Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
Emmett Smith

Samantha Hughes

Irene

Lonnie

Tom

Mamaw

Anita

Grampaw

Pete

Earl Smith

Dwayne Hughes

Cindy

Veteran at dance
Dawn

Jim Holly

Larry

Donna
Speaker
Drug Store Manager
Drug Store Cashier
Reverend
Nurse
Irene's Baby
Donna's Baby
Marlene
Belinda
Volunteer
Hotshot
Soldier
Soldier
Soldier
Soldier
Soldier
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance
Veteran at dance