Platoon Leader (1988)

West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamaras tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp Unlike his predecessor who hid till the end of his tour Jeff takes charge experiences the manual doesnt allow coping with all realities and gets wounded He returns now fully respect by men and superiors Besides the Vietcong the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers which the GIs officially protect but also fear as some collaborate with them other covertly with the Cong either way subject to bloody reprisals