Transcript: (3x10) World in Changes

From Bravo 3/44th

Directed by: Jim Johnston

Written by: James Kearns

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[01.42] Searching for sniper (chopper)

MCKAY: He’s out there. Look for the muzzle flash, then burn the jungle.

[02.05] Searching for sniper (ground)

[03.22] Wanna hold my hand?

MCKAY:  ??? river seems to be clear. We’ll try further out. Over.

JOHNSON: Percell maintain your intervals. You wanna hold my hand too Roo?

RUIZ: Three days an’ a wake-up Sarge. We’re just covering your butt.

[03.53] Co-pilot hit

MCKAY: We’re hit. We’re hit.  ???’s hit.

MCKAY: He’s jamming the ???. He’s jamming the ???. I can’t get him off. I can’t get him off. We’re losing control. Mayday, Mayday. We’re comin’ in hard. I’m comin’ in hard.

MCKAY: Alright, I’ve gained control. I’m coming down, coming down.

MCKAY: Base request medic, ??? co-pilot’s shot. Request medic base. Comin’ in.

RADIO: Roger, have an RPT(?) standing by. Over.

MCKAY: Come on you S-O-B. Come on

[05.07] Not your problem any more Johnson

TAYLOR: Half a million GI’s in country an’ we can’t even spot one lousy sniper.

JOHNSON: It’s a big jungle Taylor.

RUIZ: Yeah, maybe ??? decided to pull up stakes and move to Tan Son Nhut. Either way it ain’t your problem no more Sarge.

PERCELL: Yeah Johnson. You survived a full tour and a four month extension. How’s it feel coming in from your last mission?

JOHNSON:  ??? Percell. I still got seventy two hours, thirty eight minutes an’ forty two seconds.

PERCELL: Yeah, well we done our three days lookin’ for the sniper. That means it’s Team Zeus’s turn an’ you’ve saddled up for your last time.

RUIZ: That’s right. All you gotta do is worry about catchin’ the big bird to Tupelo.

HOCKENBURY: You’re goin’ home man.

???: Alright.

[05.49] Insurance

JOHNSON: Hey—hey. What’s goin’ on?

PERCELL: C’mon Sarge. Don’t get steamed. We’re just watchin’ out for you.

JOHNSON: Hey look, I don’t need a bodyguard Percell.

RUIZ: You’d do the same for us.

JOHNSON: Okay—okay. I know what you guys are tryin’ to do. An’ I appreciate it, I do. But I managed to get through most of my tour without you two on my tail. Look, if somethin’ works, why fix it?

RUIZ: You see Sarge, you’ve gotta think of yourself as a finely tuned automobile cruising down the main drag at Tupelo. Some guy ploughs into you. You gonna tell me you’re better off without insurance?

PERCELL: See Johnson what he’s tellin’ you is that we are your insurance.

JOHNSON: Look, I don’t need any. You just do your job, let me do mine and don’t do me any favors.

RUIZ: I bet you’ll think twice about that insurance.

[06.51] Situation frustrating

STRINGER: That sniper situation’s getting damned frustrating Lieutenant.

GOLDMAN: I share the sentiment Sir.

STRINGER: He shoots at our choppers and just disappears.

GOLDMAN: Well Sir, he doesn’t leave many signs, just a few sandal prints, nothing more.

STRINGER: He tried to shoot Lieutenant McKay’s chopper out of the sky this morning.

GOLDMAN: McKay alright?

STRINGER: Yeah but his co-pilot wasn’t so lucky. Lieutenant, your team’s been out for the last three days. When am I going to see some results?

STRINGER: That’ll be all Lieutenant.

GOLDMAN: Sir—

STRINGER: I said that’ll be all Lieutenant.

FONTAINE: You should’ve told me you had a sniper problem Colonel. Sniper’s are one of my specialties.

[07.36] Big spender

HOCKENBURY: Alright, so what’s everybody drinkin’? It’s on me.

JOHNSON: No—no—no. I’m short. I’m buyin’.

HOCKENBURY: Alright.

