At the same time, Gruber detonated the roof and destroyed one of the FBI helicopters in the process.McClane precariously dangled over the face of the skyscraper, then shot out the large pane of glass in front of him, swung himself into another floor, and untied himself before being dragged and reeled out the window to his death.He served in Vietnam in a fragmented, schizoid, rifle platoon/troop under two radically-different, veteran officers who had served in earlier Vietnam tours -- contrasting and dueling Sergeants (one good, the other evil):Sergeant Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe), tough but fair, humane, saintly and compassionate, a pot-head, with doubts about the warStaff Sergeant Bob Barnes (Tom Berenger), battle-hardened/callous, face-scarred, remorseless, menacing, boozing, fierce and sociopathicIn he violence of combat against the Viet Cong, the two ""good"" and ""bad"" Sergeants clashed, forcing the recruit to examine his own loyalty and perspective toward violence.You""re carrying precious cargo - I mean manpower-wise...I am in the top ten, efficiency-wise, and this may be the day, promotion-wise.To wish him good luck because he""s a "nicer guy" compared o the other characters she transports ("Something happens to men in elevators.Called away suddenly owing to unforeseen circumstances.And I will be unable to attend your meeting as planned.I am with you and your work with all my heart.I could not have said more had I been there.Fisher introduced his idealistic daughter Carol Fisher as the luncheon""s substitute speaker.At first, Jones showed boredom, hen shock followed by a frown when the "publicist" rose o speak.During her talk, she specifically addressed Jones"" insulting accusation that the peace organization was composed of mere amateurs - pointedly directing her comments directly at him and other "professionals":What I can do possibly is to clear up a few misapprehensions hat seem to have crept into the public discussion of this movement, and revise some of the epithets that have been applied to us by some who have not gone as deeply into the matter as they might.