

Overview
In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.
Top Cast

Carol Burnett
Peg Mullen

Ned Beatty
Gene Mullen

Dennis Erdman
Michael E. Mullen

Sherry Hursey
Patricia Mullen

Timothy Hutton
John Mullen
Fanny Spiess
Mary Mullen

Steve Bonino
Cactus
Henry Brown
Cosie Costa

Hilly Hicks
Willis Huddleston

John Hillner

Kevin Hooks
Polk
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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