Meserve

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Meserve is the ruthless and morally corrupt sergeant in the Vietnam War film "Casualties of War," whose actions drive the central conflict of the story.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedFrom character based on events in Daniel Lang's article "Casualties of War"
appearsIn Casualties of War NERFINISHED
basedOn real-life incident during the Vietnam War
commands squad of American soldiers in Vietnam
conflict Vietnam War
conflictsWith Max Eriksson NERFINISHED
createdBy David Rabe NERFINISHED
directorOfWork Brian De Palma NERFINISHED
drives central conflict of Casualties of War
filmReleaseYear 1989
firstAppearance film "Casualties of War" NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWork war drama film
languageOfCharacter English
militaryBranch United States Army
morality corrupt
nationality American
notableAction orders and participates in the kidnapping of a Vietnamese girl
orders and participates in the rape of a Vietnamese girl
occupation sergeant
personalityTrait ruthless
portrayedBy Sean Penn NERFINISHED
rank Sergeant
roleInWork antagonist
setting rural Vietnam
symbolizes moral decay in wartime
threatens members of his squad who oppose him

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