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George Beckworth: Petersen, what was all that talk about ladders and coffins
Sgt. Petersen: Oh, when Charlie knows he's got a nice box to be buried in, he's just as brave as hell.
George Beckworth: What about the ladders?
Sgt. Petersen: They throw the ladders across the wire to get at us. And later they use them for litters.
George Beckworth: Later on... you mean after everybody's dead?
Sgt. Petersen: Yes, everybody. Men... women... and children. Everybody
Sgt. Petersen: Oh, when Charlie knows he's got a nice box to be buried in, he's just as brave as hell.
George Beckworth: What about the ladders?
Sgt. Petersen: They throw the ladders across the wire to get at us. And later they use them for litters.
George Beckworth: Later on... you mean after everybody's dead?
Sgt. Petersen: Yes, everybody. Men... women... and children. Everybody
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Petersen Yeah
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What was all that about ladders and coffins
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When Charlie knows he's got
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a nice box to be buried in he's just as brave as hell
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The ladders
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They throw the ladders across the wire to get at us
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Later they use them for litters
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By later you mean when everybody's dead
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Everybody
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Women
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Children Everybody
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Movie Summary
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.