Minor Characters
Ready Mix
A fellow soldier of Paul Berlin, who’s killed in the midst of a long, bloody battle in the jungles almost as soon as he enters combat.
Rudy Chassler
An American soldier in the Vietnam War, assigned to the same battalion as Paul Berlin, Rudy Chassler dies after stepping on a land mine.
Sergeant Ulam
An Iranian officer who arrests the soldiers on suspicion of desertion.
Water Buffalo / Buff
An American soldier in the Vietnam War, assigned to the same battalion as Paul Berlin. Water Buffalo dies shortly after Berlin becomes a soldier.
Li Van Hgoc / Van
A Vietcong soldier who tried to desert the Vietcong, and as punishment is sent to live in the Vietcong’s enormous underground tunnels for the rest of his life.
Vaught
An American soldier in the Vietnam War, assigned to the same battalion as Paul Berlin.