グッドラックサイゴンコミュのストーリー　第１話　 「NAM地獄の突破口」Tour of Duty- The Pilot Episode　

とりあえず、ネタバレをはじめていきますが、ペースは仕事の絡みもあってのんびりです。
まあ、のんびりとみんなで語っていきましょう。

ちなみに上のあらすじは、gooの誤ったあらすじを修正したものです。

アメリカ本国でのあらすじはこんな感じです。
Firebase Ladybird, under the command of Captain Rusty Wallace, suffers heavy casualties after North Vietnamese Army sappers nearly overrun the base. Among the survivors? Specialist Marvin Johnson, Specialist Randy "Doc" Matsuda, and Private Marcus Taylor. Staff Sergeant Zeke Anderson goes to division headquarters to recruit replacements, where he selects Private Clyde Lawrence, Corporal Daniel Percell, Private Scott Baker, Private Alberto Ruiz, and Private Roger Horn. And it is here at Chu Lai that he meets the platoon's new leader, Second Lieutenant Myron Goldman.

The guys don't waste time making war, amongst themselves. Goldman snubs Anderson, Taylor and Ruiz show each other the business end of knives and machine guns, Ruiz terrorizes Baker, and Horn fights against fighting. The new unit's first official skirmish doesn't start any more smoothly, either. Horn abandons his weapon, Lawrence freezes up, and Goldman threatens to court-martial both his sergeant and his RTO, all in the first three minutes!

But Ruiz's pet lizard leads to the discovery of the enemy camp, and the men get their act together. Goldman defers to his sergeant's experience in the heat of battle, Johnson avenges a buddy's death, and Bravo Company evens the score. And, to Wallace's amusement, Anderson and Goldman make nice.

But this episode ends as it began: with sneaky NVA bastards and Americans on shaky ground. In the battle's aftermath, a stray enemy survivor attempts to take out the unsuspecting lieutenant, and Horn is forced to make a quick decision, leaving questions for later...

第2話
Those sneaky NVA are up to no good again. This time, they use an underground tunnel network to attack the Americans by surprise, and then disappear. Taylor ends up disappearing, too, going missing after getting shot during a sniper attack. Once again, Ruiz makes the all-important discovery, hitting the nail on the head, or at least some part of it. Goldman and Anderson get another argument in before going down into the tunnels together, and have a real blast. Taylor's time in the tunnels is as much about physical captivity as it is mind-opening, and though he lays the enemy to rest, will the experience be a hint of things to come for him before the end of his tour? (summary by Erika)


This was a great story on the bonding that was prevalent in the Vietnam war. Over there, people became friends for life and considered each other as family and we greet each other as brother or sister. This was the time for a bonding between the platoon leaders, Goldman and Anderson. It was also a time of unique bonding between two representations of the war enemies, Taylor and the North Vietnamese Doctor. The issue of bonding was dealt with early in Tour of Duty and by the end of your tour, you are close personal friends with some great people.

この初回の小道具は手抜き？らしく、ヘルメットカバーが当時現行だったウッドランド迷彩でした。
あれ？と思ったら直ってましたね（笑）
パイロットエピソードならではの、各キャラの性格がよく出ていました。
そういえば、いつのまにかハーモニカを吹かなくなったなあ…。

トンネルラッツの話や、ストックのないイサカとか、当時は興奮して見ていたものです。
思えばちょうど「プラトーン」や「ハンバーガーヒル」、「フルメタルジャケット」などのベトナムものブームの頃でしたね。

確か１話ではパーセルは階級コーポラル（伍長）だと言ってたのに第２話からは階級がかわってましたね。