Call of Duty: Vietnam is an upcoming war first-person-shooter game by Activision. Aside from the general multi-player mode, this version's campaign serves as a sequel to Call of Duty: WWII, with the story centered on Ronald "Red" Daniels' son, Joseph "Joey," who dodges the draft by voluntarily joining the United States Army in the early 1960s as the country enters the Vietnam War. The story also has subplots involving historical events, such as the assasination of John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley's service coinciding with his music and acting career.
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On November 7, 1958, during a hunting trip with his father in Longview, Texas, 13-year-old Joey Daniels encounters a wild wolf. The wolf appears to charge at him, and Joey tries to calm it down. Just as the wolf is jumping on him, Joey's father, Red, shoots it in the face with a sawed-off shotgun belonging to his late brother.
In the early 1960s, Joey is a jack-of-all-trades expressing many talents. He was a very talented student at Longview High School, from which he had graduated in 1963, having participated in nearly all the extracurricular activities, including the football team, baseball team, the school's drama club, art clubs, among others. Joey played one season of both professional baseball and football from 1963 to 1964 and has also taken up to acting in some Hollywood films.
Characters[]
Fictional[]
- Joseph Turner "Joey" Daniels: The son of Red, Joey is almost drafted into the Army in 1964, but he instead enlists himself first. Coincidentally, Joey's platoon is led by his father.
- Ronald "Red" Daniels: A Sergeant Major in the US Army who fought in the Second World War as a Private and Corporal from 1944 to 1945.
- Robert Zussman: Red's best friend and fellow squadron from the previous war.
- William Pierson: A World War II veteran, leader of Red's platoon. In the late 50s and early 60s, Pierson, still young enough to serve, has reached the rank of Colonel.
Historical[]
- John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (JFK): A politician and World War II Navy veteran who is the 35th President of the United States. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy is assasinated by ex-marine Lee Harvey Oswald.
- Elvis Aaron Presley: A famous singer and actor whose career is interrupted in 1958 when he is drafted into the Army. He eventually reaches the rank of Sergeant before being able to leave the military in 1960 to continue his career.