What ultimately were the fates of Willard, Lance, and Kilgore after the events depicted in the movie?
What would be the most accurate speculations on what happened to Willard, Lance, and Kilgore?
Personally, I feel like Willard would have stopped at the Plantation and attempted to build a life with the French gal who he met and got to know (in the Biblical sense) earlier in the film. I understand that folks who do not like the Redux cut would object to this - but as a fan who prefers the Redux cut, I feel like this was one of the few hope spots for Willard, a guy who was clearly unstable even before embarking on his mission to terminate Kurtz.
As for Lantz, I get the impression that he would not have been too picky as to where and what he did with his life after Willard completed his mission. Hell, the dude was pretty much either on an extended acid trip/drug binge or he had totally lost it, so yeah.
Regarding Kilgore, he totally would have survived the war "without a scratch" (as Willard noted early on in the film). Honestly, I can totally picture post-war Kilgore as that old school retired military man who would be a fixture at the local American Legion hall; the type of guy with 5 or 6 kids who would go on to become a grandfather to even more grandkids. The type of guy who everybody would be drawn to, that cool old grandpa who would be famous for throwing epic 4th of July surf and turf barbecues with enough beer for an Army to drink.
Thoughts?