Transcript: (2x8) Popular Forces

From Bravo 3/44th

Directed by: Bill L. Norton

Story by: Dennis Cooper, Elia Katz, and Jerry Patrick Brown

Teleplay: by Cynthia Darnell

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[01.32] Flamethrower

JOHNSON/RUIZ(?): Take it easy. Nice steady flame.

RUIZ: There you go. You got ‘em.

RUIZ: Come up on your pressure a little. Slowly—slowly. Right level off. Level off! Cut the flame—cut the flame

JOHNSON: Hey damn. What you doin’ man?

RUIZ: (??? Spanish – sounds like words to the effect What the matter with you, you crazy)

JOHNSON: Or mama

MP: What’s the matter with you? Are you crazy:

GOLDMAN: Well I guess that’s what they mean by the scorched earth policy.

VINH: I will talk to him.

GOLDMAN: Real warm guy.

ANDERSON: Well he’s drawn a tough assignment here. These guy’s have just been drafted by the militia an’ most of ‘em’s never even held a gun before. That’s why we call ‘em Ruff Puffs.

GOLDMAN: I hear ya.

ANDERSON: You know—er LT, I don’t mind this trainin’ stuff but if we could move the graduation ceremonies back a coupla days.

GOLDMAN: No can do. The army has spoken in its infinite wisdom. I’ll talk to you tomorrow morning Sergeant.

ANDERSON: I’m lookin’ forward to that.

[02.35] French-fried

JOHNSON: Looks like he’s givin’ the kid a pretty rough time.

RUIZ: Yeah, the kid nearly french-fried us Marvin.

ANDERSON: You guy’s alright?

RUIZ: For now but I’m not putting any money on tomorrow.

JOHNSON: We could really use Percell an’ Taylor out there.

RUIZ: Yeah man, how come two of our best guys gotta work in the motor pool?

ANDERSON: Hey look, two of the ruff puffs were workin’ in our motor pool an’ they got drafted by their army. So two of our guys gotta work in the motor pool till they can replace ‘em.

RUIZ: Stupid way of doin’ things if you ask me.

ANDERSON: The army ain’t askin’.

MP: Get that hose over here. Comeon—come on—come on—come on.

[03.04] Motor Pool

BECHTEL: Understand, the dinks you are replacing are good dinks. They understood the needs of my little women. Like Marie Louise here.

PERCELL: Marie Louise Sir?

BECHTEL: The jeep soldier is the Mother Superior of the army. Without her, nothing happens. Have you got that?

PERCELL: Yes Sergeant.

BECHTEL: Now the jeep sees hard service. When she comes home she’s just like the rest of us. She wants a long drink an’ a nice bath. Now give it to her. I wanna be able to eat my next meal of this engine.

PERCELL & TAYLOR: Yes Sergeant.

PERCELL: An’ I thought all loose wires were out in the bush.

TAYLOR: Hey man, what do you use to clean an engine?

PERCELL: Taylor don’t you know anything about vehicles?

TAYLOR: Yeah I know how to drive ‘em.

PERCELL: Well expand your horizons brother.

COFFEY: You turkeys the new guys?

TAYLOR: Ain’t he the bright one.

COFFEY: You must be some sorry soldiers if they picked you to replace those guys that got drafted by the Popular Forces. So I thought I’d come by to give you some friendly advice. Sergeant Bechtel likes his jeeps—clean.

PERCELL: Yeah well we worked that out already. Thanks

COFFEY: Then you better get on it.

TAYLOR: Punks!

PERCELL: Gonna be a fun evening.

[04.33] 5 am wake up

ALEX: Hey, you left a five a.m. wake-up call sir.

GOLDMAN: I think I meant five a.m. tomorrow morning.

ALEX: Come on—come on. Up and at ‘em soldier. Let’s go.

GOLDMAN: Hi

ALEX: Hi. So will you be back by tonight?

GOLDMAN: Should be. I gotta go for a truck ride out a coupla clicks. Then I gotta hike with these new trainees, drop ‘em off at the first checkpoint. Shake their hands, say “ Congratuations you’re on your own, now go stop a bullet”.

ALEX: Oh Myron, stop

GOLDMAN: I’m serious. These guys are under-trained, they’re under-equipped. You should see these poor peasants, they’re right out of the ville. Their sergeant thinks he’s General Patton.

