crack_van | Tour of Duty: An Overview

Written by Mel (henrycat) and DC (dawnchsr)

[Apologies for the missing LJ cut when I first tried to post this -]

Tour of Duty originally aired on CBS from 1987 through 1990. It is set during the late 1960s and follows a platoon of infantry soldiers during their one-year "tour of duty" in Vietnam. The series centers mostly around three-tour combat veteran Sergeant Zeke Anderson and a newly-commissioned young officer, Lieutenant Myron Goldman. For slashers, the attraction is instant. Zeke is patient, steadfast and just a bit mischievous. Myron is young with a fiery temper and something to prove. It doesn't hurt that each man is gorgeous in his own way: Zeke is a powerfully built man in his prime, with dark hair and blue eyes, while Myron is boyish-looking, with a lean, compact build, and beautiful brown eyes. In the series, they form a rare friendship that goes beyond officer and NCO. Although Zeke and Myron are the most popular slash pairing, there's an entire platoon of hot young guys.

MAIN CHARACTERS

THE SQUAD (Third Squad, Second Platoon, Bravo Company):

LIEUTENANT MYRON GOLDMAN (Stephen Caffrey) - "L-T"
A handsome young man with a flash fire temper, Myron comes to Vietnam with the burden of his famous father's legacy - a WWII hero and Medal of Honor recipient - heavy on his shoulders. During first season, Myron is assigned as leader of Second Platoon of Bravo Company at Firebase Ladybird. He's fresh from the States and Officer Candidate School, and very much by the book. Young and headstrong, he immediately clashes with his seasoned platoon sergeant, Zeke Anderson. It takes a great deal of time, and a great deal of patience from Anderson, to finally teach Myron to trust the older man's instincts. What starts out as a clash of wills evolves into the rarest and closest of friendships, forged under the hardships of serving on the front lines.

Myron seems made for anguish, which provides much inspiration for fanfic writers. His mother commits suicide when he's 15, and his father, a retired general, visits Firebase Ladybird and has nothing but criticism to offer after not having seen Myron for 5 years. Third season sees the biggest changes for Myron. After Alex's death he closes himself off from those around him. Only Zeke is still able to get close to him. To those who don't know him, he appears distant and arrogant, and all officer. He's also becoming an alcoholic. However, he's deeply respected by his team members and just as deeply cared about.

His second tour only continues to present him with sorrow. His father visits to tell him he's dying and only has a few months left to live. He witnesses the aftermath of the Phu-an massacre at the hands of his friend, Beller. He and Colonel Brewster try to bring the perpetrators of the massacre to justice and the Army quietly retaliates. Colonel Brewster, whom he greatly admires, is relieved of command and Myron's elite team is relegated to ordinary platoon status. In the end, Myron sees his friend, Beller, take his life before his eyes, and most of the men he's known throughout his two tours leave and go home. He remains behind, Zeke Anderson still at his side, to continue to serve thanklessly in an unpopular war.

SERGEANT ZEKE ANDERSON (Terence Knox) - "Sarge"
A lifer in the Army, Anderson becomes an infantry platoon sergeant at Firebase Ladybird during his third tour. A seasoned veteran, Zeke is patient and strong, able to handle the much younger men who make up the platoon, and the headstrong young Lieutenant Goldman when he arrives. He's handsome with a sparkle of mischief about him and he doesn't back away from a fight. Back home, he has a failed marriage and a little girl he's only seen a few times. Feeling he has nothing to go home to, he stays in Vietnam.

When Goldman arrives, Zeke finds himself with a handful. The angry and frightened young man refuses to trust him and it takes Zeke a great deal of patience and persistence to finally win Goldman's trust and friendship. In the end, though, the two men develop the rarest of friendships. Zeke Anderson's character remains the most unchanged of the cast. Steady and calm, he's the rock his men and Goldman rely on through everything.