JOHNSON: Get us all a round.

HOCKENBURY: Yeah

JOHNSON: I guess you can afford to be a big spender now that you’re gonna be a big collage man.

PERCELL: Hey, let’s have this first sip to Sergeant’s last mission.

HOCKENBURY: Three days an’ a wake-up.

JOHNSON: No, to you guys. Thanks for everythin’.

HOCKENBURY: So you thought about what you’re gonna be studying when you get to college?

JOHNSON: I don’t know, maybe—maybe somethin’ to do with politics.

PERCELL: Now that might work out. He’s full of bull.

TAYLOR: Yeah

HOCKENBURY: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Marvin Johnson. Yeah.

JOHNSON: Hey, look look. I’ve got some big plans when I go back to the world. I don’t think President’s one of them though. I just wanna get me an education an’ a job. A real good job. Maybe even do some work for the Movement between now an’ then. Stuff some envelopes, answer the phone. Whatever I can do to carry on Doctor King’s work.

HOCKENBURY: There you go, alright. You wanna play some darts Danny?

PERCELL: Well now I’m all for that. First one to hit Ho Chi’s nose buys the beer.

[08.57] What's wrong Taylor

TAYLOR: You ain’t gonna change the system stuffin’ no envelopes.

JOHNSON: Well we gotta start somewhere ain’t we Taylor? What’s wrong with you anyway?

TAYLOR: Ain’t nothin’ wrong with me.

JOHNSON: Look I figure like this. The more education I can get right now, the better chance I got of changing things when I get back to the world.

TAYLOR: Johnson all it is is the white man getting himself elected so he can send the black man off to fight the yellow man.

JOHNSON: No, I don’t buy that. It’s too easy bro

TAYLOR: Don’t think you’ve got it made ‘cos the white man made you a sergeant. Over here he needs you to watch his back. Back home he just wants you to wash it.

JOHNSON: Well at least I’m tryin’ to do somethin’ with my life instead of hiding out in the army like you. Yeah

TAYLOR: Who you talkin’ about hidin’ out in the army?

JOHNSON: You. Look if you had somethin’ to go back to, you wouldn’t have re-upped in the first place.

TAYLOR: Why you keep puttin’ your hands on me? Look at least my head ain’t full of stupid dreams.

JOHNSON:  ???

TAYLOR: Why what you gonna do huh? What you gonna do Johnson? What you gonna do?

JOHNSON:  ???? Spec-4.

TAYLOR: What you gonna do Johnson? College boy. What you gonna do?

JOHNSON:  ??? Let him go. Let him go

HOCKENBURY: hey—hey—hey

JOHNSON: What he hell’s wrong with him anyway?

HOCKENBURY: Don’t mean nothin’.

[09.54] Johnson's dreaming

JOHNSON (thinking): It doesn’t matter what Taylor said. You’re not gonna make it anyway Johnson. That sniper’s got your number. Here in the base or out in the bush. Three days an’ a wake-up. You’re a dead man.

[10.51] Learning to fly

FONTAINE: I’m gonna ask you politely one more time. Where is Li Bihn? Oh I know you know where he is and what he looks like. I bet the two of you eat fish heads together at least once a week. Maybe share the same woman. Woman ???.  ???. No speakee. No speakee at all. Last chance.  ??? ???. Where’s Li Bihn? What does he look like?

FONTAINE: Okay, Okay. Don’t say old Duke Fontaine didn’t warn ya.

VC:  ???

FONTAINE:  ??? But if you’re lyin’ boy, you’d better learn how to fly.

FONTAINE: Get him outta my sight.

[12.10] Charismatic VC

GOLDMAN: Exactly how dangerous is he?

STRINGER: Well he isn’t a combat soldier, so to the individual troop in the field, negligible. But to our war effort as a whole – devastating.

GOLDMAN: Sir?

FONTAINE: Li Bihn is single-handedly undermining our Hearts and Minds programme in the ???? province. He’s a little ideologue who’s turned at least forty villes.