ALEX: I’m doin’ a story on a ville near Phu Lam. I’ll probably see some of them today.

GOLDMAN: You didn’t say anything about that last night.

ALEX: Well we—we got kinda busy last night.

GOLDMAN: Not we didn’t. What’d we do?

ALEX: The ville was relocated but some of the people refuse to go, their ancestors are buried there. It’s a perfect example of how these people keep their traditions alive in spite of the war.

GOLDMAN: There’s fighting close to Phu Lam.

ALEX: No, it’s not that close. Besides there’s a civic action squad there—it’s fine.

GOLDMAN: How you gonna get there?

ALEX: Er—chopper

GOLDMAN: Mckay.

ALEX: Yeah. Do you have a problem with that?

GOLDMAN: You’ve just been runnin’ up a helluva bill with this guy.

ALEX: He likes me.

GOLDMAN: Well I don’t blame him but I don’t think I like the way you’re using him.

ALEX: I’m doing my job which is to get out to that ville. Besides, nobody gets used who doesn’t wanna be. At least nobody with a smile like his.

GOLDMAN: That’s it. I can smile.

[06.44] Getting supplies

MEDIC: Plasma kit, blood expander kit. Did’nt I already give you guys some of those?

ANDERSON: We lost ‘em

[07.30] Jennifer on the phone

SEYMOUR: I have chloroquine. I’m up to my ears in it. The problem is the malaria is resistant to it. What my patients need is Dapsone.

SEYMOUR: Not I’m sorry you’re not hearing me. Chloroquine just doesn’t work.

MEDIC: Try to keep an eye on this batch.

ANDERSON: Try to keep an eye on this batch.

ANDERSON: Alright go slip this to that Tran kid an’ let’s just hope he speaks enough English to follow directions. Catch y’all later.

[08.14] Yell at 'em

SEYMOUR: I don’t have time for this. Do me a favor and save your confessions for the chaplain. I have three patients with malaria who need Dapsone. Now how do I get some?--------Call Mr Pilchowski right now in Saigon and tell him to expect me. I’ll handle you later.

ANDERSON:  ??? Remind me never to get in your way.

SEYMOUR: We got short changed on malaria drugs so Supply sends my share to a surgical unit, because psychiatric patients can’t possibly have any physical problems.

SEYMOUR: Motor pool? This is Doctor Seymour. I want a jeep, a driver an’ a body. I’m going into Saigon and don’t argue with me. Thank you.

ANDERSON: Congratulations. You’ve just discovered how to deal with the army.

SEYMOUR: Which is?

ANDERSON: Yell at ‘em.

SEYMOUR: Alright, it gets a little frustrating around here sometimes.

ANDERSON: I can appreciate that.

SEYMOUR: What are you doing here anyway? I thought today was “Operation Babysit”.

ANDERSON: Well the Popular Forces’ first aid kits were half empty. An’ even though they’re not part of our army, I thought they deserved more than a roll of gauze an’ a handful of APCs(?). So, me an’ my buddies have been—er-- ??? up a few medical supplies. I figured the doctors wouldn’t mind helping out our allies.

SEYMOUR: Don’t tell me these things Zeke. Be careful.

ANDERSON: I don’t know any other way.

[09.04] Troop inspection

VINH: (Vietnamese)

GOLDMAN: Well I’m really excited about taking those guys out for the first time.

ANDERSON: Oh c’mon LT. Sergeant Vinh looks like a good soldier to me.

GOLDMAN: Being a good soldier and whipping those draftees into shape are two different things.

VINH: (Vietnamese)

ANDERSON: Anything you wanna add to that LT?

GOLDMAN: No, I think he about covered it.

RUIZ: LT.

[10.00] McKay & Alex

MCKAY: Here. So I can flirt with ya on the way.

ALEX: Oh Johnny knock it off.

MCKAY: Not a chance.

ALEX: So how long will we be on the ground at Phu Lom(?)

MCKAY: ‘Bout a half an hour

ALEX: It’s not exactly in-depth journalism huh?

MCKAY: Well at least you’ll be well dressed. That’s for you. I got it in Tokyo. It’s silk, a lot of little worms gave their all for that.

ALEX: Thank you, it’s lovely. What’s the occasion?

MCKAY: No occasion. That’s how I always think of you – in red silk things. Well a guy can dream can’t he?