LIEUTENANT JOHN J. MCKAY (Dan Gauthier)
Another handsome young man, McKay is a helicopter pilot. Johnny has a ready smile and is full of himself, a charmer and a ladies' man. Brave or foolhardy, or possibly both, Johnny is the one pilot who isn't afraid of flying into trouble to get men out of a dangerous area. His father died bringing in wounded to a MASH unit in Korea. He loves to create trouble as well, and is often defiant of authority. Yet despite his playboy charm, McKay has a soft spot for children and is often seen handing out candy to the street kids and later becomes involved with a nearby orphanage. Although Johnny seems like a popular guy and everyone's buddy, he is, in truth, close to no one. Goldman, Anderson and the members of Team Viking are the closest he has to real friends, but even they keep him at a distance. A tragic mistake by one of his new gunners wounds and kills several of Goldman's men, leaving Johnny reeling and doubting his abilities. Even in this situation, when he most needs Goldman's friendship, the other man pushes him away. Throughout the show it is evident that Johnny craves Myron's respect and friendship. He continually reaches out to Myron, who inevitably backs away.

SERGEANT MARCUS TAYLOR (Miguel Nunez, Jr)
Taylor is already at Ladybird with Anderson and Johnson when Goldman arrives. Defiant, mouthy and angry, Marcus, for the most part, has a chip on his shoulder. He doesn't care for anyone new and certainly not for anyone in authority. He refuses to give Goldman any respect at all, often openly insubordinate to his commanding officer. Raised by his grandmother in Detroit's Motown district, he considers himself quite the lady killer. He is also quite the scam artist, always looking for a way to make a buck. By the end of season 3, however, he has settled into being a good soldier and becomes a responsible squad leader under Myron's command.

SPECIALIST ALBERTO RUIZ (Ramon Franco) - "Roo"
Ruiz starts his tour at Firebase Ladybird with Percell and Goldman. A native from the Bronx and of Puerto Rican descent, Roo comes from a gang background yet has a unfailingly sweet nature. Despite his short stature, he's built like a bull and has no problem carrying the M-60 machine gun and a couple of ammo belts with it. Upon arriving at Ladybird, he's paired up with a tall California boy, Scott Baker, and sets about teasing the bigger man constantly. On the surface, the two don't seem to care for each other with the constant name-calling and occasional shoving match. But in truth they stand up for each other and will let no one badmouth the other.

SPECIALIST ROGER HORN (Joshua Maurer)
Roger Horn arrives with Goldman, Percell, Ruiz and Scott Baker at Firebase Ladybird. Defiant of authority from the moment Zeke discovers him playing the blues on his harmonica, he proudly tells Anderson he won't fight for a corrupt dictatorship and an unjust war. Zeke tells him he will fight, and that Roger will also teach him how to play the harmonica. Zeke decides to make Roger the platoon's RTO (radioman) in order to keep Roger close to him and the L-T. Because of his political views, Roger's often at odds with Danny Percell, who's as gung ho and patriotic as they come. And despite Roger's earlier claims that he won't fight, he becomes a good soldier, pulling his weight with the rest of his buddies. In the final episode of season 1, with his friends pinned down, Roger decides to take out a heavily armed bunker with a satchel charge. But in doing so, he is shot numerous times. Despite being badly wounded, he still manages to blow up the bunker. It ends his time in Vietnam and Roger's shipped home to the States to recover.

SPECIALIST DANNY PERCELL (Tony Becker)
Danny is from Montana and the son of a rodeo star who served in the Korean War. Danny arrives at Ladybird with Alberto Ruiz and Lieutenant Goldman. Danny's character is the only one who wasn't drafted, but volunteered, feeling it was his patriotic duty to serve in Vietnam. He's very idealistic about the Army and his county, which eventually becomes his undoing. In season 3 he becomes addicted to heroin, going AWOL in the process. Danny sobers up to become a solid soldier again, but with his views of his country and his patriotism shattered. He no longer views the war as his duty, and now simply marks his time until his tour is over and he can go home.

