You ran out on it. You left the station to get drunk. Gately, as far as I'm concerned,...
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General Savage: I take it you don't really care about the part you had in breaking one of the best men you'll ever know. Add to it that as Air Exec you were automatically in command the moment Colonel Davenport left - and you met that responsibility exactly as you met his need: you ran out on it. You left the station to get drunk. Gately, as far as I'm concerned, you're yellow. A traitor to yourself, to this group, to the uniform you wear. It would be the easiest course for me to transfer you out, to saddle some unsuspecting guy with a deadbeat. Maybe you think that's what you're gonna get out of this, a free ride in some combat unit. But I'm not gonna pass the buck. I'm gonna keep you right here. I hate a man like you so much that I'm gonna get your head down in the mud and tramp on it. I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born.
Lt. Col. Ben Gately: If that's all, sir...
General Savage: I'm just getting started. You're gonna stay right here and get a bellyful of flying. You're gonna make every mission. You're not air exec anymore. You're just an airplane commander. And I want you to paint this name on the nose of your ship: Leper Colony. Because in it you're gonna get every deadbeat in the outfit. Every man with a penchant for head colds. If there's a bombardier who can't hit his plate with his fork, you get him. If there's a navigator who can't find the men's room, you get him. Because you rate him
Lt. Col. Ben Gately: If that's all, sir...
General Savage: I'm just getting started. You're gonna stay right here and get a bellyful of flying. You're gonna make every mission. You're not air exec anymore. You're just an airplane commander. And I want you to paint this name on the nose of your ship: Leper Colony. Because in it you're gonna get every deadbeat in the outfit. Every man with a penchant for head colds. If there's a bombardier who can't hit his plate with his fork, you get him. If there's a navigator who can't find the men's room, you get him. Because you rate him
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Is that right
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If you don't count twice I turned back sir
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I take it that you don't even care about the part you had
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in breaking one of the best men you'll ever know
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Add to it as air exec you were automatically in command here
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the moment Colonel Davenport left
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And you met that responsibility exactly as you met his need
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You ran out on it
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You left the station to get drunk
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Gately as far as I'm concerned you're yellow
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A traitor to yourself to this group to the uniform you wear
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It would be the easiest course for me to transfer you out
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to saddle some unsuspecting guy with a deadbeat
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Maybe you think that's what you're gonna get out of this
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a free ride in some combat unit
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But I'm not gonna pass the buck
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I'm gonna keep you right here
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I hate a man like you so much that I'm gonna get your head
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down in the mud and tramp on it
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I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born
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If that's all sir I'm just getting started
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You're gonna stay right here and get a bellyful of flying
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You're going to make every mission
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You're not air exec anymore You're just an airplane commander
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And I want you to paint this name on the nose of your ship
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Leper Colony
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Because in it you're gonna get every deadbeat in the outfit
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Every man with a penchant for head colds
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If there's a bombardier who can't hit his plate with his fork you get him
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If there's a navigator who can't find the men's room you get him
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Because you rate him
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Movie Summary
A tough-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