GOLDMAN: And what’s his MO?

FONTAINE: Charisma and ruthless brutality.

STRINGER: He’s almost mythical to the peasants. If a ville has any kind of VC leaning he wins it over.

GOLDMAN: An’ what if they’re friendly?

FONTAINE: You (pike?) a few heads in the village square, these dinks get religion really fast.

STRINGER: The CIA has asked for our help to kidnap Li Bihn.

GOLDMAN: How will we identify him?

STRINGER: Mr Fontaine has a detailed description of the man.

GOLDMAN: Do you have any photos?

[13.09] Shooting practice

MCKAY: Outstanding.

FONTAINE: Not bad.

MCKAY: John McKay

FONTAINE: I know who you are. I’m Duke Fontain.

MCKAY: Yeah well I know who you are. Most chopper jocks do.

FONTAINE: That sniper set you down hard yesterday didn’t he?

MCKAY: Yeah, he killed my co-pilot.

FONTAINE: Got a line on his perch?

MCKAY: No, he keeps movin’ around.

FONTAINE: If he settles down, try an’ get a fix on what he’s shootin’. Get your ordnance people to doctor some rounds and salt the area.  ??? always take free ammo. He chambers one of those (jessies?) – no more sniper.

MCKAY: Sounds like a winner.

FONTAINE: Well it’s my job to come up with winners McKay an’ I’m good at my job. Besides, second place is a body bag an’ that’s too close an’ too dark for me. Good huntin’.

[14.37] Taking personally

GOLDMAN: McKay what are you doin’ up here? I thought we were goin’ into Saigon.

MCKAY: This scum bucket takes pot shots at us every time we’re in or out an’ I’m gonna nail him.

GOLDMAN: Don’t you think you’re taking this a little personally.

MCKAY: Hell yes I’m takin’ it personally. He killed my co-pilot. I wanna win the war Goldman an’ if the highers aren’t gonna let us do that well then I wanna survive. You know I’m getting’ tired of snipers takin’ pot shots at me. Tired of transporting bodies like some flying hearse. An’ I’m tired of my heart stopping every time somebody comes up behind me.

GOLDMAN: Well that sounds like you’re tired.

[15.20] Get down

MCKAY: Get down!

GOLDMAN: Well did you hear about the mission tomorrow?

MCKAY: Yeah we’re takin’ old Duke Fontaine out for a ride huh?

GOLDMAN: Yeah. Do you ever throw anybody off your chopper?

MCKAY: Not yet.

GOLDMAN: What do you mean “not yet”? Sounds like he’s one of your heroes.

MCKAY: Yeah well he fights to win, he goes all out. No pun intended.

GOLDMAN: Well maybe he throws a little humanity out of the chopper with those prisoners.

MCKAY: The important thing is he gets the job done.

GOLDMAN: Come on McKay, that’s extreme even for you.

MCKAY: Yeah well everything over here seems to be a little extreme doesn’t it?

(background shouting)

MCKAY: And it is personal.

[16.12] Vomit countdown

HOCKENBURY: Hey—hey Johnson. Alright—alright—alright. Now according here to the “vomit countdown” right, you got—you got eight meals left, which is two banquet breakfasts – sorry about that…

JOHNSON: That’s alright

HOCKENBURY: You got-er-three lovely lunches, you got three super suppers an’ you’re outta here.

ANDERSON: Alright company halt! LT’s got a briefing, we gotta a mission tomorrow. I’ll check with you later. Johnson, come here a minute.

[16.41] Good news Johnson

ANDERSON: I got some good news Johnson. You’re gonna sit this one out.

JOHNSON: What?

ANDERSON: Yeah. LT’s got it cleared an’ now you’re just gonna check in your gear an’ out-process early. Johnson, that’s supposed to be good news.

JOHNSON: Yeah I know Sarge, but it ain’t right.

ANDERSON: What are you talkin’ about Johnson? You ain’t got nothin’ to prove.

JOHNSON: Sarge I know, but I—I always go out. I’m supposed to go out.

