Colonel Terry Childers
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Colonel Terry Childers is a battle-hardened U.S. Marine officer who becomes the embattled focus of a high-profile court-martial after a controversial embassy rescue mission in the film "Rules of Engagement."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Terry Childers canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| accusedOf | unlawful use of deadly force ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| appearsIn | Rules of Engagement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | William Friedkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
battle-hardened
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decisive under fire ⓘ loyal to his Marines ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | U.S. Marine security detachment at the Yemen embassy (in film) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Lebanon conflict (fictional depiction)
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War ⓘ |
| createdFor | film Rules of Engagement ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Colonel Hays Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Rules of Engagement (2000 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | military legal drama ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | general court-martial ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
evacuates U.S. ambassador and family from besieged embassy
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orders destruction of embassy documents during attack ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Samuel L. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | longtime friend of Colonel Hays Hodges ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
becomes the defendant in a high-profile court-martial
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leads a rescue mission at the U.S. embassy in Yemen ⓘ orders Marines to open fire on a hostile crowd outside the embassy ⓘ |
| screenWriterCreation | Stephen Gaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Yemen (fictionalized setting in Rules of Engagement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
military ethics and responsibility
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rules of engagement in combat ⓘ |
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