Transcript: (3x2) Doc Hock

From Bravo 3/44th

Directed by: Randy Roberts

Written by: Robert Bielak

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[01.44] New arrivals

???: Okay gentlemen, let’s form up. Officers on the right.

GI: Good morning Sir.

???: Come on, let’s hustle it up. Welcome to the Nam gentlemen. You’ll be going over to the mess hall, get you some chow, then you get squared away with your unit. What are you gawking at newbie? Haven’t you ever seen a dead man before? A little action on the wire last night, nothing to worry about. You men will be getting used to the smells of Vietnam. Most of you’ll learn to love latrine duty, like that man over there, it means you won’t be in the field getting shot at. Now grab your gear an’ move it out!

???: Go. Let’s go.

[03.26] Job in intelligence

ANDERSON: Well LT, that’s three sapper attacks in four days.

GOLDMAN: And four bicycle bombs in a week. You think somethin’s up?

ANDERSON: Wouldn’t doubt it. How’s the leg?

GOLDMAN: It’s better. They want me to stay off it for about a week.

ANDERSON: So, stay off it for a week. War can get along without you for a few days.

GOLDMAN: Well it may have to get along without me for good. I’ve been doing some thinking. Think I’m gonna take a job in Intelligence for the rest of my tour.

ANDERSON: That’s a good decision. You’ve done your time out here.

ALEX: Hi. Shall I come back?

ANDERSON: Ah, no—no. Come on in Miss Devlin. We were about finished here. I’ll talk to you later.

[04.13] Bad timing

ALEX: Bad timing?

GOLDMAN: The story of our relationship.

ALEX: He looked pretty shell-shocked. What’s the matter with him?

GOLDMAN: I just told him I was taking a job in S-2.

ALEX: Good! Good. I for one am glad you’re out of the field.

GOLDMAN: Ah, what is that?

ALEX: What?

GOLDMAN: What is…..

ALEX: This?

GOLDMAN: Give me that

ALEX: This?

GOLDMAN: Give it….

ALEX: This is a little something to help the recovery process.

GOLDMAN: I like presents.

ALEX: Yeah

GOLDMAN: Oh wow!

ALEX: You like it?

GOLDMAN: It’s beautiful. Thank you.

ALEX: You’re welcome. God I missed you.

GOLDMAN: I missed you.

[04.58] Alex leaving field too

ALEX: You know—um—there was something I wanted to talk to you about.

GOLDMAN: If you tell me you’re in love with McKay, I’m gonna use this on both of you.

ALEX: No. No, no. But I’m leaving the field too. They’re sending me to Paris to cover the peace talks.

GOLDMAN: Well that’s great. You know I always wanted to share a bottle of wine with you in some seedy Paris bistro. How soon do you go?

ALEX: Um—day after tomorrow.

GOLDMAN: An’ how long have you known this?

ALEX: A while. Look, I just—I wanted to make sure your recovery was okay. We’ve got tonight. We’ve got tomorrow.

GOLDMAN: Oh boy! Two whole days.

[05.48] Time for bed bath

NURSE PRITCHARD: Lieutenant Goldman. Time for change and bath.

GOLDMAN: Could you give me about ten minutes, we’re talking.

NURSE PRITCHARD: Now Lieutenant. In case you haven’t heard, this isn’t the boonies. Around here we have schedules to maintain. Down!

GOLDMAN: Uh--This is important.

NURSE PRTICHARD: And maybe I should stop …….

GOLDMAN: Ow!

NURSE PRITCHARD: …… the war while I’m at it. Excuse me!

GOLDMAN: Excuse me! Where did you learn your bedside manner? Jack Hammer school?

ALEX: Listen I’ll talk to you later tonight.

GOLDMAN: No, wait----just…….

NURSE PRITCHARD: Over. Over!

GOLDMAN: Oy.

[06.14] Up early ?

ALEX: Oh, up early or out late?

MCKAY: Why don’t you save that humor for your ??? call when the war’s over. How’s he doin’?

ALEX: Well he’s in the able hands of Nurse Pritchard as we speak.

MCKAY: Pritchard! Wait up, I’ll—uh—walk you back.

MCKAY: So have you told Goldman yet about you leaving?

