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...Vice President recalls in chilling clarity the bare arm of Roy Benavidez, belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor last year for heroism in Viet Nam. In Texas last week the former sergeant told him the scar came from a Vietnamese bayonet thrust...
...that we are led to believe makes all other brands of basic training look like the vicar's lawn party. Underneath Zack's sullen exterior, the discerning eye can detect "the right stuff," as it were. The discerning eye in this case belongs to a black drill sergeant, played with malevolent high spirits by Louis Gossett Jr. Of course, Zack's spirit will first have to be broken, a process Gossett undertakes with relish. Then too Zack will have to Learn to Love, which, of course, means Learning to Trust. Luckily, Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger) is around...
...STORY and the characters are not new: Young rogue decides to prove himself a man in the military. He faces adversity in the form of a sadistic drill sergeant, oppressive service regulations and constant self-doubt. He encounters attractive, good-hearted local gal. She falls for him at the very first base mixer. Commitments, responsibilities and emotions cloud what had once been his crystal-clear me-first world view. The goal is in sight, but the her--wonders whether it's all just another pointless game, whether he should just let them all go to hell--like he's always...
...tension and yearnings pent up inside of aspiring Navy pilot Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) are vivid and believable. You may think you're too sophisticated for an underdog-gets-crewcut-and-makes-good saga, but wait until Mayo is face down in the mud, "doin' 50" for that bastard Sergeant Foley. You'll suddenly find you own tightly clenched fist pounding the arm rest with every rep. "Yes SIR! I'd LIKE to do some more push...
...dead: Lance Corporal Jeffery Young, 19; Lieut. Anthony Daly, 23; Trooper Simon Tipper, 19; Corporal Major Roy Bright, 36; Bandsman George Mesure, 19; Bandsman Keith Powell, 24; Warrant Officer 2 Graham Barker, 36; Corporal John McKnight, 30; Bandsman Laurence Smith, 19; Sergeant Robert Livingstone...