Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

The story centers around Brian Anderson, a soldier who is only out for his own neck, who ends up drawn into taking care of orphans in a nearby orphanage, keeping a promise to a friend who was killed in action. At first, he views the task with a degree of annoyance, then slowly begins to warm up to the orphans, risking his life and his career to protect them. Robert Englund played the role of Tripper. Susan Saint James played a doctor and the love interest to Brian Anderson. (wikipedia)