Help! When i originally saw this excellent movie on VHS i was sure at the end it said it was a true story?
And that Stan Shaws character went on to win a Navy Cross
Anyone remember this?
Having waited a long long time finally got the DVD version brought out from UK last week
I seem to remember a "What happened to the characters" thing at credits when I originally saw this movie in the theater 30 years ago or so. My VHS copy is old and eat up and ends right beofre the credits unfortunately...
shareI remember the ending. You are correct Washington(Stan Shaw) was killed in action and was awarded the Marine Cross.
shareI saw it with the epilogue. I looked it up to tell my mates here:
"Of the 110 original members of Company C,43 were killed in action, including Tyrone Washington, who was awarded the Navy Cross. 51 were wounded, among them Vinnie Fazio, who is permanently confined to the VA Hospital, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Lieutenant Archer and 2 others are still listed as MIA (Missing In Action). Billy Ray Pike, one of 3 deserters, left the US Naval Hospital in Da Nang and made his way to Canada, where he now lives with his wife and son. On 21 March, 1968, a replacement company airlifted from Camp Pendleton, California, relieved what was left of Company C, which then officially ceased to exist as an active unit in the United States Marine Corps."