[10.56] On patrol

RUIZ: Five’ get you ten Johnson. Half these guys reporting straight to Uncle Ho an’ the other half just ain’t gonna be there if we need ‘em.

JOHNSON: Ah give ‘em a break Roo.

RUIZ: How big a break, huh?

VINH:  ???

ANDERSON: Long day LT. It’s a long day.

[12.06] Ambush

GOLDMAN: Take the safety off.

GOLDMAN: Green River(?) this is Bravo Two-six. Over

RADIO:  ??

GOLDMAN: Receiving small arms fire. Will assess the situation and (advise?)

TRAN:  ???

RUIZ:  ??? get back here! Man I knew they’d punk out on us.

GOLDMAN: Anderson. In the tree—in the tree.

VINH:  ???

[13.43] All clear

GOLDMAN: Hold you fire.

???: All clear

RUIZ: No thanks to those Ruff Puffs.

???: In the bush—two o’clock

TRAN: That was the last one.

GOLDMAN(?) Hold your fire

VINH: Sergeant you look surprised. Haven’t you seen a simple flanking maneuver before?

ANDERSON: Yeah. Your guys are as crazy as ours.

[14.29] Seymour in Saigon

SEYMOUR: Mr Pilchowski?

PILCHOWSKI: Er—you must be Dr Seymour

SEYMOUR: That’s right.

PILCHOWSKI: Er-- Lenny Pilchowski.

SEYMOUR: Where is my Dapsone?

PILCHOWSKI: Very much my fault. Um—see we’re a French company and—um—well it takes a while sometimes for a—for a product like Dapsone to be approved by the army.

SEYMOUR: I’ve been getting it every month.

PILCHOWSKI: Well that’s because I know it works better than chloroquine so I’ve been sending it to the base for our guys, you know kind of on the sly. Let no man say that Mrs Pilchowski’s son’s not a patriot.

SEYMOUR: I guess I came here with the wrong attitutude.

PILCHOWSKI: May I? Thanks. Er—just take this down to—er—shipping and they’ll fix you right up.

SEYMOUR: Thank you Mr Pilchowski. I’m sorry I had no idea that you were going out on a limb for us.

PILCHOWSKI: Er-- It’s Lenny and—er—it’s really no problem. I’m usually a much more organized than this. I’ve had a lot on my mind recently. Um—Marian and I haven’t been getting along.

SEYMOUR: I’m sorry

PILCHOWSKI: I hate saying this about her but—er—I’m afraid she’s taking me for granted. God I hope this doesn’t make me sound too petty but I—Isaw her with someone else. I mean you’re a shrink, you understand these things, right?

SEYMOUR: I try

PILCHOWSKI: You could do me a favor. Would you have lunch with me?

SEYMOUR: Lunch?

PILCHOWSKI: Yeah while the guys load the truck. See-er—Marian has lunch at the same place every day an’ if she saw me chowing down with a broad of your—of your stature. Get it?

SEYMOUR: I’m beginning to.

PILCHOWSKI: Great! I don’t know what she sees in this yutz. I mean the guy’s got no style.

SEYMOUR: Do you really need that for lunch?

PILCHOWSKI: Oh I always carry this. It goes with the jacket. You like this? CIA guy gave it to me. It’s what they wear.

SEYMOUR: It’s lovely.

[16.37] Going to lunch

SEYMOUR: Go round to the back and take care of this. Mr Pilchowski and I are gonna have a quick lunch.

TAYLOR: Dude’s wearing a CIA jacket.

PERCELL: I thought she was gonna nail that guys’ hide to the wall. Guess that’s why she didn’t.

[16.54] Payback time

PERCELL: Hey. It’s payback time Taylor. Let’s get those guys.

TAYLOR: Hold it bro, they’re outta our weight class.

PERCELL: Hell that never stopped me before.

TAYLOR: Yeah. I got a better idea. Just back me up.

COFFEY: Shine ‘em boy. Those ain’t no paddy-daddy shoes.

PERCELL: Don’t mind him son, they’re probably his first pair.

COFFEY: Your boy wanna finish the job? You know how to do this doncha?

TAYLOR: Yes boss I do. But not as well as I know how to drive a jeep.

COFFEY: Brother Atwood, I do believe we’ve been challenged. You prepared to lose enough to—er make this interesting?