ANDERSON: Now I don’t wanna hear any of that nonsense. The team’s gonna have to get used to you bein’ gone an’ now is a good a time to start as any.

JOHNSON: Sarge, I can’t break my routine now. I gotta do everythin’ exactly the way I always do it or Sarge I ain’t gonna make it out of here alive.

ANDERSON: That’s crazy Johnson.

JOHNSON: No it ain’t Sarge, not if you believe me.

ANDERSON: It’s up to you Johnson. Up to you.l

[17.29] Another dream

JOHNSON’S DREAM:

PERCELL: Johnson!

JOHNSON: (Nightmare moans etc)

PERCELL: It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay. Calm down—calm down. Start to pull back—start to pull back. It’s okay—it’s okay.

JOHNSON: Danny, remember Freeman(?). Always did things the same way, day in an’ day out. Five days an’ a wake up they let him off detail. He was sittin’ on the can reading a magazine while his platoon was out in the field Danny. Sapper blue him all over Firebase Ladybird.

PERCELL: Johnson that was one guy.

JOHNSON: No—no lots of guys Danny, lots of guys. You mess with routine, you’re messin’ with fate man.

PERCELL: Johnson now listen to me. We have all missed missions. It’s no big deal.

JOHNSON: This is different man. Gotta stick to the routine—I gotta stick to the routine.

PERCELL: You’ve gotta do as you’ve gotta do. Would you relax you’re gonna be alright. Relax

JOHNSON: I gotta stick to the routine man.

PERCELL: Get some rest – get some rest.

JOHNSON: It’s too close. I don’t wanna die in this toilet. God don’t let me die in this toilet.

[19.22] Run off an' marry her Ru

RUIZ: Come on man.

TAYLOR: Why don’t you just run off an’ marry her Roo.

PERCELL: Taylor what is your problem?

TAYLOR: Nothin’. Roo actin’ like that’s his first skirt

RUIZ: Suzanna ain’t a skirt man.

TAYLOR: Then you got a serious problem …..

RUIZ: Yeah you…..

JOHNSON: Hey, knock it off.

TAYLOR: What’s it to you huh?

JOHNSON: That man’s business is his business. Now you mind yours.

ANDERSON: Alright everybody, listen up now. This mission is a quick snatch in a bad neighborhood. On top of all that, they’re sending along a spook to keep us company, so I don’t have time for this kinda crap you understand me? So get it squared away. Now.

JOHNSON: Damn.

[20.14] Sniper watching

MCKAY: Okay goofball, eat this.

[20.57] Wading through the river

no dialogue

[21.50] This way

JOHNSON: Taylor, this way.

TAYLOR: It’s this way Johnson.

JOHNSON: I’m in charge, now we’ll go this way.

TAYLOR: It’s this way—Sargeant.

JOHNSON: I just gave you an order.

TAYLOR: What you gonna do Johnson, huh? You gonna turn me in? Agh

JOHNSON: You satisfied now. I’m gonna write you up for insubordination.

TAYLOR: Go ahead. I don’t think you’ve got much of a ???

JOHNSON: Why you always gotta be so much damn trouble.

TAYLOR: I thought that was what you liked about me Johnson.

JOHNSON: ???

[22.53] Sorry Johnson

JOHNSON: Hey man, hey you alright?

TAYLOR:  ??? that little bastard hit me hard. Johnson, man I’m sorry I got you into this

JOHNSON: Wasn’t your fault man.

TAYLOR: Yeah it was. If I hadn’t been fightin’ you, I would’ve been watchin’ what I was doin’.

VC:  ???

TAYLOR: What is you sayin’ huh?

JOHNSON: Stop that! Stop it.

VC:  ???

TAYLOR: Hey! Hey!

TAYLOR: Hey man, hey. I don’t think he wants us to talk –either that or he—he’s just cleanin’ his sandals.

LI BIHN:  ???

VC:  ???

[24.12] They'll be back

GOLDMAN: What you got?

ANDERSON:  ??? outpost. Two guards on my side.