SPECIALIST FRANCIS HOCKENBURY (John Dye) – "Doc Hock"
Tall, slender and wearing his hair just a bit longer than regulation, Doc Hock is by far the most tragic of the characters introduced to the cast. His arrival to the platoon is marked by Alex Devlin's death, and shortly thereafter, he transfers to Camp Barnett with most of Third Squad. From Memphis, Tennessee, Doc is a conscientious objector who refuses to carry a weapon or to kill. He wears love beads and a peace sign around his neck along with his dog tags. Although he won't kill, he's more than willing to die for others and puts himself on the line time and again. He often does this with no regard for his personal safety, proving over and over that he isn't a coward just because he's a "conchie."

SERGEANT MARVIN JOHNSON (Stan Foster)
A soft spoken young man from Mississippi, Marvin is already at Firebase Ladybird when Goldman, Percell and Ruiz arrive. For the most part, Marvin is level headed, smart and reliable, which makes him a good point man for the platoon. Marvin was raised a farm boy in a large and loving family and comes to Vietnam very na‹ve. Despite that, he never loses sight of who he is. While at Ladybird, he's falsely accused of killing another man. When the entire firebase starts to draw lines of black and white, Marvin keeps his cool and trusts Anderson and Goldman to set it right.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL CARL BREWSTER (Carl Weathers)
Commander of Camp Barnett and of Special Forces Project Alpha, Brewster is an intelligent and charismatic man. He also has a reputation of doing things his way, but in return has the unfailing loyalty of all his men. Unfortunately, Brewster's unorthodox command methods make him very unpopular with his own superiors. A graduate of West Point, Brewster served in the Korean War, but spent two years in a POW camp while there. He's an intense man who also has a tremendous amount of compassion and understanding for his men. This extends to Goldman, who upon arrival with his men is grieving over the recent loss of his lover. Brewster immediately recognizes the friendship between Anderson and Goldman and that both men are excellent soldiers. With the advent of the Phu-an massacre, Brewster finds himself trying to do the right thing and getting into trouble for it. The Army wants Phu-an quietly swept under a rug, but Goldman, haunted by what he has seen, refuses to let the issue go. And so does Brewster. His refusal to let the matter go eventually costs him his command and he's sent back to the States.

PRIVATE SCOTT BAKER (Eric Bruskotter)
A native of southern California and a born surfer, Scott has an unfailingly sweet nature, even if he isn't necessarily the smartest young man in the platoon. Scott is a big, strapping kid and probably the strongest member of Third Squad, if not the entire platoon. He's also a vegetarian, unlike his twin brother, Karl, who will eat anything. Scott comes to Firebase Ladybird with Goldman, Percell and Ruiz and ends up paired with Ruiz to help carry and feed the ammo for the M-60. The two men are complete opposites, which leads to a great deal of colorful name-calling and several shoving matches. Yet, despite their apparent dislike for each other, they become friends and watch out for each other.

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (not a complete list)

CAPTAIN RUSTY WALLACE (Kevin Conroy)
Rusty commands Firebase Ladybird. His character is rather underutilized, and after the first few episodes, only gets some significant screen time in the season 1 episode "Pushin' Too Hard" where it becomes clear that he's under a lot of pressure from Battalion to increase body counts, and that his wife is divorcing him. He's killed in battle during this episode.

LIEUTENANT NIKKI RAINES (Pamela Gidley)
Nikki was Myron's lover back in the States. They reunite in Vietnam, Nikki becomes pregnant and aborts the baby. Myron wants to marry her anyway, but she dumps him, unable to handle him being in combat.

SPECIALIST RANDY MATSUDA (Steve Akahoshi) - "Doc"
Doc Matsuda gets little screen time until the episode "Under Siege" where it's revealed that his parents were in an internment camp during WWII, and that he's going to go to medical school after his tour is done (only fourteen days remaining.) As often happens when we find out something about a minor character, he's killed in this episode.