ALEX: Just now.

MCKAY: I take it he didn’t do back flips?

ALEX: No.

MCKAY: I don’t get it. I mean, you bug the guy for months to check out of the boonies an’ then when he finally does, you pull something like this.

ALEX: I am not “pulling” anything. It’s my job. C’mon Johnny, you make it sound like he’s getting out of the field just because of me.

MCKAY: Well I wouldn’t say you’re the whole reason, but I bet you’re a big part of it.

ALEX: So what, what are you saying? I should talk him into going back in so he can get shot at or maybe captured again.

MCKAY: No, I’m just sayin’ that since he checked out, maybe you should stick around a little while.

ALEX: Well, I wish life was that simple and neat.

MCKAY: Yeah, well I’ll see ya.

ALEX: Johnny! I’m gonna miss you.

MCKAY: Yeah I’ll miss you too. Think about what I said.

[07.45] Dog meat pizza

RUIZ: First thing I’m gonna do when I get back to the world is stay up past curfew an’ get me a real pizza.

TAYLOR: You got pizza down at papa-san’s.

RUIZ: Yeah, if you like crusts that taste like rubber.

PERCELL: Well now, if it’s good enough for Charlie Cong’s sandals, it’s gotta be good enough for papa-san’s crusts.

TAYLOR: Really, those little slices of dog meat make it real tasty.

PERCELL: Newby! Turn that down a bit will ya?

HOCKENBURY: Don’t tell me you guys don’t like Hendrix.

RUIZ: Yeah, we just don’t wanna go deaf.

PERCELL: Maybe if you had some ??? or some Johnny Cash.

TAYLOR: Or some Motown.

HOCKENBURY: Great. Sent down amongst the Philistines.

RUIZ: Hey man, I ain’t no Philistino. I’m a Puerto Rican.

TAYLOR: Is that the new dress code back in the world these days?

PERCELL: I get the idea that the dress is the one thing he left at home.

TAYLOR:  ??? that necklace, look at that. Everyone wearin’ those or you just a sissy boy?

HOCKENBURY: How long you guys been here anyway? I mean don’t you have any—any idea what’s goin’ on back in the States.

RUIZ: Yeah. All those college kids are giving aid an’ comfort to the enemy.

HOCKENBURY: Yeah, well actually, some of those guys are tryin’ to bring y’all back home.

PERCELL: Now is that why them hippy commie faggots are burnin’ our flag?

HOCKENBURY: Well, if they’re on the streets they won’t be in the rice paddies killin’ babies.

RUIZ: Percell, come on cool it man. Cool it. It ain’t worth it. C’mon man. C’mon.

TAYLOR: It’s alright Danny. This newby’s mine.

RUIZ: C’mon, it ain’t worth it.

HOCKENBURY: I don’t want this right.

TAYLOR: Yeah? Well you’re gonna get it.

RUIZ: Taylor, c’mon man, break it up. Let him do it, alright. C’mon, let him do it. Stay out of it Percell.

[09.24] Talking to you Taylor

ANDERSON: Knock it off. Now what in the hell is goin’ on here? I’m talkin’ to you Taylor.

TAYLOR: This newby’s got a bad case of (flapjaw?) Sarge.

HOCKENBURY: Just a little difference of opinion.

ANDERSON: Well alright then. Why don’t y’all save a little of this energy for the NVA huh? C’mon, everybody get back in there now. Taylor, please.

ANDERSON: Hold it soldier. What is your name?

HOCKENBURY: Hockenbury, Francis Thurman.

ANDERSON: Hockenbury. Well look, I’m not sayin’ that this was your fault, I’m not blamin’ you or anythin’, but you are new here an’ I just wanna tell ya, I’m not gonna let anybody new come in an’ upset my men.

HOCKENBURY: Aw, gee Sarge, I’m sorry I didn’t realize I was supposed to be nursemaid and chaplain to all the guys. I guess I didn’t read my MOS(?) job description quite closely enough.

ANDERSON: You got yourself a big mouth, you know that?

HOCKENBURY: No kiddin’! I was born with it.

ANDERSON: Well you could die with it too. You know that. Now why don’t you just get on in there an’ do something useful like clean your weapon.