TAYLOR: Not money. Let’s make it real interesting. You know ever since I met you I had a vision of you polishing my ride. Losers handle the entire motor pool detail for a week. From out to the supply warehouse to the An Loc highway and back.

COFFEY: You’re on.

TAYLOR: Just remember. It ain’t the jeep, it’s the driver.

[17.58] Taylor you are evil

PERCELL: That was real smart. You seen how he handles his jeep. You can bet he knows how to drive.

TAYLOR: Yeah, but does he know when to slow down. Remember that sharp curve about a mile out.

PERCELL: Taylor, you are evil.

TAYLOR: Yeah

[18.13] Henry

???: Stack ‘em over here

???:  ???

ALEX: All the faces here have the same expressions. It might be resignation or perhaps they’re beyond feeling even that.

HENRY: Lady—lady.

ALEX: (Hold on a minute?) Hi there.

HENRY: You American? I like Americans.

ALEX: Thank you. What’s your name?

MCKAY: Give it back to her. This is my friend okay?

HENRY: Sorry lady.

MCKAY: Now there’s some rice and sheet plastic in the chopper for you guys.

HENRY: No cigarettes?

MCKAY: Stop hustling me Henry.

HENRY:  ???

KIDS:  ???

ALEX: Henry?

MCKAY: He wanted an American name so I gave him one.

ALEX: Where are his parents?

MCKAY: Dead. Five years he thinks. He’s not sure. The whole gang’s orphans.

ALEX: But they’re babies. How do they live?

MCKAY: They get by. The other villagers help ‘em out. Me an’ the guys bring ‘em what we can. Come on.

[19.22] Boxes

HENRY: Lady, okay we take?

ALEX: Yeah that’s okay.

MCKAY: Go ahead. Take it.

ALEX: What do they want with boxes?

MCKAY: Well they use the cardboard to line their sandals, when they have sandals. Or they sell it to somebody else so they can line their sandals.

ALEX: Do you have another run to make?

MCKAY: Yeah

ALEX: Pick me up afterwards. I wanna stay here.

MCKAY: Alex, you’ve seen all there is to see.

ALEX: No I haven’t. I wanna spend some time with these kids. I wanna write their story.

[19.58] The race

COFFEY: Come on boys

TAYLOR: Let’s do it.

TAYLOR: Comin’ up.

PERCELL: They don’t see it.

TAYLOR: That’s right. Yahoo

COFFEY: Man look at this.

ATTWOOD: Sarge is gonna kill you.

COFFEY:  ??? it’s not my fault. I didn’t know.

TAYLOR: Ah ha ha. Don’t step in the water, you’ll mess up your shine.

PERCELL: Hey yeah boys. Y’all be good, we gotta go.

TAYLOR: Ahh haa

[21.09] Worse bug bites

RUIZ: Hey Tran. Let me give you a hand. Ah I’ve had bug bites worse than that.

TRAN: He doesn’t speak English.

RUIZ: Yeah. Well tell him he ain’t hurt that bad. An’ you guys did okay.

TRAN:  ???

[21.33] Souvenir hunting

RUIZ: You guys take this souvenir hunting serious, huh?

VINH: Those aren’t souvenirs and my men are not thieves.

GOLDMAN: Ruiz.

ANDERSON: Let me take this.  ??? Roo.

RUIZ: Yo

ANDERSON: Coupla things you gotta know buddy.

RUIZ: Like what?

ANDERSON: They aren’t huntin’ for souvenirs.

RUIZ: Then why did they take all that stuff Sarge? They stripped those guys naked man.

ANDERSON: Ruiz, they need it.

RUIZ: VC uniforms? Come on. They can’t run around in those

ANDERSON: The women cut the material up into clothes for the kids.

RUIZ: That’s a shame.

ANDERSON: Yeah it is a shame an’ they don’t like having their noses rubbed in it. An’ that’s why you’re gonna apologize.

RUIZ: Sarge, come on…

ANDERSON: Ruiz. Just do it.

[22.24] Lunch over

PILCHOWSKI: I’ve never had much trouble handling women, not that I’m not selective, but I guess they like what I’m selling. An’ who am I to argue?

SEYMOUR: I’m not much for arguing myself.

PILCHOWSKI: There was this one difficult law student though, but my mother fixed me up with her so I don’t really count that. Unless you think that I should?