MAJOR GENERAL (retired) MARTIN GOLDMAN (Jon Cypher)
Martin is a Medal of Honor winner from WWII, and has a stormy relationship with Myron. He wasn't much of a father to Myron, and was often absent. Myron blames his father for his mother's suicide. Martin is disappointed that Myron chose not to attend West Point, and doesn't hesitate to let his son know that. When Martin visits Firebase Ladybird, on an inspection tour for the Pentagon, he hasn't seen Myron for over five years.

MRS. GOLDMAN
Never seen, but an important character nonetheless. Myron's mother commits suicide when he's 15 - Myron was likely away at school at the time (probably a military academy) and his father does not immediately tell him about her death, adding to Myron's resentment toward his father. Adding fuel to that resentment is his father's revelation that his mother had an affair.

ALEX DEVLIN (Kim Delaney)
A reporter, Alex immediately gloms onto Myron as a great source for stories. She is always nagging him to get out of the field and take a job in Intelligence (so she can get even more stories). She and Myron do become lovers, but Myron, as usual, invests his all in the relationship while she's always looking out for anything advantageous for her career. She continues to flirt with Johnny in order to retain his services as a "taxi driver." Alex creates considerable stress and conflict between the two young men. She eventually dumps Myron, ostensibly because she can't handle the stress of waiting for him to come home from combat. When Myron and Zeke are captured and become POWs, she immediately writes Myron off as dead and is ready to move on. When they escape and return, she temporarily takes Myron back, but all the while plans to leave for Paris for a plum new assignment. Before she can leave Myron yet again, she's killed by a bomb on the streets of Saigon, to the delight of many fans.

JENNIFER SEYMOUR (Betsy Brantley)
Jennifer is a civilian psychiatrist and love interest for Zeke in season 2. It's a somewhat improbable relationship, although Jennifer and Zeke have a lot more chemistry than do Myron and Alex (helped in great part by Betsy Brantley's superior acting ability). Jennifer lasts for several episodes and then returns to the States to take a direct commission to major, although she appears in season 3 when Zeke returns to the States.

CAROL ANDERSON (Penny Peyser) and KATY ANDERSON (Deborah Anne Gorman)
Carol is Zeke's ex-wife, who visits him in Vietnam to tell him she's remarrying. Katy is Zeke's daughter with Carol. Zeke briefly visits Carol and Katy in their new home when he returns to the States between his 3rd and 4th tours. It's clear that once Zeke is satisfied that Carol's new husband is a good father to Katy, he's saying goodbye in preparation to return to Vietnam.

MAJOR DARLING (Richard Brestoff)
Major Darling is the officer to whom Myron reports while at Tan Son Nhut. He's a weaselly little man who only cares to advance his own career, including encouraging soldiers to loot cultural treasures which he collects. His incompetence often endangers Myron's men, and Myron is frequently at odds with him.

PFC WILLIAM GRINER (Kyle Chandler)
Griner, a sharp-shooting kid from the backwoods of North Carolina, joins the unit along with other green recruits in season 3. He (along with Zeke, Taylor, and Percell) is one of the few survivors when NVA soldiers overrun their temporary dug-in position at an abandoned firebase. This episode evokes much angst as Myron and the others are helpless to come to their aid.

PFC THOMAS SCARLET (Lee Majors) - "Pop"
Pop Scarlet, a veteran of WWII, joins the cast late in season 3. He's another lifer who's lost his sergeant's stripes many times. When Col. Brewster returns near the end of the season, Pop punches him in the face. It turns out that Scarlet served with Brewster in Korea on a disastrous mission (when Brewster was captured and made a POW.) Pop's son (played by Lee Majors, Jr.) briefly joins the unit, and is killed in action.

