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Based on the novel by Nicholas Proffitt, Francis Ford Coppola's stirring look at stateside soldiers during Vietnam follows Sgt. Clell Hazard (James Caan) and Sgt. Major "Goody" Nelson (James Earl Jones), veteran non-commissioned officers who serve on the honor guard for military burials at Arlington National Cemetery. Hazard takes a young recruit (D.B. Sweeney) under his wing and tries to dissuade him from requesting frontline duty. With Mary Stuart Masterson, Anjelica Huston. 111 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH). Region Free