GOLDMAN: What about Johnson and Taylor? The left before you did.

ANDERSON: They’ll be back

GOLDMAN: Anything?

FONTAINE: Maybe somethin’. Maybe nothin’.

GOLDMAN: Maybe somethin’, maybe nothin’. What the hell does that mean?

FONTAINE: Just that.

[24.46] Sergeant Marvin Johnson

BIHN: What is your name?

JOHNSON: Sergeant Marvin Johnson. RA4904862

BIHN: Why are you here?

JOHNSON: Sergeant Marvin Johnson. RA490…..

TAYLOR:  ???

BINH: Why are you here?

JOHNSON: Sergeant Marvin Johnson. RA49…

TAYLOR:  ???

BINH: That is not an ordinary army uniform Sergeant Johnson. That is the uniform of your elite special forces. Now why are you here?

JOHNSON: Sargeant Marvin Johnson. RA49048…

TAYLOR: ???

BINH: Your friend is strong. We will see how strong and how firm your resolve.

[26.09] Pop that gook

FONTAINE: Stay still you little zipperhead

GOLDMAN: What the hell are you doin’ Fontaine?

FONTAINE: I can pop that gook from here.

GOLDMAN: Our orders are to take him alive.

FONTAINE: That’s what I told your Colonel to get him to help me. My orders are to terminate this guy.

GOLDMAN: You don’t give the orders out. I do.

FONTAINE: I could take over you know.

GOLDMAN: Could you?

ANDERSON: LT. They’ve got Johnson an’ Taylor down there.

FONTAINE: Not for long they don’t.

GOLDMAN: I got two men whose lives are at risk down there.

FONTAINE: That’s not my problem.

ANDERSON: It is now

FONTAINE: We’ll do it your way. But you better pray we get that gook.

[27.22] Torture by the river

BINH:  ???

BINH: How many are with you? Where are the others?

JOHNSON: Marvin Johnson, Sergeant…..

BINH:  ????

JOHNSON:  ???

BINH:  ???

BINH: Now it is your turn to save your friend.  ???. How many in your unit? Where are they?

TAYLOR: Specialist Four Marcus Taylor.

BINH:  ???

BINH: Where are they? Where are they?

TAYLOR: Specialist Four …..

BINH: ???. Where are they?

JOHNSON: Marvin Johnson …

BINH:  ???

BINH: Where are they?

[28.18] Wait till dark

ANDERSON: LT.

GOLDMAN: We’d never get close enough. Unless they (start to kill them?) we wait until dark. Then we go in.

[28.40] Darkness comes

GOLDMAN: Nobody shoots till I give the signal. Got it?

FONTAINE: I got it.

[29.10] Wait till the guys get here

JOHNSON: Just keep--keep fightin’ it man. We just gotta hold on till—till the guys get here.

TAYLOR: You’re dreamin’ bro.

JOHNSON: You got a better idea?

TAYLOR: Uha. Johnson

JOHNSON: Yo

TAYLOR:  ??? I’m sorry.

JOHNSON: Come on man

TAYLOR: All that trash I was talkin’ about. I didn’t mean nothin’ by it.

JOHNSON: You ain’t gotta apologize for the way you feel man.

TAYLOR: Yeah well I ain’t got no reason.

JOHNSON: You got a right man.

TAYLOR: I ain’t got no right to dump on other people’s dreams. Man I don’t know why I got so mad every time you—you talked about goin’ to college an’ doin’ somethin’ with yourself. I just got mad ‘cos I guess--‘cos you were goin’ home.

JOHNSON: Guess I’m gonna miss you too man.

TAYLOR: If we live long enough to miss each other.

[30.38] One will live, one will die

BINH: One of you will tell me what I want to know. One of you will live, one of you will die. The question is: which? You? You? Perhaps I should tell you what you have to look forward to. First I little game with fire then I will cut your eyes out slowly. If you still will not talk, I will peel you like a grape. Even those who survive these earlier tests are better off dead. Why don’t you save yourselves much pain. Speak to me now.