SEYMOUR: No

PILCHOWSKI: He’s gonna kill me. He’s gonna kill me. The gun!—the gun!

MP(?: Alright everybody, stay back.

MP: Ma’am. It’s okay now. It’s all over.

[23.27] Starting to bite my nails

MCKAY: Farmer Boy, this is Blue Velvet. Over. Farmer Boy this is Blue Velvet. Somebody answer me or I start biting my nails. Over.

MCKAY: You didn’t see me do this.

DOORGUNNER: Got it

MCKAY: Alex. Alex

[24.47] Civilian correspondent missing

MCKAY: The civilian correspondent’s missing. I’m commencing search. Over

RADIO: That’s a negative.  ??? vicinity. Do not land, I have no support for you at this time.

MCKAY: You’re breaking up bad. I can’t understand a word you’re saying. Out.

[25.17] Doing an excellent job

GOLDMAN: Looks like we hit the checkpoint. We’re gonna take a break here with you an’ then we’ll be on our way. You’re doing an excellent job.

VINH: (Vietnamese)

ANDERSON: Well LT, they’ve done real good. Real professional.

GOLDMAN: Well they better keep it up ‘cos after lunch they’re on their own.

ANDERSON: Are we expecting anybody?

GOLDMAN: No. Scotty, throw that antenna up.

MCKAY: Red Dog this is Blue Velvet. Over.

GOLDMAN: Blue Velvet this is Red Dog. What the hell you doing here. Over.

MCKAY: You seen any good friends wandering through the woods? Over.

GOLDMAN: Negative. What do you mean by that? Over

MCKAY: I can see an LZ about half a click your November. See you there. Out.

[26.07] LZ

MCKAY: I left Alex at Phu Lom(?) but Charlie moved in while I was gone. It’s completely destroyed.

GOLDMAN: Is she hurt?

MCKAY: I don’t know. The CA team bought it. There’s no sign of her though. I pray to God she got away, made it into the bush.

GOLDMAN: Why’d you leave her alone for in the first place?

MCKAY: Because she asked me to. Take it easy. Look if she’s out there I’ll find her., but I’ve only got one door gunner so if you can spare somebody I can sure use an extra observer. If not, I’m on my way.

ANDERSON: We’re alright here LT. Why don’t you just go ahead and go.

GOLDMAN: Alright you give me an hour. Then you take the men back to the truck. Let’s go.

ANDERSON: Good luck.

[26.58] MP with Jennifer

MP: Your friends gonna be alright ma’am. But he oughta have better sense than to run around in a jacket that says “shoot me” to any VC sniper drivin’ by.

SEYMOUR: Isn’t anybody gonna do anything about him?

MP: Truck’ll be by for him. You want this?

SEYMOUR: What for?

MP: Well you got a little bit of blood right here on your cheek.

PILCHOWSKI: Hey hold up. Doctor Seymour that was unbelievable. I mean going to lunch would have worked great but this gunshot wound is dynamite. I mean Marian is so maternal, this is gonna hit her right in the ovaries.

MP: Ma’am. Um—can I give you a lift somewhere?

SEYMOUR: Yeah, thanks.

[28.00] Alex and the kids

ALEX: Where she going?

HENRY: Village, see VC gone.

ALEX: You sent her?

HENRY: She’s small. Harder to see her. But lady we close now, they see that.

ALEX: Oh yeah

HENRY: Safe now. We go

ALEX: C’mon

[28.40] The Ville

ALEX: My God.

HENRY: You hungry lady?

ALEX: No. Now, come on. We should leave here.

HENRY: Don’t worry – your friends not come back. We take care of you.

[29.18] Wheels are like feet

PERCELL: Taylor I tell ya. You really stuck it to those guys

TAYLOR: Yeah. You from Detroit, wheels are like feet. You’re born knowing how to use ‘em.

SEYMOUR: Is that all the medicine?

TAYLOR: Yeah. They want you to sign for it Doc. What happened to your coat?

MP: Hey you guys be careful, she’s got a mean eye.

TAYLOR: What you talkin’ about?

MP: Lady just bagged her first VC. One shot.

SEYMOUR: Let’s get outta here.

PERCELL: Ma’am, you really don’t need to do that. We’ve already gone over it.

SEYMOUR: I’m sure you did. I just like to double check when it comes to my patients.

TAYLOR: No problem.

