I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one.They brought it up to me like room service...It was a real choice mission - and when it was over, I never want another...Escorted by chopper to an intelligence compound/airfield at Nha Trang in Vietnam for a luncheon meeting, the hand-picked, special intelligence agent Willard is led to an air-conditioned trailer:I was going to the worst place in the world, and I didn't even know it yet.After a fight to the death against Hunt on a series of moving car ramps, Hendricks made a fatal jump to his death with the case, hoping to ensure the launch's success.The film, "based on a true story," begins with a pivotal night-time scene that introduces the film's three major characters.]:Nicholson: My name is Nicholson.Saito: I am Colonel Saito.(He steps up on a box to view the prisoners and address them.) In the name of his Imperial Majesty, I welcome you.I am the commanding officer of this camp, which is Camp 16 along the great railroad which will soon connect Bangkok with Rangoon.