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Col. Jessup:
Have you ever spent time in an infantry unit, son? Kaffee:
No, sir. Col. Jessup:
Ever served in a forward area? Kaffee:
No, sir. Col. Jessup:
Ever put your life in another man's hands, ask him to put his life in yours? Kaffee:
No, sir. Col. Jessup:
We follow orders, son. We follow orders or people die. It's that simple. Are we clear? Kaffee:
Yes, sir. Col. Jessup:
[slower and louder]
Are we clear? Kaffee:
Crystal
Have you ever spent time in an infantry unit, son? Kaffee:
No, sir. Col. Jessup:
Ever served in a forward area? Kaffee:
No, sir. Col. Jessup:
Ever put your life in another man's hands, ask him to put his life in yours? Kaffee:
No, sir. Col. Jessup:
We follow orders, son. We follow orders or people die. It's that simple. Are we clear? Kaffee:
Yes, sir. Col. Jessup:
[slower and louder]
Are we clear? Kaffee:
Crystal
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What does that mean?
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Hal?
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What did that mean?
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I don't understand. Colonel Jessup
said he ordered the Code Red.
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- I know.
- What did we do wrong?
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- It's not that simple.
- We did nothing wrong!
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Yeah, we did.
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We were supposed to fight for people
who couldn't fight for themselves.
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We were supposed to fight for Willie.
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I have to take these men
over to personnel for some paperwork.
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Movie Summary
Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
