Episode

Tour of Duty: The Volunteer

Name: Tour of Duty: The Volunteer
Released: 1989-05-16
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Ramón Franco, Tony Becker, Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

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Overview

A young desk clerk seeking to prove himself is assigned to Anderson's platoon.

Details

Series: Tour of Duty
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 16
Air date: 1989-05-16
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Volunteer is Episode 16 in Season 2 of Tour of Duty. It aired on 1989-05-16. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 15: Hard Stripe 1989-05-09 | 60 min While out on patrol, the unit stumbles across CIA recruiter Jim Doyle. He has taken possession of a case of Russian-made sniper rifles, and claims that finding him there was an accident. It is obvious that Goldman and his men have been used by Doyle to provide himself with an escort out of the bush. They get ambushed on the way out. They get most of the rifles back, but Zeke and Myron wonder why they were ambushed by Montagnards, a group known for their loyalty to Americans. Goldman decides to investigate Doyle and enlists Alex's help. Doyle learns he is being investigated and leans on Zeke to get the lieutenant to stop. McKay tries to convince Goldman that he should take a non-combat job ""for Alex's sake"". Taylor is upset because a soldier named Smith gets his sergeant's stripes before Johnson gets them, and Taylor think race has something to do with it.

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Episode 14: Sealed with a Kiss 1989-05-02 | 60 min Zeke considers a job offer as a mercenary for the CIA; Zeke and Goldman go on a dangerous mission with a Navy SEAL.

Episode 13: Sins of the Fathers 1989-04-25 | 60 min Alex risks her life by investigating a prostitute's murder in which Taylor is implicated.

Episode 12: Lonesome Cowboy Blues 1989-04-11 | 60 min Anderson and Goldman find a leak in a top-secret operation; Alex must prove herself to a shady new boss.

Episode 11: Promised Land 1989-04-04 | 60 min Word of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination lowers black soldiers' morale,

Episode 10: Nightmare 1989-03-28 | 60 min Goldman searches for McKay after the Army gives up; Percell faces charges for killing a social worker's attacker.

Episode 9: Terms of Enlistment 1989-03-21 | 60 min A new man -- Woods -- walking point accidentally steps on a pressure-activated mine. While they are trying to get him off it, they are told a squad of VC are heading straight at them. McKay finally arrives to lift them out of the hot LZ. Zeke plans an R&R in Tokyo with Jennifer but the plans go awry when Major Darling offers Seymour a teaching post and position back in the States -- and she only has 48 hours to make her decision. Meanwhile a homosexual GI tries to commit suicide when he is being blackmailed. Jennifer tries to help him -- at the cost of her own career. Meanwhile Woods ends up in a fight, and Taylor realizes the man has career-potential abilities.

Episode 7: I Wish It Would Rain 1989-02-14 | 60 min Alex and a French correspondent investigate illegal incursions of Cambodia by U.S. troops.

Episode 6: Sleeping Dogs 1989-02-07 | 60 min Anderson goes into the jungle to find a disturbed friend who refused a transfer home.

Episode 5: Non-Essential Personnel 1989-01-31 | 60 min Alex sets out to expose a major whose questionable judgement has caused casualties.