Jacob Sturm: Young, idealistc, a medevac who is shocked by the horrors of war, but who is all too soon sucked into a system that dictates - kill or be killed!
Franklin: A giant, wild-eyed negro soldier whose method of escape from reality is a bagfull of heroin.
Kowalski: A sadist, whose tendencies are encouraged by a cynical high command.
Chaplain Montano: As much at home with a gun in his hand as with a Bible.
