Separated from Jake, Cole is mortally wounded in hand-to-hand combat with an enemy soldier. On the radio, he lies to Jake, telling him he has already gotten away. Moments later, a pair of U.S. Air Force A-1 Skyraiders ("Sandy") appear and provide cover. Cole instructs the lead Sandy to drop ordnance on the spot he has marked with smoke. He is killed along with a few dozen NVA soldiers. Cole's final voice transmission to Sandy is: "Alpha Mike Foxtrot"! (meaning "Adios, mother f___!") Jake and Camparelli retreat into the woods, pursued by a sniper. A "Jolly Green Giant" helicopter picks up the two men, and the Skyraiders make one final napalm run to finish the job. Later, recovering from his injuries, Jake joins his crew and Camparelli, all in their Navy whites, on deck to prepare for entry at a port of call. Jake and Camparelli reconcile their differences, and the movie ends in rolling credits. Cast Danny Glover as Commander Frank "Dooke" Camparelli Willem Dafoe as Lieutenant Commander Virgil "Tiger" Cole Brad Johnson as Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton Rosanna Arquette as Callie Troy Tom Sizemore as Bob "Boxman" Walkawitz J. Kenneth Campbell as Lieutenant Commander "Cowboy" Parker Jared Chandler as Lieutenant Junior Grade Jack "Razor" Barlow Dann Florek as Lieutenant Commander Jack "Mad Jack" / "Doc" Madison Mason as C.A.G. Ving Rhames as Chief Petty Officer Frank McRae Christopher Rich as Lieutenant Morgan "Morg" McPherson Douglas Roberts as "Guffy" John Corbett as "Big Augie" Scott N. Stevens as Hardesty Justin Williams as Lieutenant Sammy Lundeen Politician and actor Fred Thompson has an uncredited role as a JAGC Captain during the court-martial sequence, reflecting his real-life profession as an attorney. David Schwimmer has a bit part as a Squadron Duty Officer. David Wilson, a military advisor to the production, appears as an officer in the flight briefing. Production Original novel The US Naval Institute, which publishes Proceedings, the professional journal of the US Navy, had a success publishing the first original novel in its 112-year history with The Hunt for Red October. They were flooded with manuscripts and decided to publish as a follow up Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts. Coonts was a Denver lawyer who had flown during the Vietnam War; he was discharged in 1977 after nine years of active duty, including two combat cruises aboard the Enterprise, 1600 hours in Intruders and 305 carrier