Michael B. Christy

A young desk clerk (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) seeking to prove himself is assigned to Anderson's platoon.

Anderson returns from leave; Percell goes over the edge during a special mission led by a North Vietnamese defector.

Goldman presses for disciplinary action against a platoon that decimated a Viet Cong village; top brass resists.

Relieved of his command, Brewster (Carl Weathers) goes on one final mission; Percell seeks psychiatric help.

AWOL Percell faces a dishonorable discharge; Brewster goes to the press about the Phu An massacre cover-up.

New recruits join the team and crowd the base as preparations are made to head off a possible enemy offensive.