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George Beckworth:
Petersen, what was all that talk about the enemy building ladders and coffins? Sgt. Petersen:
Well, 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 on, they use them for litters to stack on and carry away the dead bodies. George Beckworth:
Later on... you mean after everybody's dead? Sgt. Petersen:
Yes, Everybody. Men... women... and children. Everybody
Petersen, what was all that talk about the enemy building ladders and coffins? Sgt. Petersen:
Well, 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 on, they use them for litters to stack on and carry away the dead bodies. George Beckworth:
Later on... you mean after everybody's dead? Sgt. Petersen:
Yes, Everybody. Men... women... and children. Everybody
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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.

