The show was actually "Two-Fisted Tales" which was supposed to be a seperate series. It was gobbled up by Tales From the Crypt after it failed to do well.
I thought it was a great episode though.
Tales from the Crypt: Yellow (1991)
Horror
TV14, HBO, Color, 30 min.
Dan Akroyd
Steve Boyum
Kirk Douglas
Eric Douglas
Lance Henriksen
The general is ashamed when he learns that the rumors of the lieutenant (who is also his son) being a coward are true. He offers his son a way out of the army if he can take part in one last mission. The lieutenant panics and leaves while his comrades are killed by the enemy. His father sentences him to die by firing squad. Fortunately the guns are loaded with blanks...or so he says.