In the scene where Willard gets sent on the mission that “does not exist. Nor will it ever.” The Joe Biden-looking guy with the purple necktie. Why would he be there, and what would he normally be doing stateside? Thanks in advance.
I always assumed he was CIA.
Me too.
CIA is the most likely explanation for the mysterious “Jerry”. Though I suppose he could be a seething bigoted civilian telephone technician, hence his “terminate with extreme prejudice.”
Yep, CIA.
Well, I can see that nobody has come up with the answer yet, so it’s up to me:
CIA.
Glad to see we have top men working on this. Top. Men.
If he wasn’t CIA, he could have been State Department.
[ButcheredQUOTE]I have no knowledge of any such operation; nor would I be at liberty to discuss such an operation, should it exist.[/ButcheredQUOTE]
So that must be why Indiana Jones was there.
Can we get a definitive answer, already? Geesh, 11 posts and we’re just hemming and hawing.
Why would someone from the Culinary Institute of America want Kurtz dead? Did he diss somebody’s roux?
That explains those creepy-looking whole prawns, or whatever the were…
You’ll never have to prove your courage in any other way.
That’s why they included a chef on the mission.
The scene in question (2:20)
(Joe Biden? Don’t see it.)
A saucier, no less!
I always thought he was South Asian (Indian or Pakistani) – I guess not. Those CIA guys are masters of disguise!
Gee, I’m not sure, but I think maybe he was CIA! 
As for Joe Biden, yeah, not quite, but one middle-aged, gray-haired white guy looks pretty much like the next. Unless they’re exceptionally handsome (John Slattery) or exceptionally homely. And OMG, is there ever a Sheen family resemblance! Anyway, thanks to all who replied.