adminPost subject: Endings
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 15:50:26Posted by Marie, Feb. 2006
Hi Everyone. I just found this site and think it's great! The hubby and I are big TOD fans. We were a little disappointed that the series ended the way it did, so here is our take on how we think things ended. Please note that all the guys would be in their mid to late 50's now
LT. Goldman stayed in the Army until the end of the Vietnam war. Once back in the States and a civilian again, he pursued his dream of becoming an Eng. Lit professor. He is now teaching in a college town, is married, and has four children. His oldest son, LT. M. Goldman II, currently serves in Iraq.
1SG Zeke Anderson returned to Fort Bragg after the Vietnam war was over. He stayed in the Army and finally retired after serving 23 years. He still lives in Fayetteville, has remarried, is a grandfather, and is a military consultant for military shows and movies.
LT. McKay, unable to handle civilian flying, managed to return to active duty training new helicopter pilots. Although unable to fly combat missions himself, his experience was invaluable to those that came after him. These days, McKay lives in Hawaii and is co-owner and main pilot of a helicopter tour company.
Johnson earned his college degree and became a successful businessman and civil rights champion. He's retired now, but is still active in the civil rights movement.
Percell stayed in construction and eventually started up his own company. He lives a nice quiet life in Montana with his second wife.
Taylor also made the military a career, serving 20 years. Nowadays, he uses his gift of gab selling cars. He never married, but remains a ladies man to this day.
Ruiz never made it out of the Bronx. He continued working at the warehouse, got married, and raised two daughters. He managed to save some money over the years and, with some backing from Taylor, (remember, they talked about this once)opened a small, but profitable restaurant.He's content in life and when the guys get together, they all gather at his restaurant where they enjoy Ruiz's mother's recipes.
Baker and his brother both made it back home after Vietnam, though Karl was wounded in the leg and has walked with a limp ever since. Both are still body building buffs, though age is catching up to them. They own the Baker Bros. Surf Shop in Southern California.
Doc Hock had the hardest journey back from Vietnam. He managed to survive the bombing of Saigon (God loves fools, little children, and animals, you know),but his slide into the bottle grew with each day. Somehow, he managed to serve his time and returned home. Unable to find a job or climb out of the bottle, his situation looked hopeless until a chance meeting with a soldier whose life he had once saved. This guy, with the help of the VA, got Doc Hock back on the right track. Doc got himself sober, earned a degree in nursing, and now works at a VA hospital.
Sorry this is kinda long and didn't cover everyone, but this is how I would have liked the story to end.
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