 The character of Colby, (the soldier who was sent before Willard to kill   Kurtz, played by Scott Glenn) has a much more substantial role in this   version. As Willard inspects the compound, Colby tells Willard that the   night before, NVA soldiers had attacked (which explains all the bodies   laying about the compound). Willard then enters Kurtzs house, much to the   dismay of the journalist. Willard sees Kurtz empty bed and his medals, also   his journal with the inscription "Drop the bomb, exterminate them all" (many   of these scenes were in the final version but re