DUKE FONTAINE (Patrick Kilpatrick)
A "spook" (CIA agent), Fontaine is amoral and willing to risk anyone's life to complete his mission. He delights in seeing the wanted poster offering a reward for his head, attached or otherwise. Goldman and Anderson distrust and dislike him, but are forced to work with him on several SOG missions.

THE BASICS

Season 1 is staged at Firebase Ladybird, which is under the command of Captain Rusty Wallace and is little more than a clearing carved out of the jungle. A collection of tents, sandbags and bunkers, Ladybird serves as home for Bravo Company when they aren't out on patrol. Bravo Company is often in the jungle, seeking out the VC (Viet Cong) and NVA (North Vietnamese Army) for direct confrontation. It's here that Myron arrives, all spit and polish and very much by the book. When he meets Rusty for the first time, Rusty quickly sees that he's an angry and frightened young man. Rusty pairs Myron with Zeke, knowing Zeke has the patience and instincts to bring Myron along and train him into a good officer. It's rocky at first, Myron refusing to trust anyone, especially his sergeant. But Zeke never gives up, and eventually wins not only Myron's trust, but his friendship.

In season 2 Goldman, Anderson and the platoon relocate to Saigon and Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base (and the show relocates from shooting locations in Hawaii to southern California.) Tan Son Nhut, a major base located outside of Saigon, lacks the grittiness and realism of Firebase Ladybird. After humping the boonies, the men come home to comfortable barracks, real showers and hot meals, all luxuries they didn't have in the first season. Although the mission is still pretty much the same for Myron and his men, to search and destroy and report body counts, the stories tend to center around one or more men losing control (the "psycho of the week.")

A new character, Lt. John McKay, a good looking and overconfident chopper jock is introduced. No one can deny the chemistry between Goldman and McKay. Johnny goes out of his way to annoy Myron, and Myron snarks back at him with maybe a bit more enthusiasm than necessary. When one's in danger, the other will risk career and life to save him. Then they go back to bickering. Also, the Powers That Be decided that a larger female audience was needed, and to that end, added two female characters: a reporter, Alex Devlin, as a love interest for Myron, and a civilian psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Seymour, as a love interest for Zeke. Sparks fly between Goldman and McKay as they compete for Alex's affections. Alex shamelessly plays Myron and Johnny against each other. In the end, Myron wins her, but she really never loves him as he does her. She sees both men as sources, a way to get her stories. Jennifer, on the other hand, is a more solid character. But it seems that she was added only because the producers felt that if Myron had a girlfriend, Zeke needed one as well. So Jennifer, who comes from a privileged background, finds herself involved with a grunt. Jennifer leaves mid-season to return to the States after accepting a direct commission to major. Alex remains, but there's no chemistry between her and Myron and much to everyone's relief, she's killed off in the second episode of season 3.

After Alex's death at the beginning of season 3, there's another major change in the show. The core characters are now stationed at Camp Barnett and have become part of a Special Forces unit, Team Viking. Myron takes on a harder edge, withdrawing from his men and turning to alcohol as he deals with the death of his lover. A new unit medic is added, a peace-loving conscientious objector or "conchie"- Frances Hockenbury, called "Doc Hock." And another new character joins the show: the very charismatic commander of the unit, Colonel Carl Brewster. Zeke returns home to the States, and to Jennifer. But he can't stay, haunted by what he left behind, and returns to Vietnam and the grieving Myron. The stories in this season are some of the darkest and best written, including the massacre of the village of Phu-An by another platoon. As a SOG (euphemistically called Studies and Observation Group) unit, Team Viking goes out on many covert missions, including capturing a VC tax collector, locating weapon caches, and destroying a huge fuel dump. Myron pushes Brewster to do something about Phu-An and it costs the colonel his command. Myron's unit is then transformed from an elite SOG team to an ordinary infantry platoon, taking on mostly green kids with no experience. In the end, some of the characters we know from the very beginning of the show go home. Others are badly wounded or ultimately destroyed. Through it all, Zeke and Myron continue forward together, their remarkable friendship (for slashers, their love) surviving everything.