PERCELL: Ma’am d’you mind if I say somethin’? What I learned that you gotta keep rememberin’ is that if you hadn’t gotten him – he mighta gotten you.

SEYMOUR: I’ll keep that in mind.

[30.47] All your's now

ANDERSON: Well, all yours now.

VINH: I don’t need it.

ANDERSON: Well you know all this territory?

VINH: I fought here beside the French.

ANDERSON: Yeah, well the French are pretty serious fighters alright.

VINH: But they left. Just as you will leave someday. And we will remain.

[31.16] Chow time

JOHNSON: You mean you didn’t finish school?

TRAN: Got job in motor pool. Good job.

RUIZ: If you say so.

TRAN: Then the army comes, say “you go”. So I go

JOHNSON: I guess some things are the same all the world around huh

[31.36] NVA coming

RUFF PUFF: (Vietnamese)

ANDERSON: What’s up?

VINH: North Vietnamese soldiers coming up fast.

ANDERSON: Scotty! This far south? What’s their strength?

VINH: The man said sixty.

JOHNSON: Sarge. What’s happenin’?

ANDERSON: NVA. Alright Green Wizard, this is Red Dog.

RADIO: Go ahead Red Dog. Over

ANDERSON: I have bad guys comin’ straight at us, November Victor Alpha, I need support. Over

RADIO: Negative Red Dog. Everything committed south of you.

VINH: (Vietnamese)

RADIO: Can you hold for twenty? Maybe I can free up some artillery. Over

ANDERSON: That’s a negative. Er—we’ll evade and get back to you later. Red Dog out.

JOHNSON: Sarge

VINH: (Vietnamese)

ANDERSON: Vinh. What’s goin’ on?

VINH: Sergeant, you must give us your weapons.

ANDERSON: Whoa—whoa-- what’s goin’ on here now?

VINH: (Vietnamese)

VINH: Put your hands on your heads. Now.

[32.52] Gotta make a break

NVA: (Vietnamese)

RUIZ: Sarge, we’ve gotta make a break.

ANDERSON: Uhu, just take it easy.

VINH: (Vietnamese)

NVA: (Vietnamese)

VINH: (Vietnamese)

NVA: (Vietnamese)

[34.01] Back at the ville

ALEX: Hey—down here—down here—down here

HENRY: You happy huh?

ALEX: Yes—yes, very happy—very happy

ALEX: Johnny—Johnny—Johnny. I—I—er—I thought you were out on patrol with those trainees.

GOLDMAN: I was. C’mon on.

ALEX: Wait, I wanna take the kids.

GOLDMAN: They’ll put us way over the weight limit.

ALEX: I can’t leave ‘em here. Henry, come here.

HENRY: You go home now

ALEX: Yeah an’ you go with me.

HENRY: Chopper ride?

ALEX: Chopper ride. To Saigon.

HENRY: No—no. Saigon bad. Live on street.

ALEX: No—no. We’ll find somebody to take care of you.

HENRY: We take care.

ALEX: Henry I can’t leave you here.

HENRY: We stay here. You go.

GOLDMAN: Come on.

ALEX: For God’s sake you be careful alright?

HENRY: No problem. You do good story. My name spell H-E-N-R-Y

[35.49] You saved us

VINH:  ???

ANDERSON: You saved us.

VINH: Yes. I told them that you were our prisoners, that we would take credit for your capture.

ANDERSON: Hey look. You can have credit for anything you want credit for.

VINH: No,  ???

RUIZ: What’s goin’ on Tran?

TRAN: He’s my commander. I’m sorry.

ANDERSON: What’s happening here? You takin’ those uniforms seriously.

VINH: Are you frightened Sergeant?

ANDERSON: Give us back our weapons now.

VINH: Yesterday you thought we were children.

ANDERSON: We’re all on the same side here.

VINH: The side that burns our villages? Makes whores of our women?

ANDERSON: Our guys die right alongside yours.

VINH: Do their widows and orphans starve to death?

ANDERSON: Wh—what is it you hope to gain by all this?

VINH: Respect. I want to go back to the truck exactly as we are now. So everyone sees that you had to depend on us.

ANDERSON: You’re getting’ court-martialled. An’ you’re too good a soldier to let that happen.

VINH: Maybe. But I have to point a gun before you see it.

[37.04] NVA coming back

RUFF PUFF:

VINH: They’re behind us. Put your hands up.

