotional impact of scenes like the end of the first season. Specialist Horn (the war protestor-turned-effective rifleman) gets critically wounded in a meaningless battle and is carried off to the tune of "The Weight" by The Band. That scene wouldn't be nearly as effective without that song.

[GalleryGod]

4. Opening Credits- with "Paint it Black" by the Stones

:applause: :applause: :applause:
Excellent!

[LostinVA]

5. Good show, but "China Beach" was way better, imo