That's because all my witnesses are dead
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Colonel Terry L. Childers:
Listen... when I turned 18, I joined the Marine Corps, I ASKED to be in the Infantry, I ASKED to go to Vietnam... Colonel Hayes Hodges:
Terry... Colonel Terry L. Childers:
I live for the privelidge of commanding troops, I think it's the greatest honor an American can have... Colonel Hayes Hodges:
Terry... Colonel Terry L. Childers:
Do you know how many birthdays and Christmases I missed spent rotting in jungles or in the desert just so you could play war at ROTC? Colonel Hayes Hodges:
CHILDERS! You got to keep your shit together here, man. Your court martial boys is going to be made up of people who might have spent one day in Grenada, maybe two days in Kuwait, they're going to be beach boys who've never been anywhere near combat, they're going to be people like Tom Chandler sitting right here in front of you. That's who you're making your case to. Tom Chandler:
We don't have anybody to back up your case. Colonel Terry L. Childers:
That's because all my witnesses are dead
Listen... when I turned 18, I joined the Marine Corps, I ASKED to be in the Infantry, I ASKED to go to Vietnam... Colonel Hayes Hodges:
Terry... Colonel Terry L. Childers:
I live for the privelidge of commanding troops, I think it's the greatest honor an American can have... Colonel Hayes Hodges:
Terry... Colonel Terry L. Childers:
Do you know how many birthdays and Christmases I missed spent rotting in jungles or in the desert just so you could play war at ROTC? Colonel Hayes Hodges:
CHILDERS! You got to keep your shit together here, man. Your court martial boys is going to be made up of people who might have spent one day in Grenada, maybe two days in Kuwait, they're going to be beach boys who've never been anywhere near combat, they're going to be people like Tom Chandler sitting right here in front of you. That's who you're making your case to. Tom Chandler:
We don't have anybody to back up your case. Colonel Terry L. Childers:
That's because all my witnesses are dead
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Listen when I turned 18 I joined the Marine Corps
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I asked to be in the infantry
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I asked to go to Vietnam Terry
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I live for the privilege of commanding troops
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I think it's the greatest honor an American can have
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You know how many birthdays and Christmases I missed
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spent rotting in jungles or in the desert
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just so you could play war at ROTC
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Childers You gotta keep your shit together here man
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Your court martial board is gonna be made up of people
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who might've spent one day in Grenada maybe two days in Kuwait
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They're gonna be beach boys who've never been anywhere near combat
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They're gonna be people like Tom Chandler
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sitting right here in front of you
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That's who you're making your case to
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We don't have anybody to back up your case
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That's because all my witnesses are dead
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Movie Summary
An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.
Actors
Colonel Hayes Hodges
Tom Chandler
Colonel Terry Childers