NVA: (Vietnamese)

VINH: (Vietnamese)

TRAN: They found the bodies where we got the uniforms.

NVA: (Vietnamese)

VINH: (Vietnamese)

[37.53] Running through the jungle

ANDERSON: Get outta here, there’s too many of ‘em. Go—go-- Keep movin’. Go

ANDERSON: Let’s go. Try to dig in down by the river.

[38.59] Sorry it took so long

ANDERSON: Alright White Horse. Got your visual.

RADIO: Sorry we took so long Red Dog. We’ve got sandals coming in your September. Keep your head down. Over.

ANDERSON: I copy White Horse. Listen up, black pajamas are ours. Do you copy? Black pajamas are friendly, repeat black pajamas are friendly. Now leave ‘em alone son.

ANDERSON: Yeah, Yeah

???: Alright

[40.12] Crazy bastard

ANDERSON: Crazy bastard.

TRAN: He was a good man Sergeant

ANDERSON: Yes. He was.

[40.46] A gentleman would have seen you home

ALEX: Take care.

MCKAY: You know a real gentleman would have seen you home.

ALEX: He wanted to get back to his men. I understand that.

GOLDMAN: How are we?

ANDERSON: Three wounded. One’s pretty bad but he ought to make it. Ruff Puffs did a good job for us LT, but we lost Vinh.

GOLDMAN: Oh man, that stinks.

ANDERSON: I saw your lady in there. She okay?

GOLDMAN: She’s fine.

ANDERSON: Glad to hear it.

GOLDMAN: Feels good to know she’s alright. I really like this one Sergeant.

ANDERSON: Yes sir. I heard that.

[41.24] We owe you

PERCELL: Hey guys, you got a little bit of mud on your jeep.

COFFEY: Yeah, we owe you.

TAYLOR: Yeah, that’s not what your mama said.

BECHTEL: What have you done with this precious lady?

TAYLOR: The boogie(?)

ANDERSON: Yo. How’s the motor pool boys?

PERCELL: How’s it goin’ out there. Those guys manage not to trip over their own feet?

ANDERSON: Ahh. You could say that.

PERCELL: Hey sarge, er, when was the last time you saw Doctor Seymour?

ANDERSON: I saw here this morning before we left. Why?

PERCELL: Well I tell you Sarge, I may be way out of line an’ I know she’s a shrink an’ she knows more about it than I do but --- Sarge, I think she’s gonna be goin’ through some changes.

ANDERSON: What are you talkin’ about? What happened?

[42.19] Doctor in the shower

[42.44] Goldman & Alex

GOLDMAN: This is really good Al

ALEX: Yeah. That’s only the first story. I’m hoping it’ll make people back home reach for their checkbooks. It’s the only thing I can do for those kids.

GOLDMAN: Well it makes me feel like chipping in.

ALEX: Thanks. And thanks for what you did today.

GOLDMAN: I was just hitching a ride on a chopper.

ALEX: Yeah to come look for me. And you had to leave your men. I know that wasn’t easy for you. It does mean a lot to me.

GOLDMAN: Well you just promise me that you won’t do anything stupid like that again. Okay?

GOLDMAN: Promise.

ALEX: No

[43.45] Zeke & Jennifer

SEYMOUR: Yeah?

ANDERSON: It’s me Zeke. Can I come in?

SEYMOUR: Sure. How’d it go today? Everybody get back okay?

ANDERSON: Yeah, fine. How are you?

SEYMOUR: Fine

ANDERSON: I talked to Percell and Taylor.

SEYMOUR: Oh yeah. That was something else. But at least we got the Dapsone.

ANDERSON: C’mon—c’mon. Talk to me.

SEYMOUR: There’s really nothing to say. I killed him. When we were little, my father used to make us all learn how to shoot. And I remember the thing that always scared me wasn’t the bullets, it was the sound. And the funny thing is---I fired the fun and I don’t remember hearing it. I didn’t hear anything today. All I can see are his eyes. No, I’m alright.

ANDERSON: No you’re not. You’re a long ways from it.

SEYMOUR: I’m alright. I—I just……….. I run around urging people to learn how to face their feelings and I’m just having a little trouble facing mine.

ANDERSON: Jennifer. When a soldier comes to you an’ says he feels like crying, what do you tell him to do?

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