Me? What about you? You've got six people and an elephant risking their lives so that you...
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Capt. Sam Cahill:
What if the NVA isn't the first to come along here? What if it's a bunch of school children walking home? Did you ever think about that? No! Why? Because guys like you don't think things through! [pokes Doyle in the forehead] Capt. T.C. Doyle:
Me? What about you? You've got six people and an elephant risking their lives so that you can go home with a clear conscience. You're afraid that when you're standing up on that rooftop with your brother in Fort Lauderdale, looking back over your sparkling military career, you're not gonna like what you see! So you want to do one good thing before you go, which is great! But your one good thing isn't pulling a kid out of a burning building, or diving on a grenade, it's THIS! And because it's THIS, it involves us! But you didn't think about that, did you? NO! Why? Because guys like you don't think things through! [slaps Cahill on the head]
What if the NVA isn't the first to come along here? What if it's a bunch of school children walking home? Did you ever think about that? No! Why? Because guys like you don't think things through! [pokes Doyle in the forehead] Capt. T.C. Doyle:
Me? What about you? You've got six people and an elephant risking their lives so that you can go home with a clear conscience. You're afraid that when you're standing up on that rooftop with your brother in Fort Lauderdale, looking back over your sparkling military career, you're not gonna like what you see! So you want to do one good thing before you go, which is great! But your one good thing isn't pulling a kid out of a burning building, or diving on a grenade, it's THIS! And because it's THIS, it involves us! But you didn't think about that, did you? NO! Why? Because guys like you don't think things through! [slaps Cahill on the head]
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How do you know the NVAs gonna be the first ones here
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What if it's a bunch of school kids who are goin' home
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You ever think about that No
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Why Because guys like you don't think things through
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Me What about you
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You've got five people and an elephant risking their lives
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so you can go home with a clear conscience
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You're afraid when you're up on the roof with your brother in Fort Lauderdale
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and you're lookin' back over your sparkling military career
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you're not gonna like what you see
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You're afraid Vietnam's gonna wipe out everything you did before
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so you want to do one good thing before you go
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Which is great
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But your one good thing isn't pulling a kid out of a burning building
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or diving on a grenade It's this
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And because it's this it means it involves us
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But you didn't think about that did you
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No
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Why Because guys like you don't think things through
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Movie Summary
To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.
Actors
Capt. Sam Cahill
Capt. T.c. Doyle
