try soldier named Chris Taylor, played by Charlie Sheen. Like Stone himself, Taylor dropped out of college to join the army and serve his country in the Vietnam War. His platoon's allegiance is split between two senior officers, Sgt. Barnes (played by Tom Berenger), and Sgt. Elias (played by William Dafoe). Barnes is a war torn soldier who has seen enough of war, and that war has taken its toll. He is a man who only knows to fight and therefore he often steps over the lines of law and human decency. In a riveting scene taking place in a Vietnamese village Barnes murders an innocent woman with no remorse, meanwhile, the entire village and a majority of his own infantry become witness. Sgt. Elias is also a war torn soldier
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