CANON PAIRINGS

MYRON GOLDMAN AND NIKKI RAINES
Okay, so it's not everyone's favorite pairing, but there's no subtext involved here. Myron meets nurse Nikki stateside at an army post. The two part with Myron being shipped to Vietnam. They bump into each other at Firebase Ladybird and Myron finds out Nikki has recently transferred to Chu-lai. But it's a doomed relationship, as Nikki is unable to deal with Myron being in combat. She becomes pregnant and has an abortion without telling Myron until afterward. He offers to marry her and she goes on R&R with him to Hawaii, but then unceremoniously dumps him in the last episode of season 1.

MYRON GOLDMAN AND ALEX DEVLIN
The relationship that makes us all cringe. Fresh off of being dumped by Nikki, it doesn't take long for Myron to make time with reporter Alex. Although it's clear that Myron does love Alex, it's not returned as Alex sees Myron more for the stories he can lead her to. She also shamelessly plays Myron and Johnny against each other. This relationship ends in the season 3 episode "Doc Hock" when Alex is killed by a bicycle bomb on the streets of Saigon. Much as the character (and the relationship) is despised by most fans, the affair is a watershed in Myron's life and affects his character for the remainder of the series.

MYRON GOLDMAN AND LANG
Myron, barely in-country, becomes quite intrigued by a beautiful Vietnamese girl named Lang in the episode "Dislocations." But in the end, her VC husband comes to claim her, and spares Myron's life in exchange for taking care of her.

ZEKE ANDERSON AND CAROL ANDERSON
At least a few years before Zeke goes to Vietnam, he meets and marries Carol. The two have a little girl together, but the Army and the war, and later, Myron, keep them apart. They divorce after Zeke's first tour and Carol later remarries.

ZEKE ANDERSON AND DR. JENNIFER SEYMOUR
They meet at Tan Son Nhut, but the relationship is cut short when Jennifer decides to take a direct commission to major and goes back to the United States to overhaul the Army's psychiatric training program. Zeke has every intention of marrying her, but in the end, walks away from her to sign up for a fourth tour and goes back to take care of "unfinished business." It's clear to everyone he's returning to Myron, whom he left in ‘ Nam, grieving over the loss of Alex.

JOHNNY MCKAY AND ALEX DEVLIN
Not so much a relationship here but sex. They both used each other, although it's Alex who uses Johnny (and Myron) to get what she needs and wants. Johnny also likes that it annoys Myron no end and so continues to push those buttons. As with Myron, Johnny also loses Alex when she's killed in Saigon.

MARCUS TAYLOR AND CAMILLE PATTERSON
A forbidden relationship, Marcus falls in love with an officer, Lt. Camille Patterson. It ends when they are caught in bed together in a hotel room in Saigon.

ALBERTO RUIZ AND SUZANNA LOZARO
Another ill-fated relationship. Roo is very taken by the pretty nurse, but Suzanna doesn't deal well with the pressures of Vietnam and while Ruiz and Taylor are MIA, she falls apart and has a nervous breakdown. Ruiz never sees her again.

DOC HOCKENBURY AND TIEN LY
A brief, but not quite realized romance for the medic and a Vietnamese girl he meets at the orphanage. Tien Ly invites Hockenbury over for dinner with her family, but after that, they're never seen together again.

NON-CANON PAIRINGS

What do you expect with a squad full of beautiful young men? Just about any pairing can and does go. Here are some of the most popular, although at least 25 different non-canon pairings have been written about, including a threesome and a ménage a cinq (click here for a more complete illustrated account of Tour of Duty 'ships.)

