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Bung:
You reckon we're doing any good by being here? Harry:
Not much. Bung:
Why not? Harry:
Because when we get home we'll be an embarrassment to our great nation, the only bastards who'll want to know about us are the silly buggers in this man's army; let's face it, we have no one else. Bill:
You mean the whole attitude has changed about the war? Harry:
Yeah, and the fact that we won't win it; we may have held the fort for a while but the Commos will eventually get hold of this place and it just stands to reason. Bung:
What about the people back home? Harry:
Well I suppose it'll be just like it's been after every other war. Bill:
Well how's that? Harry:
Well a few pods will come up and pat you on the back and tell you what a great bloke you were, that'll last about a week and then nobody will want to hear about it. Bung:
You really think they'll treat us like that? Harry:
Five'll get you ten, oh they'll make a big deal out of it, probably make it an election issue and you can bet within five years every one of us wearing a uniform from the chief of the general staff downwards would've been sold out by some bloody sticky-fingered politician. Bung:
Well what are we doing here then? Harry:
You're a soldier, the same as every other silly prick in this tossed up, fucked up, never-come-down land, that's why you're here because there's no one else, and everyone's got to be somewhere and you're here, so get used to it
You reckon we're doing any good by being here? Harry:
Not much. Bung:
Why not? Harry:
Because when we get home we'll be an embarrassment to our great nation, the only bastards who'll want to know about us are the silly buggers in this man's army; let's face it, we have no one else. Bill:
You mean the whole attitude has changed about the war? Harry:
Yeah, and the fact that we won't win it; we may have held the fort for a while but the Commos will eventually get hold of this place and it just stands to reason. Bung:
What about the people back home? Harry:
Well I suppose it'll be just like it's been after every other war. Bill:
Well how's that? Harry:
Well a few pods will come up and pat you on the back and tell you what a great bloke you were, that'll last about a week and then nobody will want to hear about it. Bung:
You really think they'll treat us like that? Harry:
Five'll get you ten, oh they'll make a big deal out of it, probably make it an election issue and you can bet within five years every one of us wearing a uniform from the chief of the general staff downwards would've been sold out by some bloody sticky-fingered politician. Bung:
Well what are we doing here then? Harry:
You're a soldier, the same as every other silly prick in this tossed up, fucked up, never-come-down land, that's why you're here because there's no one else, and everyone's got to be somewhere and you're here, so get used to it
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You reckon we're doing any good by being here
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Not much Why not
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Because when we get home
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we'll be an embarrassment to our great nation
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The only bastards who'll want to know are the silly buggers
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We've got no one else
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Do you mean the attitude would have changed about the war
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Yeah and the fact that we won't win it
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Movie Summary
In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam.
