Tour of Duty
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Tour of Duty is an American television drama series that follows a U.S. Army infantry platoon during the Vietnam War, focusing on the soldiers’ combat experiences and personal struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tour of Duty canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10586193 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tour of Duty Context triple: [Miguel A. Núñez Jr., notableWork, Tour of Duty]
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A.
Jarhead
Jarhead is a 2005 war drama film directed by Sam Mendes that follows a U.S. Marine sniper’s psychologically intense, often anticlimactic experience during the Gulf War.
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B.
Men of Honor
Men of Honor is a 2000 biographical drama film about the struggles and achievements of Carl Brashear, the U.S. Navy’s first Black master diver.
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C.
Two Soldiers
"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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D.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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E.
Soldier On
"Soldier On" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, featured on their 2008 album *Dig Out Your Soul*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tour of Duty Target entity description: Tour of Duty is an American television drama series that follows a U.S. Army infantry platoon during the Vietnam War, focusing on the soldiers’ combat experiences and personal struggles.
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A.
Jarhead
Jarhead is a 2005 war drama film directed by Sam Mendes that follows a U.S. Marine sniper’s psychologically intense, often anticlimactic experience during the Gulf War.
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B.
Men of Honor
Men of Honor is a 2000 biographical drama film about the struggles and achievements of Carl Brashear, the U.S. Navy’s first Black master diver.
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C.
Two Soldiers
"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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D.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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E.
Soldier On
"Soldier On" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, featured on their 2008 album *Dig Out Your Soul*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television series
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war drama television series ⓘ |
| composer |
James Di Pasquale
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Conlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
L. Travis Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
U.S. Army ground combat operations in Vietnam
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psychological impact of war on soldiers ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
L. Travis Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zev Braun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1987 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
combat experiences of soldiers
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personal struggles of soldiers ⓘ |
| follows | U.S. Army infantry platoon ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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drama ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Alex Devlin
NERFINISHED
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Lt. Myron Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pvt. Alberto Ruiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Pvt. Danny Percell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pvt. Marcus Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sgt. Zeke Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
camaraderie among soldiers
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moral ambiguity of war ⓘ survival in combat ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1990 ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 58 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | Thursday night television schedule ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | late 1980s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New World Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dan Gauthier
NERFINISHED
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Eric Bruskotter NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Delaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel A. Núñez Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramón Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Caffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Terence Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tour of Duty Description of subject: Tour of Duty is an American television drama series that follows a U.S. Army infantry platoon during the Vietnam War, focusing on the soldiers’ combat experiences and personal struggles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.