An army officer tells a soldier an anecdote about how he had an affair with the wife of a higher ranking officer, and how it cost him future promotions.

Nudity: None

In probably the most graphic scene of the movie, an ARVN soldier beheads a VC prisoner with a machete, much to the disgust of US soldiers.

A US soldier commits suicide in his bunk with a pistol, only a gunshot is heard and we see the aftermath.

There are many other battle scenes with little or no blood.

In the film's climax, all but one of the main characters are killed in a fierce battle, but this is only revealed in the final scene

14 F-words. One use of the cunt word. Racial words when the Vietnamese are referred to.

Drinking and smoking.

Overall, the most intense scene in the film is when the ARVN troop beheads a VC soldier with a machete