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Way before his controversial torpedo of truth, Charlie Sheen followed in his father Martin Sheen's 'Apocalypse Now' footsteps with the central role in Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning Vietnam drama, 'Platoon,' out on Blu-ray this week.

Back in '86, Charlie was on the verge of the A-list, and we were with him on the Philippines set, where he called the experience a "flashback" of sorts.