HOCKENBURY: I don’t carry a weapon.

ANDERSON: Say what?

HOCKENBURY: Say since my MOS job description says I don’t have to. Trust me, I did read the fine print on that one.

ANDERSON: What is your MOS?

HOCKENBURY: 91-L. I’m your new medic.

ANDERSON: Lord—Lord.

[10.44] Paris in Vietnam

GOLDMAN: So this job of yours, it’s like a promotion?

ALEX: Yeah, a big promotion.

GOLDMAN: Well I guess I won’t have to worry about you getting into fire fights in France. Hey, where you goin’?

ALEX: It’s a surprise. Now wait a minute—wait. Close your eyes—close. Okay?

GOLDMAN: Mm

ALEX: You’d better appreciate this, it cost me two dinners at the ??? bar. Okay, open.

GOLDMAN: What the hell did you do?

ALEX: Well you said one of your fantasies was wining and dining me in a Parisian bistro. Voila.

GOLDMAN: I don’t believe you did this.

ALEX: Of course, one of my fantasies has always been to make love in a garret with a view of the Eiffel Tower.

GOLDMAN: You wouldn’t take advantage of a cripple now, would you?

ALEX: I’m afraid so. Character fault – runs in the family.

GOLDMAN: Well we’re gonna have to do something about that.

ALEX: Yes.

GOLDMAN: What is a garret anyway.

[12.20] New lieutenant

MILLER: Come in.

ANDERSON: Staff Sergeant Anderson reporting as ordered Sir.

MILLER: Tell me Sergeant, how long have you been in this man’s army?

ANDERSON: Sir? Quite a few years Sir.

MILLER: Long enough to know how to report properly then, correct?

ANDERSON: Yes Sir.

MILLER: Good. Then let’s try to get it right from here on out shall we Sergeant First Class Anderson. Congratulations.

ANDERSON: Thank you Sir.

MILLER: Now I wish we had time for a proper ceremony but we’ve got a mission coming up. We need this time to prepare. Now I realize it won’t be easy taking over from an officer as well respected as Goldman, so I’ll be relying on you to help make that transition as smooth as possible.

ANDERSON: We have some good soldiers Sir and some very capable NCO’s who will help you through your first weeks.

MILLER: Look Sergeant, I know you probably think of me as another six month wonder, but let me assure you I took OCS very seriously. I’m ready to lead.

ANDERSON: Yes Sir.

MILLER: Now get the troops squared away and I’ll be down to talk to them later.

ANDERSON: They’re already squared away Sir, but I will relay the information.

[13.54] Very big tip

ALEX:  ???

MUOI: Miss Devlin.

ALEX: What do you have?

MUOI: Very big tip – very expensive.

ALEX: Okay. Well maybe you should tell me what this tip is and I can decide how much it should cost.

MUOI: I can take you to tunnels outside Saigon. It is where Tet offensive was planned. You will meet one of the men responsible.

ALEX: Why me?

MUOI: You honest. You will report truth.

ALEX: Oh listen Muoi, I mean I don’t subscribe to the five o’clock follies on our own side, I’m not about to become some propaganda mouthpiece for the NVA or the VC.

MUOI: You report truth.

ALEX: You’ll be my guide?

MUOI: Very dangerous, very expensive.

ALEX: Very expensive. Listen, I’d like to bring……

MUOI: No -- only you. I contact you.

[15.29] Fun travel & adventure

MILLER: What’s that on your helmet there soldier? Don’t tell me it stands for fun, travel and adventure.

HOCKENBURY: Oh no. It’s my initials, FTH, It’s for Francis Thurman Hockenbury. Well see the H looks like an A because—uh—well it’s a round helmet an’ it’s a little difficult to get the—uh-- letters all, you know, straight.

MILLER: That moustache looks a little long to me.

HOCKENBURY: Really? I just trimmed it.

MILLER: Regulations stipulate that no moustache must drop below the corners of a soldier’s lip.

HOCKENBURY: Well see I think that’s a little hard Sir because I never really know exactly where the corner of my lip is because I think that depends on whether I’m—like I’m frowning or smiling ‘cos smiling’s up….

MILLER: Don’t be goofing with me soldier.

