Who else thinks this is a rip-off of Stripes (1981)
Stripes (1981)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/
Same basic characters: three guys in the Army that don't take it seriously until the combat gets serious.
Same general plot: they end up in a foreign country by accident and have to fight their way out.
Same ending: magazine/news of the character's future.
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