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China Beach

TV·1988–1991·ABC·Drama, War, Medical·1h·7.3·Created by John Wells, John Sacret Young

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A group of women just trying to do their jobs at the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam in 1967 includes cool but callous Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, naive Red Cross newcomer Cherry White, singer Laurette Barber, and cynical civilian worker/prostitute K.C. Koloski. They are trying to cope with the horrors of war which are never far away from the base and deal with their own lives.

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Dana DelanyDana DelanyColleen McMurphyMarg HelgenbergerMarg HelgenbergerK.C. KoloskiRobert PicardoRobert PicardoDr. Dick RichardConcetta TomeiConcetta TomeiMajor Lila GarreauMichael BoatmanMichael BoatmanSamuel BeckettBrian WimmerBrian WimmerBoonie LanierChloe WebbChloe WebbLaurette BarberNan WoodsNan WoodsCherry White

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