Tour of Duty - Season 3 - Eps 3: The Ties That Bind
Col. Carl Brewster enters the local Vietnamese town to make the ""boom-boom"" parlor off-limits because of men catching the clap. Goldman and McKay attended the funeral for Alex who was killed in the bomb explosion. Anderson and the squad have been transferred to MACV-SOG, under the command of Col. Brewster. Brewster lets Hockenberry ""volunteer"" for a special assignment ,cleaning up the whore houses. Goldman has trouble dealing with his feelings about Alex's death. Anderson is thinking about using some of his leave to go visit his daughter, but he is concerned about Goldman. Goldman returns to the unit, both he and Anderson meets up with Brewster for the first time. Goldman breaks up a party when the unit meets up with Baker again -- by telling Johnson that he is in charge of the squad while Anderson goes home for some leave. Zeke visits his ex-wife, Carol, and their daughter, Katie. Johnson finds he has a hard time filling Zeke's shoes and dealing with Percell who is on a dangerous downward spiral.
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 162 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
