
Casualties of War(1989)
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.


“The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.”
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.

James Caan
Sgt. Clell Hazard

Anjelica Huston
Samantha Davis

James Earl Jones
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

D. B. Sweeney
Jackie Willow

Dean Stockwell
Capt. Homer Thomas

Mary Stuart Masterson
Rachel Feld

Dick Anthony Williams
Slasher Williams

Lonette McKee
Betty Rae

Sam Bottoms
Lt. Webber

Elias Koteas
Pete Deveber
Gardens of Stone is a war, drama, history film released in 1987 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam veteran, washington dc, usa, cemetery, soldier. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it stars James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones. At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
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