Saving Private Ryan

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This has been the test

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of all civilisations
throughout history,

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that when the time came
the average citizen said,

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"l will sacrifice myself
for the country."

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These kids didn't wanna be
there. 17, 18, 19 years old...

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They wanted to
be shooting .22s at rabbits,

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not M-1s at other young men.

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They wanted to be throwing softballs,

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not hand grenades.

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But there was an evil force loose,

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and it fell to them to deal with it,

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because when the challenge came
the society said,

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"You gotta go out there
and fight." And they did.

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30 seconds! God be with you!

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Keep the sand out of your weapons.

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Keep those actions clear.

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I'll see you on the beach.

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Move your men up the beach! Go!

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"Saving Private Ryan"
by Steven Spielberg,

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starring two-time Academy Award
winner Tom Hanks.

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as Captain John Miller.

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Clear the shingle!

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It's the story
of heroism and sacrifice,

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set in France during the D-Day
invasion of World War Two,

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where eight soldiers risked
their lives to save one man.

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Some private lost three brothers
and got a ticket home.

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I don't know anything
about Ryan. I don't care.

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If finding him
lets me go home to my wife...

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well, then, that's my mission.

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This is what it comes down to.

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Find this guy so he can go home,
while the rest stay and fight.

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It's an obtuse concept,
but there's no arguing with it.

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The principle mission
was to rescue someone

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for a good reason.
That attracted me to the story.