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Tour of Duty is an American military drama television series based on events in the Vietnam War, broadcast on CBS. The series ran for three seasons, from September 24, 1987, to April 28, 1990, for a total of 58 one-hour episodes. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark and produced by Zev Braun.
In navies, a tour of duty is a period of time spent performing operational duties at sea, including combat, performing patrol or fleet duties, or assigned to service in a foreign country; a tour of duty is part of a rotation, where the ship may spend a six-month tour of duty, then spend one month in home port for maintenance, then a period of time on exercises, then return to her tour of duty.
The dramatic TV series Tour of Duty, which ran on CBS from 1987 to 1990, depicted a platoon of infantrymen serving in Vietnam from the 196th during the show's first season. In Season 2, episode 4 of the TV series Prison Break, Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell pretends to be a soldier from the 196th Brigade to a police officer.
Navy Ceremonial Duty Ribbon. The Navy Ceremonial Duty Ribbon is presented to members of the Ceremonial Guard who receives his full honors qualification and completes a standard tour of duty (2 years) with the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard. [5] It was established on 12 December 2003 by the order of the Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England.
He is fed up with the military and, despite Ruiz's efforts, deserts. McKay helps out an orphanage run by nuns . He is happy being useful in a different way for a change, until he witnesses a Buddhist commit suicide in the streets.
The unit, having completed a tour of duty as the Sustainment Brigade for Resolute Support Mission, transferred authority to 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade on 17 September 2016. [ 3 ] Subordinate units
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During a mine sweeping patrol, the platoon becomes pinned down by a sniper.The sniper is killed by Sergeant Block, a sniper himself. In a follow-up counter sniper mission, it becomes clear that Block enjoys the killing and collects trophies.