:23:00
There's no way of proving
I won't fail in combat.
:23:05
But you can't prove
that I will.
:23:10
This is gonna be
:23:12
a whole lot offun
with this one.
:23:17
Gentlemen.
:23:21
Thankyou for coming.
:23:23
I knew you would come,
:23:26
'cause you men
have got what it takes.
:23:30
Molded over a little,
:23:31
but you still got it.
:23:35
There's a bond
between you men
:23:38
as strong as the bond
between my son and me.
:23:42
Of course, men who faced
death in battle
:23:46
share the strongest bond.
:23:48
You men seem to have
a strong sense of loyalty
:23:53
because you're thought
of as criminals
:23:55
because of Vietnam.
:23:57
You know why?
:24:01
Because you lost.
:24:02
And in this country,
:24:05
that's like
going bankrupt.
:24:06
You're out of business.
:24:08
They want to forget
about you.
:24:11
You cost too much
:24:13
and didn't turn a profit.
:24:16
That's why they
won't get our buddies.
:24:19
There's no gain in it.
:24:21
We know the books
are still in the red.
:24:26
The politicians know, too.
:24:28
The same politicians
:24:29
that never lost a son
in Vietnam.
:24:32
They say they've
negotiated for 10 years.
:24:36
Well...
:24:39
the other side's
not buying.
:24:42
And while the politicians
sit on their asses,
:24:46
I'm asking you
to lay yours on the line.
:24:50
Again.
:24:54
Because, gentlemen...
:24:57
we're the only hope
those P.O.W.s have.