TAYLOR: Why don’t you stick it ---- aaah

[31.46] Help's coming

GOLDMAN: Alright, we’ll go in with two teams. You go in first Sergeant – you flank left and take Percell with you. Percell give Doc the radio. Doc you stay with Roo. Roo you set that pig up, if we get in any trouble you make it squeal. Fontaine, you still with me. Let’s do it.

RUIZ: Doc, you wanna feed ammo?

HOCKENBURY: Feed what?

RUIZ: Forget it Doc.

[32.52] Think about what's ahead

BINH: Think about what it ahead for you. We will see how courageous you feel in the morning.

[33.13] Fontaine does it his way

FONTAINE: There’s our boy.

GOLDMAN: Fontaine!

ANDERSON: Somethin’s gone wrong.

[34.03] On fire

TAYLOR: It’s catchin’ on fire Johnson. We gotta get loose.

JOHNSON: Keep workin’ on it(?)

JOHNSON:  ??? It’s gotta be them. Just keep workin’ on it—keep workin’ on it

JOHNSON:  ??? come on

ANDERSON: Percell! Pop that flare.

[35.13] Bihn not dead yet

TAYLOR: Johnson

JOHNSON: Keep workin’ it. Keep workin’ it

TAYLOR: He’s getting’ up Johnson, he’s getting’ up

JOHNSON: Keep workin’

[35.22] Go Percell

ANDERSON: I’ll cover you, you go. Go—go—go

[35.49] Going in

ANDERSON: I’m goin’ in. Cover me

PERCELL: Alright, go.

TAYLOR/JOHNSON(?): Sarge—Sarge. Cut us loose.  ??

ANDERSON: Go—go—go—go—go—go—go—go

HOCKENBURY: Hey, you guys alright?

TAYLOR: Other(?) than damn near barbecuing Doc, we’re fine

GOLDMAN: Sergeant, let’s get the hell outta here.

ANDERSON: Let’s go—let’s go—let’s go

[36.36] Wrong guy

FONTAINE: Damn! It was the wrong guy. It wasn’t even Lu Bihn, some lousy VC lieutenant. You cannot trust these gooks, I should’ve airmailed that sucker in the chopper

GOLDMAN: Shut up Fontaine. That’s affirmative Goldilocks, we’ve got a visual. We’re popping smoke. Alright let’s clear back or it’ll land on our heads.

[37.19] Still gotta find him

FONTAINE: I still have to find this Lu Bihn character. Since you know the assignment, I’m gonna request your team.

GOLDMAN: Not a chance. You lied to me and you risked the lives of my men on some wild goose chase you had.

ANDERSON: Some of my boys almost got roasted buddy because of you.

FONTAINE: It was a mistake

ANDERSON: It was unnecessary.

FONTAINE: The guy I was questioning was lying to me. What was I supposed to do?

GOLDMAN: I’d have lied too if I thought I had to walk home from two thousand feet.

ANDERSON: How would you like to earn your nickname “Freefall”? Huh?

FONTAINE: Go ahead. But I don’t think you’ve got the hair for it.

GOLDMAN: Sergeant! He ain’t worth it.

ANDERSON: You’re right LT. I’d be doin’ him a favour an’ there ain’t no way I’m gonna do that.

FONTAINE: ooooooh

[38.36] Sniper strikes again

TAYLOR(?) : Whoa

???:  ???

MCKAY: Alright, that’s enough dammit.

PERCELL: Hey—hey—hey. LT, take it easy

MCKAY: Hose it down Smitty. I want that sucker.

JOHNSON: Put us down LT then go after him

TAYLOR: Yeah put us down LT.

RUIZ:  ??? LT, ??? can’t take it.

MCKAY: Okay, don’t get your underwear in a bundle. We’re goin’ in.

???: Come on

[39.19] On the ground

JOHNSON: Oh this feels so good.

[39.33] Packed and ready

TAYLOR: So you got all your stuff?

JOHNSON: Packed and ready.

PERCELL: This has got to be the happiest day of your life Johnson.

