:04:00
...in recognition of
your loved one's faithful service.
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On behalf of the Army chief of staff
and the Arlington Ladies...
:04:12
...we extend our deepest sympathies.
God bless you.
:04:23
Dear Sarge:
:04:26
Maybe this is my last letter to you.
:04:31
I feel that it is.
:04:33
- Rachel.
- I lost three men today, good ones.
:04:38
But that's the way it is.
You always lose the good ones.
:04:43
What do I tell their folks?
What would you tell my wife?
:04:49
It's funny, but I always
thought I'd been here before.
:04:53
I've been a soldier all my life.
I mean it. All my life.
:04:58
Even when I was a kid.
:05:00
Well, I'm here, but it's all wrong.
It wasn't supposed to be like this.
:05:07
Sure, there was going to be blood
and sacrifice and death.
:05:12
I knew that, Sarge.
But not like this.
:05:18
You tried to tell me how it was.
:05:22
Right from that very first day,
you tried.
:05:25
But I was so young.
So sure I had the answers.
:05:31
I don't think I have the answers
anymore, only questions.
:05:36
- Specialist Jack Willow reporting.
- Pete Deveber, clerk.
:05:39
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too.
:05:42
- Your platoon's on a drop.
- Drop?
:05:44
Burial. That's what we do here.
:05:47
Nam's made burial a growth industry.
We're up to 15 drops a day. Bing, bing.
:05:53
Since you missed this one,
take the morning off. I'll cover it.
:05:57
- That's real friendly of you.
- I'm a friendly type.