Dafoe played Elias, a soldier that was set in sharp contrast to Berenger’s character, Sgt. Barnes, the cold-blooded platoon sergeant. In an alternate reality, “Platoon” may have starred Jim ...

Elias s challenge to Sgt. Barnes in the village scene with the ... role when required to follow through with his vision. Platoon is still a powerful movie. The firefight scenes are some of the ...

Elias goes on ahead to flank the enemy while Barnes tells the platoon to return and would search ... As the helicopter evacs, the men see Sgt. Elias running from VC soldiers.

who won a Golden Globe and earned an Oscar nomination as Sgt. Barnes in Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” (1986). WTOP playfully asked what every movie fan has wondered: How dare he leave Willem ...

Chad Hickey is this year’s Drill Sergeant of the Year, and Staff Sgt. Bryan Ivery is this year’s AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year. This year marks the first time that winners were chosen from ...