JOHNSON: Yeah, it is, it is. It’s a sad one too though. I mean if I live to be a hundred years old, I don’t think I’ll ever experience anything as intense as all this. I mean, it’s just so—you know—intense.

RUIZ: Yeah, intense an’ crazy. I mean one night we’re out lookin’ for Victor Charles. He tries to kill us, we try to kill him an’ the next night we sit around, drink beer an’ talk about it.

TAYLOR:  ???? doin’ the same thing. You know, sittin’ around talkin’ about it.

JOHNSON: I mean nobody, except the guys that are here, gonna know how it was. Nobody gonna know what I’m talkin’ about.

PERCELL: You ain’t gonna find many people willin’ to listen either. If you do, they won’t care about it.

[40.26] No more humping the boonies

HOCKENBURY: Cut it out Percell. You’re becoming a cynic an’ this is supposed to be a celebration. Alright.

RUIZ: Yeah—yeah. That’s right.

HOCKENBURY: Alright ????

RUIZ: To no more humpin’ the boonies.

JOHNSON: Alright, no more humpin’ the boonies an’ no more layin’ awake in the hootch all night listenin’ to Percell snore like a chainsaw.

RUIZ: An’—an’ no more—no more reaching into your pocket for your wallet an’ shakin’ hands with Taylor.

PERCELL: Wait—wait—wait. An’ no more havin’ to listen to Roo bitch about the chow….

TAYLOR: Yeah

PERCELL: …..an’ brag about his women…

TAYLOR: Yeah

PERCELL: An’ then bitch about the bunk ….

PERCELL & TAYLOR: an’ brag about his women..

RUIZ: Alright—alright. You’ve made your point

HOCKENBURY: When you get back there, you tell your mom an’ everybody that all of us here think her boy Marvin is one hell of a fine human being.

RUIZ: Oh yeah.

JOHNSON: Can’t help but drink to that.

HOCKENBURY: Let’s drink to that

RUIZ(?): Amen

[41.11] Best friend I've had

TAYLOR: You’re the best damn friend I ever had. I’m really sorry man

JOHNSON: Hey, forget it.

TAYLOR: Oh I can’t forget it, I nearly got us killed. I just hope you can forget it.

JOHNSON: Forget what?

RUIZ: Now what ??? for us

HOCKENBURY:  ???

PERCELL: That was just like I showed you guys huh? That’s good, I though you would have forgotten.

HOCKENBURY: To Marvin man.

RUIZ: To Marvin.

[41.42] Keep your eyes open

MCKAY: You keep your eyes open Smitty. If that guy don’t shoot us, we get him.

[41.53] I'm scared sarge

JOHNSON: Sarge, I’m scared.

ANDERSON: Johnson, scared of what? You just survived a full tour an’ four months in country over here an’ you’re about to get on a chopper an’ go home. What are you scared of?

JOHNSON: Sarge, when I came here I was just a kid you know. I—I’d been in the army for a while, but I was still a kid. Then they gave me a weapon and live ammunition an’ told me I had to come over here an’ start killin’ people. Sarge what I’m tryin’ to say is, I’m grown up now. I don’t know what it’s gonna be like back in the world.

ANDERSON: Well you’re right about one thing Johnson. You’re not a kid any more. You’re a man, an’ you’re a good man. You’re decent an’ you’re strong. An’ if you don’t mind my sayin’ so, I’m proud of you. You know, of all the things that happened to you over here, you didn’t let any of it turn you away from what you came over here believing about good an’ right an’ wrong. Whatever you decide to do, I know you’ll do a good job.

JOHNSON: Thanks Sarge.

ANDERSON: Now get outta here.

JOHNSON: Hey Sarge, I just thought about somethin’. This is the last time in my life I’m ever gonna have to take an order from you.

ANDERSON: Johnson, get on that chopper – now. Get out of Vietnam, that’s a direct order. Now go-go-go-go-go move-move-move. Johnson.

JOHNSON: Yes Sarge.

ANDERSON: Keep your head down.

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