“Some had families waiting. For others, their only family would be the men they bled beside. There were no bands, no flags, no Honor Guards to welcome them home. They went to war because their country ordered them to. But in the end, they fought not for their country or their flag, they fought for each other.”
Soldiers quotes
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“We're not Watusi. We're not Spartans. We're Americans, with a capital 'A', huh? You know what that means? Do ya? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world. We are the wretched refuse. We're the underdog. We're mutts!”
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“- Sheldon Kornpett: You were involved in the Bay of Pigs?
- Vince Ricardo: Involved? That was my idea.”
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“- Cruiser: I guess we're going after John and Russell. I can't believe they're Russian spies. Can you?
- Psycho: All I know is, finally I get to kill somebody.” -
“We were soldiers once, and young.”
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“The new kids that come up, that's what gets you. The new ones, some of them have just got a little fuzz on their faces. They don't know what its all about. Scared to death. You know, Ernie, I know it ain't my fault that they get killed, but it makes me feel like a murderer. I hate to look at 'em, the new kids.”
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“We aren't madmen or sadists, gentlemen. Those who call us Fascists today, forget the contribution that many of us made to the Resistance. Those who call us Nazis, don't know that among us there are survivors of Dachau and Buchenwald. We are soldiers and our only duty is to win.”
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“There's a lot of soldiers out there and there's only four of us.”
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“How hard is it to find a dead Englishman on Dunkirk beach? He didn't kill anyone!”
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“A flashlight was a moonbeam. A pen was an ink stick. My mouth was a cum receptacle. A bed was a rack. A wall was a bulkhead. A shirt was a blouse. A tie was still a tie, and a belt a belt. But many other things would never be the same.”
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“- Annabelle Lee: Did Johnnie enlist?
- Annabelle's Brother: He didn't even get in line.
- Annabelle's Father: He's a disgrace to the South.”
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“It's the poor man, the shit-shoveler with the arse out of his pants and two bob in his pocket that makes Australia. Every time trouble starts, there he is, standing like a fool at the recruiting office with his hand out for a rifle, while the rich boys are at home hanging on, waiting for a commission or their fathers to get them into a safe job....” (continue) (continue reading)
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“- Will Sumrall: He died with honor.
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“He's shell-shocked, George. He's not himself. He might never be himself again.”
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“Good soldiers dying for nothing all because they couldn't see the future.”
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“- Commander Bolton: The tide's turning now.
- Colonel Winnant: How can you tell?
- Commander Bolton: The bodies are coming back.”
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“- Prosecutor: So you don't feel responsible for the rape and murder?
- Cpl. Thomas E. Clark: No, sir. I don't.
- Prosecutor: Is it your feeling, Corporal Clark that you are wrongly brought to trial by the U.S. Government?
- Cpl. Thomas E. Clark: I don't have anything against the government. But I just think soldiers like Tony Meserve and me......” (continue) (continue reading)
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“We can no long wear the uniform of the soldier. We forfeited that right and that includes me. I disobeyed an executive order, I violated my duty as a commanding officer. And eight men paid a catastrophic price. It's a mistake not easy to live with. So here I am just like you, a convicted criminal. Only difference between you and me is, I know...” (continue) (continue reading)
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