Dear sir, my name is Pfc. William T. Santiago. I am a Marine stationed at marine barracks...
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Pfc. William T. Santiago:
[Santiago's letter]
Dear sir, my name is Pfc. William T. Santiago. I am a Marine stationed at marine barracks rifle security company Windward, second platoon Bravo. I am writing to you to inform you of my problems with my unit here in Cuba and to ask you for your help. I've fallen out of runs before for several reasons, such as feeling dizzy or nauseated but, on May eighteenth, I fell back about twenty to thirty yards going down a rocky and unstable hill. My sergeant grabbed me and pushed me down the hill. Then I lost consciousness and last thing I remember was hitting the deck. I was brought to the hospital where I was told I had heat exhaustion. I ask you to help me, please sir, I just need to be transferred out of RFC. Sincerely, RFC William T. Santiago U.S Marine Corps
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Who the fuck is P.F.C.
William T. Santiago?
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Private Santiago is a member
of Second Platoon Bravo, sir.
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Yeah. Well, apparently he's not
very happy down here in Shangri-la...
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because he's written letters
to everybody but Santa Claus...
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asking for a transfer.
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And now he's telling tales
about a fence line shooting.
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Matthew?
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I'm appalled, sir.
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You're appalled.
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This kid broke the chain of command
and ratted on a member of his unit...
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to say nothing of the fact
that he is a U.S. Marine...
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and it would appear he can't run
from here to there...
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without collapsing from heat exhaustion.
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What the fuck is going on
in Bravo Company, Matthew?
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Colonel, I think it would be better
to hold this discussion in private.
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That won't be necessary, Colonel.
I can handle the situation, sir.
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The same way you handled Curtis Bell?
Don't interrupt me, Lieutenant!
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- I'm still your superior officer.
- And I'm yours, Matthew.
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I wanna know
what we're going to do about this.
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I think Santiago should be transferred
off the base immediately.
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He's that bad, huh?
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Not only that. But word
of this letter is bound to get out.
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He's gonna get his ass whipped.
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Transfer Santiago.
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Yes.
I'm sure you're right.
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I'm sure that's the thing to do.
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Wait.
I've got a better idea.
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Let's transfer the whole squad
off the base.
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Let's... On second thought, Windward...
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Let's transfer the whole
Windward Division off the base.
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John, go on out there
and get those boys down off the fence.
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They're packing their bags.
Tom.
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- Sir.
- Get me the president on the phone.
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We're surrendering our position in Cuba.
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- Yes, sir.
- Wait a minute, Tom.
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Don't get the president just yet.
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Maybe we should
consider this for a second.
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- Dismissed, Tom.
- Yes, sir.
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Maybe... and I'm just spit-balling here...
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Maybe we have a responsibility
as officers to train Santiago.
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Maybe we as officers
have a responsibility to this country...
Clip duration: 141 seconds
Views: 596
Timestamp in movie: 00h 16m 38s
Uploaded: 31 August, 2021
Genres: drama, thriller
Summary: Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
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Actors
01:41 Daniel Alister Kafffee
04:40 The facts of the case are these
04:43 Is it possible for a person to have an affliction
00:46 Why did you give him a code red
00:55 We have a code sir
03:20 Would you tell the court the substance of that meeting
03:50 Have you ever received a code red
01:53 Does he ever talk
00:13 The whole truth
00:13 No more questions
00:25 What do you want from me
00:36 Working late tonight
00:42 You left the door unlocked
00:11 How much
00:05 Working late tonight Oh yeah
00:33 Mr McGuire would you raise your right hand please
04:44 Colonel Jessup
01:01 And the blood
00:36 Commander
00:26 I run my unit how I run my unit