MYRON GOLDMAN/ZEKE ANDERSON
Ah yes, the most popular of the slash pairings and the one with the most subtext. It would appear, in most cases, Zeke has it bad for Myron from the moment the two meet and clash at Chu-lai, although Myron is clueless for the most part until season 2. They are made for each other, Zeke with his patience and Myron with his hot temper. It's Zeke's job to bring Myron along, turn him into a good officer but he would lose his heart to the fiery young man in the process. Zeke and Myron are considered soul mates and the one true slash pairing. The subtext is all over the screen - Myron is completely comfortable with Zeke in his personal space, when he won't allow anyone else that close, even the women he supposedly loves. They save each other's life on several occasions, share many personal moments over drinks, and in the season 3 episode "The Road to Long Binh", have the infamous "dinner date," where they tell each other their impressions upon first meeting. In season one Myron spills his guts to Zeke about his mother's suicide (and his desire to be an English Lit teacher.) In season 2 Myron risks court-martial by threatening to throw a briefcase filled with classified documents out of a helicopter if the pilot doesn't turn back for Zeke. There are numerous other slashy moments in many of the episodes. And it doesn't hurt that the actors have great chemistry.

MYRON GOLDMAN/JOHNNY MCKAY
Although it's generally agreed that Zeke and Myron are soul mates, from the moment Johnny steps onto the scene there are sparks flying all over Tan Son Nhut. It's interesting to note that the character was kept on until the end of the series rather than killed off with Alex. Johnny adds an interesting element as he's already locked into a relationship with Myron via their mutual interest in Alex. Myron and Johnny trade barbs and angry looks but have an undeniable chemistry. (Far more chemistry than Myron and Alex have.) And in season 3, when base housing gets tight, Johnny moves uninvited into Myron's quarters, only adding to the level of speculation, if not irritation for Myron. They may not be soul mates, but they are something remarkable.

ZEKE ANDERSON/MYRON GOLDMAN/JOHNNY MCKAY
Now this is the possible "one true threesome" going on. All three of these men clearly show some chemistry. Johnny leaves Vietnam before Zeke and Myron do, but before then, the three are together in many situations.

ZEKE ANDERSON/RUSTY WALLACE
There may have been something there once, but after Myron hits the scene, Zeke has eyes only for the fiery young lieutenant - leaving poor Rusty out in the cold.

JOHNNY MCKAY/DOC HOCKENBURY
Not a common pairing, but there's definitely something between them. Both men are outsiders, and we often see Johnny talking to Doc. Johnny also enlists the help of the medic for the orphanage he recently adopted. Johnny may carry a torch for Myron, but it's possible he finds real solace with the lonely outcast medic.

DANNY PERCELL/DOC HOCKENBURY
This is a popular and readily accepted pairing. Doc stands by Danny all through his spiral of addiction and fall from grace. He supports Danny through the withdrawal and drying out. And it's Doc who gives Danny his balance back out in the field. In the end, Danny betrays Doc and turns his back on him over the Kuslits incident.

ALBERTO RUIZ/MARCUS TAYLOR
Ah, now here's a pair of young men who would be in it for the sex. Hormones rule this pairing and likely provide some interesting (and hot) late night behind the barracks action.

ALBERTO RUIZ/SCOTT BAKER
It's no secret these two bickered and snarked at each other, Baker carrying the ammo for Ruiz's M-60. But when it came down to it, they backed each other up. And maybe a few other things out at the firebase or in the bush.

MARCUS TAYLOR/MARVIN JOHNSON
For some reason, Johnson's just one of those guys who doesn't get slashed despite his sweet nature - at least not until recently. But if you're going to slash him, it would make sense to put him with Taylor- the two were the closest of buddies and Taylor was pretty ripped up when Johnson finished his tour in season 3 and returned to the States.

Last but not least:

ZEKE ANDERSON/MYRON GOLDMAN/JOHNNY MCKAY and DANNY PERCELL/DOC HOCKENBURY
You'll find this menage a cinq in the wild and complicated series Fate's A Bitch. All five don't end up in bed at the same time, but the combinations of who ends up with whom at any given time are very interesting.

Tour of Duty: An Overview

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