Fallen Angels Characters

A Watcher, Not a FighterBefore he joined the army, Richard Perry's teacher told him to stop being an observer. He's always been an outside-looking-in kind of guy. Which, by the way, is a handy qual...

These Are the JokesIf you have to go to war, Peewee's the guy you want to go with. Not because of his combat skills—though they aren't too shabby, especially compared to Perry. It's because his j...

Don't Ask, Don't TellThe thing that seems to follow Lobel around is the accusation that he's gay. He doesn't talk about men like he's interested in them, but there's something about him that seems...

That's Me in the Corner…Richard Perry doesn't have a relationship with his real dad, but Lieutenant Carroll just might be his wartime substitute dad. At first, anyway.Lieutenant Carroll is Perry'...

Teenage DreamAt first Monaco seems sort of like an extra in a movie, just background wallpaper. Then the scene comes when he throws an empty grenade at Brunner and Brunner calls Monaco "a f***ing k...

A Way OutLike a song, Simpson has a chorus: I'm getting out soon. He repeats it, again and again. Not as catchy as The Simpsons theme song, but it works for this Simpson. Perry joins the platoon wh...

The first time we see Johnson, he's lifting a pump onto a truck when three other soldiers can't do it. That's one strong dude. He doesn't say much when he does this, and maybe that's why Peewee cal...

Brunner is the jerk of the platoon. He says things that are racist and homophobic. He complains about the hippies and Commies who dodge and protest the draft. If he lived in today's world, he'd be...

Stewart is in charge of Alpha Company, which includes Perry's platoon. He's not someone Perry sees on a day-to-day basis. More often, Perry just hears about him. And the topic that comes up, again...

Gearhart's the man who replaces Lieutenant Carroll after he dies. Big shoes to fill already, and what's worse, he seems like a terrible replacement. He's not naturally the kind of leader who cares...

When Simpson finally goes home, Sergeant Dongan takes his place. It's not the best trade-off. Dongan is much older than everyone below him, and so are his politics. He immediately causes a division...

Jamal's a medic who makes his first appearance when Perry feels like he's dying, and Jamal gives him a very professional diagnosis: "You got the shits." (7.52) He's right, though. Perry argues with...

Brew is a soldier who wants to be a preacher—he's even applying to theology school. He mostly shows up when Perry's thinking about religion. Brew believes that "If you turn to God, he'll take awa...

Even though Perry meets Judy only twice, and both times briefly, it's the kind of meetings where if it were a movie, you'd hear music in the background and see the sparks start to fly between them....

Father Santora shows up for one scene. So he's kind of minor, but he plays an important role for Perry, because in his one scene, he warms up Perry to religion. He even gets him to pray. Like Brew,...

Jenkins is a skinny, awkward guy who arrives in Vietnam with Perry and Peewee. He's the opposite of them: while Peewee and Perry joke around, acting like they're not scared to go into combat, Jenki...

Turner is another unlucky dude who dies during his first patrol with Perry's platoon. His moment is when Gearhart accidentally sends up a flare, giving away their position. Unlike Jenkins, we don't...