HOCKENBURY: No I wouldn’t be goofing with you Sir.

MILLER: Now the next time I see you I want that moustache and that hair trimmed. Now get on your feet and render a proper salute.

MILLER: And take those damn love beads off. This is Vietnam, not Haight Ashbury.

HOCKENBURY: Yes Sir. I will Sir.

MILLER: Now damn it, I want the love beads……..

ANDERSON: Excuse me Sir. Is there a problem here?

MILLER: Yes there is. I want these love beads off this soldier…..

ANDERSON: What bead? These beads?

MILLER: The moustache and the hair, by the book, tomorrow.

[17.28] Straight question - straight answer

HOCKENBURY: You just destroyed my personal property.

ANDERSON: No, what I did was I saved you from an Article 15.

HOCKENBURY: Give me a break, you think I give a damn about some black mark on my record. What they gonna do? Send me to ‘Nam?

ANDERSON: I’ve seen your record. Some people already figure you for a black mark.

HOCKENBURY: Ah, here we go. What’s that, the conscientious objector bit? So I’m against the war. Big deal.

ANDERSON: If you feel so strongly about it, why didn’t you go to jail?

HOCKENBURY: And spend two years as some hard timer’s old lady. Nah.

ANDERSON: There’s always Canada.

HOCKENBURY: Moose meat gives me hives.

ANDERSON: Hey, I’m asking you a straight question here, just give me a straight answer.

HOCKENBURY: Canada and jail would be negative experiences.

ANDERSON: I hate to be the one to tell you this but Charlie can be a real negative experience. And he will try to kill you.

HOCKENBURY: I’ll take that chance. Look I’m just here to help patch people up an’ I don’t carry a weapon an’ I don’t shoot anybody. Ever

ANDERSON: Hockenbury. D’you do your medic training at Fort Sam Houston?

HOCKENBURY: Yep.

ANDERSON: D’you ever—did you ever run into a Major Seymour there?

HOCKENBURY: Jennifer Seymour in the shrink training program? Yeah, why? Think I need one?

ANDERSON: No more than the rest of us.

[18.29] Can't make it tonight

GOLDMAN: Bet you didn’t think I’d survive.

ALEX: You like it?

GOLDMAN: I thought I’d give it a test run around the base before I took it down town tonight.

ALEX: Um, that’s what I wanted to talk to you about.

GOLDMAN: Hm hm?

ALEX: I can’t make it tonight.

GOLDMAN: Alex, it’s our last night.

ALEX: Well no, not exactly. I’m not taking the flight in the morning.

GOLDMAN: You’re staying?

ALEX: No. Just—uh—something’s come up.

GOLDMAN: What’d you mean “something’s come up”? A story? You’ll stay in town a couple of extra days for a story but you won’t stick around for me, is that it?

ALEX: No, it’s not like that.

GOLDMAN: Well what is it like Alex? You tell me.

ALEX: My editor decides when I go to Paris. He doesn’t feel that my love life is important enough to postpone the flight. This story is.

GOLDMAN: And what story is that?

ALEX: I can’t tell you.

GOLDMAN: Is it dangerous?

ALEX: Maybe.

GOLDMAN: What do you mean “maybe”? Is it dangerous?

ALEX: Oh, probably—maybe. I don’t know. It could be a walk in the park, it could be very dangerous. I’m not gonna know until I get there.

GOLDMAN: I don’t believe this. Why are you doing this? You’re finally outta the field, I’m finally outta the field. We have got a life waiting.

ALEX: Can we discuss this somewhere else please?

GOLDMAN: Why bother? Why not just let the whole world know that you’re flushing out future down the drain.

ALEX: Myron. This is what I do. I’m a reporter, I find stories. I can’t change that.

GOLDMAN: You could try.

[20.30] Alex's hot story

ALEX: Now what?

MUOI: We wait.

ALEX: How long? I retract the question.

VC: ???

ALEX: What was that?

MUOI: Put hands behind.

ALEX: Don’t touch me!

MUOI: Don’t make trouble!

ALEX: I don’t want them thinking they can put their hands all over me whenever they want to.

VC:  ???

ALEX: What? What was that?

