Benjamin Tyson– The main protagonist of the novel. He is in his 40's and is a successful executive. He is humorous, cynical, intelligent, caring, and honorable. He is more conservative than his liberal wife.
Marcy McClure Tyson– Ben's wife. In the late 60's, she was a poster child for the liberal peace movement.
David Tyson– Ben's 16-year-old son.
Andrew Picard– The writer of "Hue: Death of a City," the book that illustrates the Misericorde Hospital Massacre and assigns blame on Ben Tyson, himself a veteran of the Marine Corps in Hue.
Karen Harper– The officer assigned by the Army to investigate whether charges should be brought against Ben Tyson. While performing her job, however, she begins to like Tyson.
Colonel Pierce– The main prosecutor attempting to convict Tyson of murder.
Colonel Sproule– 85-year-old judge of the Tyson court martial.
Steven Brandt– The medic in Tyson's platoon in Vietnam.
Richard Farley– One of the members of Tyson's platoon. He testifies against Tyson.
Colonel Gilmore– He presides over Tyson's article 32 investigation hearing (pre-trial hearing).
Vincent Corva– Tyson's defense attorney.
John McCormick– Tyson's neighbor. Tyson first finds out about Picard's book from seeing him read it.
Colonel Levin– Adjutant of the post that Tyson is ordered to stay at when he is recalled to duty.
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