Christopher Walken
Language
English
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Description
Five friends work in the stifling heat and infernal din of a steel mill. They blow off steam after work at a neighborhood tavern and go deer hunting every fall. One day late in 1968, three of them leave for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Before they go the wedding of one serves as the friend's farewell party.
Series
Shout select volume 105
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace to the cool hunting grounds of the Alleghenies to the lethal cauldron of Vietnam. Shows what happens to friendship and courage under stress.