MUOI: He say “shut up”.

VC: Didi mau

[21.25] In the tunnels

THOC: Please excuse the blindfolds. It was a security measure.

ALEX: I don’t think you really need to worry. We’ve been up and down so many passageways, I don’t think I could find it without a blindfold.

THOC: I have never regretted being cautious. You are Miss Alex Devlin?

ALEX: Hm mm.

THOC: I am General Lam Thoc.

ALEX: The man who helped orchestrate the Tet Offensive, if I am to believe Muoi here.

THOC: Pardon my modesty, but Muoi speaks truthfully.

ALEX: No. This is quite a set-up you have here.

THOC: The accommodations suffer even by Vietnamese standards but it is adequate for our purposes. We have gasoline powered generators, a hospital, an underground well, kitchens, armament rooms……..

ALEX: Punji stakes, scorpions, booby traps. I’ve talked to a few tunnel rats.

THOC: Security is a necessity. We can’t expect to compete against American fire power. We must use other resources to win the war.

ALEX: You really believe you can win the war?

THOC: The general offensive and uprising was a resounding success. The Liberation Armed Forces rose up in sixty-four cities. The People’s Army was responsible for killing or wounding more than two hundred thousand US and ??? troops.

ALEX: Wait a minute. Don’t you think you’re exaggerating a little? My understanding is that the ranks of the Viet Cong were decimated at Tet. There was no general uprising and the few objectives that you did capture are now back in government hands.

MUOI: Please, Miss Devlin General Thoc is a brave and decorated leader of The People’s Army.

ALEX: I appreciate that. But I also appreciate if the General saved his party-line for his superiors. What I am more interested in is finding out how The People’s Army fights and survives in these tunnels.

THOC: Miss Devlin Is right. Come, let me show you my home.

== [24.02] More scotch LT?

ANDERSON: You want any more of this LT? LT?

GOLDMAN: What?

ANDERSON: The men are gonna be alright LT. I mean, they’ve had replacements before you know. As I recall, you didn’t exactly arrive over here seasoned with combat ??? yourself.

GOLDMAN: I guess not. Guess we’ve all gotta be a cherry at some point or another. So, what about this new medic? Is he gonna be a problem?

ANDERSON: Well now, that’s hard to tell. A year ago I would have tried to transfer him outta here but not any more. Hell, his replacements likely to end up bein’ worse.

GOLDMAN: Well the war’s changing Sergeant.

ANDERSON: There it is.

GOLDMAN: Maybe it’s not such a bad time to move on.

ANDERSON: It could be.

ANDERSON: The men are gonna miss you.

ANDERSON: Well, I’m gonna turn in.

GOLDMAN: Yeah, you’ve got a big day tomorrow.

ANDERSON: Hell I hope not.

GOLDMAN: Zeke.

ANDERSON: Yeah?

GOLDMAN: Good luck.

ANDERSON: Thank you.

[25.34] Don't party too late

ANDERSON: I hope y’all aren’t plannin’ on stayin’ here too late. Skids up at Oh Seven Hundred. Percell, why don’t you save some of that for the other guys.

PERCELL: Just tryin’ to take the edge off Sarge.

TAYLOR: Yeah, your corner’s so smooth now, you’re gonna roll off that edge.

PERCELL: Now that’s not such a bad idea is it Taylor? Sure beats going out with come CO medic an’ a cherry butter-bar.

ANDERSON: Now, wait a minute. What’s the matter with you guys? You’ve been out with replacements before, hell you were replacements once.

JOHNSON: It’s different this time Sarge. Lieutenant Goldman was family.

TAYLOR: Yeah, no matter how old this new dude gets, he’ll still be step-dad.

RUIZ: I ain’t worried about that new lieutenant as much as I am that conchie medic.

TAYLOR: Yeah, tell it bro. First time he turns tail an’ runs, he’s gonna buy the farm Jack. An’ it ain’t gonna be no AK-47 either.

ANDERSON: Taylor! Now I don’t wanna hear that kinda talk.

PERCELL: Taylor’s right Sarge. Newby’s are scary enough – you know it an’ I know it. But at least we deserve one that’ll watch our backs.

