As Waters taunts one black soldier he had arrested: (Soundbite of film "A Soldier's Story") Mr. ADOLPH CAESAR: (As Sgt. Waters) Now I've got you. One less fool for the race to be ashamed of.

Grier, who won the 2021 Tony Award for his role as Sgt. Vernon Waters in the Broadway play, will play the character’s father in the series adaptation, which spans multiple wars and several ...

Imagine Cosby systematically murdering the Black folks he denigrated for their non-Anglo names and sagging jeans, and you’ll understand the mentality of A Soldier’s Play’s Sergeant Waters.