<P> Realizing that Peterson and Smalls were on guard duty the night of Waters' murder, and thus had been issued . 45 ammunition for their pistols, Davenport interrogates Smalls after he has been found by the MPs and Smalls confesses that it was Peterson who killed Sergeant Waters, as revenge for C.J. When Peterson is captured and brought into the interrogation room, he confesses to the murder, saying "I didn't kill much . Some things need getting rid of ." </P> <P> The film ends with Taylor congratulating Davenport on getting his man and admitting that he will have to get used to Negroes being in charge . Davenport assures Taylor that he'll get used to it . "You can bet your ass on that," he adds, as the platoon marches in preparation for their deployment to the European Theater . </P> <Ul> <Li> Howard E. Rollins, Jr. as Capt . Davenport </Li> <Li> Adolph Caesar as Sgt . Waters </Li> <Li> Art Evans as Pvt . Wilkie </Li> <Li> David Alan Grier as Cpl . Cobb </Li> <Li> David Harris as Pvt . Smalls </Li> <Li> Dennis Lipscomb as Capt . Taylor </Li> <Li> Larry Riley as C.J. Memphis </Li> <Li> Robert Townsend as Cpl . Ellis </Li> <Li> Denzel Washington as Pfc . Peterson </Li> <Li> William Allen Young as Pvt . Henson </Li> <Li> John Hancock as Sgt . Washington </Li> <Li> Patti LaBelle as Big Mary </Li> <Li> Trey Wilson as Col. Nivens </Li> <Li> Wings Hauser as Lt. Byrd </Li> </Ul> <Li> Howard E. Rollins, Jr. as Capt . Davenport </Li>

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