[26.40] Meanwhile in the tunnels

ALEX: But I’m still not so sure your tunneling expertise will win the war for you.

THOC: It is not our expertise but our resolve that will win. To live underground like this for days, sometimes months at a time. Could you imagine any of your American soldiers making such sacrifices?

ALEX: Sure, if it was their country.

THOC: But it is not their country, it is ours. May I show you something? My family in the North. My daughter, I have not seen her for almost a year. My wife was killed in a bombing raid several months ago.

ALEX: I’m sorry. You really think it’s worth the sacrifice?

THOC: We have no choice. This is our land, we have no place else to go.

[27.40] Glorious day in Vietnam

TAYLOR: Another glorious day in Vietnam.

TAYLOR: Nice of you to show up Doc.

RUIZ: Yeah, you kinda surprised some of us.

HOCKENBURY: Wouldn’t miss it. Always ??? ??? roller coasters.

JOHNSON: Good, you might be starring in the ???.

MILLER: Let’s do it. Let’s mount it up.

ANDERSON: Doc. How you feeling?

HOCKENBURY: Never better.

ANDERSON: Look here, listen. Everybody is scared. Everybody. It’s the same the first time or the fiftieth, it never gets any different. You save that macho garbage for when we hit the LZ, because if it (hits?) us, we’re gonna need you out there.

HOCKENBURY: I’ll be there.

ANDERSON: Let’s go.

[28.36] Going away party?

MCKAY: Hey Goldman.

GOLDMAN: Not now McKay.

MCKAY: No, I don’t wanna talk. Where’s Alex man? What happened to her going away party?

GOLDMAN: I don’t know.

MCKAY: What d’you mean you don’t know? She’s your girl isn’t she?

GOLDMAN: Yeah, well I’m not her keeper. Now if you don’t mind I’ve got a platoon full of replacements being led into Indian country by a green lieutenant.

MCKAY: Hold on—hold on. That’s Miller’s platoon now. You’ve gotta let that go.

GOLDMAN: Alright, she missed her flight. She’s on some hot story.

MCKAY: What kinda story? Where?

GOLDMAN: I don’t know. She couldn’t tell me.

MCKAY: Well is it dangerous?

GOLDMAN: Maybe – she couldn’t tell me.

MCKAY: An’ you let her go?

GOLDMAN: What do you expect me to do McKay? Smack her over the head with my cane and drag her back to my hootch like a caveman?

MCKAY: Well I don’t know, you know, maybe if you cared.

GOLDMAN: I do care about her. What would you do?

MCKAY: I don’t know. Here, it’s on me for when she gets back. You know, you two deserve each other. You’re both crazy.

[29.38] B52 strike

ALEX: You still think you can beat American fire-power, even now after Tet?

THOC: Wars are not always won on the battlefield. In time your public sentiment will demand your troops be brought back home.

ALEX: What was that?

THOC: No cause for alarm. Merely another B-52 strike. (??? Vietnamese)

[30.32] On patrol

ANDERSON:  ??? Somebody’s in a world of hurt. B-52 strike -- come on.

[33.01] Back in the tunnels

MUOI: Miss Devlin, you okay?

(background Vietnamese)

[31.17] Reached the river

ANDERSON: Alright, we made the river.

MILLER: Then this map’s screwed up. We should still be two clicks to the south.

ANDERSON: No Sir. We started right there, see?

MILLER: Right.  ???

[32.00] Good spot for ambush

MILLER: So, what d’ya think?

ANDERSON: I think it’s a good spot for an ambush.

MILLER: Look, we don’t have time to find another crossing. Hook up with Delta’s at sixteen hundred.

ANDERSON: Better late than dead Lieutenant.

MILLER: Look Sergeant, this is what we’re gonna do.

[32.44] Time for Alex to leave

THOC: It is better you go now.

ALEX: I admire your determination General Thoc. I don’t know where this or the war will end, but I sure hope the suffering on both sides doesn’t go on too much longer.

THOC: Your courage is admirable as well.

[33.36] Live and die with the land

ALEX: I can’t believe we survived.

MUOI: VC survive every day.

ALEX: I don’t know how people live like that.

MUOI: This is our land. We live and die with the land.

ALEX: How will the driver know when to find us?

