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Captain Major.
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- Just about as clear as mud, isn't it?
- That's what it's just about as clear as.
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Listen, Captain.
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You're familiar with Major Duluth,
the Squadron Commander?
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- He's a fine man, sir.
- Was.
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- Sir?
- Major Duluth is dead.
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- I'm extremely distraught to hear that, sir.
- You may be distraught, but he's dead.
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Shot down over Perugia this afternoon.
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That'll teach him to go on missions
when he's supposed to be in the office.
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- Sir, I don't see...
- We need a new squadron commander.
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And you're the only major available
on our headquarters staff.
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No, Major is my name, not my rank.
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That's close enough for me, Major.
Consider yourself a major.
:27:43
I don't know anything
about being a commander.
:27:46
We all have to make sacrifices, Major.
:27:49
Sir, I'm in Billeting and Laundry!
:27:51
I know that, sir, but we all
have to do our part, I guess.
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Well, I don't like my part.
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Sergeant, I'm...
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I'm going to take
the rest of the afternoon off and...
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...lie down in my tent
and think about things.
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Sir, there's someone waiting to see you.
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- Now?
- Yes, sir.
:28:21
- Who is it?
- Captain Tappman, the Group Chaplain.
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- What does he want?
- I don't know, sir.
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Something to do
with Captain Yossarian.
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Look... Sergeant...
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The job that I have to do is tough enough
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without having to deal with a lot of people
who want something. Is that clear?
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Yes, sir.
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- I suppose you're wondering about this.
- It's not my place to wonder.
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- People stare at me. Did you know that?
- No, sir.
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They're thinking,
"Who is that Major Major,"
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"that he gets to be commander
without ever having flown?"