Characters
- Benjamin Tyson - The main protagonist of the novel. He is in his 40's and is a successful executive. He is humorous, cynical, intelligent, caring, and honorable. He is more conservative than his liberal wife.
- Marcy McClure Tyson - Ben's wife. In the late 60's, she was a poster child for the liberal peace movement.
- David Tyson - Ben's 16-year old son.
- Andrew Picard - The writer of "Hue: Death of a City," the book that illustrates the Misericorde Hospital Massacre and assigns blame on Ben Tyson.
- Karen Harper - The officer assigned by the Army to investigate whether charges should be brought against Ben Tyson. While performing her job, however, she begins to like Tyson.
- Colonel Pierce - The main prosecutor attempting to convict Tyson of murder.
- Colonel Sproule - 85-year old judge of the Tyson court martial.
- Steven Brandt - The medic in Tyson's platoon in Vietnam.
- Richard Farley - One of the members of Tyson's platoon. He testifies against Tyson.
- Colonel Gilmore - He presides over Tyson's article 32 investigation hearing (pre-trial hearing).
- Vincent Corva - Tyson's defense attorney.
- John McCormick - Tyson's neighbor. Tyson first finds out about Picard's book from seeing him read it.
- Colonel Levin - Adjutant of the post that Tyson is ordered to stay at when he is recalled to duty.
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