MUOI: He’ll know.

[34.21] Crossing the river

ANDERSON: Percell – Taylor. Watch your butts.

[35.02] Ambush

???: Get down!

???:  ???

MILLER: Get some bloopers on that machine gun.

???: Three o’clock – three o’clock

[35.42] LT calls for fire mission

MILLER: Red Leg Three One, this is Black Jack Two-Six. Over.

RADIO:  ??? Go six

MILLER: I need a fire mission ASAP at Yankee Foxtrot one-niner-six-two-zero-five, I request one ??? for marking. Over.

RADIO: Roger Two-Six, ??? burst. Over.

MILLER: I’m losing people here dammit. I say again, I need one high explosive burst. Over.

ANDERSON:  ??? Get down!

???: Incoming!

[36.44] Doc helps wounded

JOHNSON: Doc!  ??? Get down!

ANDERSON: Covering fire!

ANDERSON: Red Leg Three One, this is Two Five. Fire correction requested at two hundred mikes November Echo. One round ???. Over

RADIO: Roger ???

HOCKENBURY: You’re not gonna die.

ANDERSON: He’s dead.

[37.22] Dont need a dead medic

ANDERSON: Get down! We don’t need a dead medic out here.

HOCKENBURY:  ??? in the river.

ANDERSON: Wait for artillery then

HOCKENBURY: He’s gonna drowned.

ANDERSON: Doc!

ANDERSON: Marker round on target, fire for effect. Boy’s gonna get me killed. Cover me!

ANDERSON: Doc get outta there” Get outta there!

HOCKENBURY: Yeah, you’re alright.

ANDERSON: Get down! Get down!

ANDERSON: Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!

JOHNSON: C’mon, move out.

[38.25] Loading the choppers

HOCKENBURY: Keep him up.

???: Let’s go, hurry up.

???: Keep him up

ANDERSON: They’re alright Hockenbury. They’re gonna be alright. They’re in good hands. Are you alright?

HOCKENBURY: No. I saw corpses before at Sam, but it was nothing like this man. I mean guys were alive one minute, dead the next. It’s a waste.

ANDERSON: Look here, there are a couple of guys on that chopper who aren’t corpses - because of you. The way I figure it, you done good.

[39.28] Hey soldier

ALEX: Hey soldier! I didn’t exactly want you to see me like this but ……… I couldn’t wait to see you.

GOLDMAN: I’ll take you anyway I can get you.

ALEX: Those your guys?

GOLDMAN: Not any more.

ALEX: Listen – I’m gonna go get cleaned up and file my story. Why don’t we pick this up at the Bonsai later tonight, huh?

GOLDMANY: Okay.

ALEX: Okay, seven o’clock?

GOLDMAN: Try to keep me away.

[40.15] Rough day?

GOLDMAN: I heard it was rough out there.

ANDERSON: Yeah, we lost Eckersley(?) and Lieutenant Miller.

GOLDMAN: I know. What happened?

ANDERSON: He miscalled an artillery barrage. Map reading wasn’t his strong suite.

GOLDMAN: I’m sorry I wasn’t there. What about the medic?

ANDERSON: Not bad – got nerve. He put his butt on the line. You can’t ask for more than than.

GOLDMAN: So he held up?

ANDERSON: Until now. He’s out behind the chopper – losing his lunch.

[40.47] Cheers Doc

JOHNSON: On us Doc. You did good out there.

ANDERSON: So Hockenbury, you drinkin’ alone these days?

ANDERSON: Thought we could have a talk.

HOCKENBURY: Sarge, what do we have to talk about? Um—the immorality of the war? Man’s inhumanity to man?

ANDERSON: No, hell no. That’s much too deep an’ complicated for me. I leave that stuff to you college boys. No, I was wondering ……. You remember before when I asked you about Major Seymour? Well, how’s she doin’? I mean, how’s she look?

[42.12] Date with Alex

ALEX:  ???

GOLDMAN: Alex!

GOLDMAN: Noooooo! Alex. Oh God!

[43.51] We're sorry LT

ANDERSON: LT. Listen, I know there’s nothin’ anybody can say to you right now. It’s just that the men wanted me to tell you how sorry we all are.

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