The Veteran (2006) - full transcript

Good morning, Washington.
It's 7:00 a.m.,

and I'm Peter Kennedy
on Soft Rock KOP

with your news, traffic
and weather on the 20s.

A US Army pilot
was killed

and another soldier
is reported as missing

after insurgents downed
a reconnaissance helicopter

on a routine mission
in northern Iraq.

- 14th AND K, PLEASE.
- YOU GOT IT.

Army Captain Howard Fisher
of Longview, Texas,

was killed in the crash,
which occurred early this morning

about six miles outside
the Iraqi city of Mosul.



Army rescue units discovered
Captain Fisher's body

when they arrived
at the scene,

but there was no sign of the soldier who accompanied him on the fl--

- LEAVE IT ON.
- ALL RIGHT.

Chief Warrant Officer
John Vranes

is a 12-year veteran
from Decatur, Georgia,

where he lives with his wife and five-year-old daughter.

He is presumed to have been captured in the attack.

We'll bring you more details
as soon as we have an update.

MORNING.

I THINK WE FOUND ONE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

RAY.

MAI LING.



- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- ALL RIGHT.

GOOD.

- WHAT'S UP, BLACK?
- WHAT'S UP, BABY?

YOU GOT IT.

- NICE TO SEE YOU, MY BROTHER.
- GOOD TO BE SEEN.

LATER.

HI.

HI.

CAN I INTEREST YOU
IN A LITTLE DRINK OF BEER?

SURE.

YOU KNOW, BEER IS GOOD
FOR THE-- EVERYTHING.

MM-HMM.

- BEER IS GOOD?
- BEER IS VERY GOOD. CHEERS.

WELL, UM, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO DANCE?

SURE.

SURE ENOUGH.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- MAI LING.

MAI LING?

MY NAME IS RAY,
MAI LING.

RAY.

YEAH, RAY.

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

NO, I'M NOT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU'RE NOT?

IN MY COUNTRY,
THE LIGHTER YOU ARE

THE MORE BEAUTIFUL
YOU ARE CONSIDERED.

- I'M DARK.
- DARK?

MM-HMM.

MMM, WELL,

IN MY COUNTRY,

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL.

THEN YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

BUT NOT AS
BEAUTIFUL AS YOU.

FINE AS WINE,
JUST MY KIND.

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
WHY HAVE YOU COME BACK?

CAN I PLEASE COME
INSIDE, EXPLAIN?

NO.

AND REASONS
DON'T MATTER NOW.

NOW I AM MARRIED.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND,
VING HAI.

AND MY SON, RYAN.

YOU CHOSE TO BE A STRANGER TO ME AND MY SON--

THEN YOU SHALL
REMAIN A STRANGER.

YOU NEED TO LEAVE.

I-- I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU HATE ME.

AND I'M SORRY.

UH, JUST--

HERE.

YOU MUST GO NOW, SIR.

IF YOU ARE SEARCHING
FOR ABSOLUTION,

YOU'VE COME
TO THE WRONG PLACE.

YOU TALK TO GOD,
NOT TO ME.

LADIES.

ALL RIGHT, MEN,
THESE VEHICLES-- AROUND ON THE DOUBLE!

HERE WE GO NOW, BABY! ALL RIGHT,
GET READY GET READY, GET HOT!

THIS IS ECHO SIX. REQUEST TEAM FIRE SUPPORT.
DO YOU COPY? OVER.

LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
GET HOT, MARINES, COME ON!

WHAT IDIOT IN DA NANG POINTED TO A MAP
AND DECLARED THIS A PICK-UP POINT, SIR?

I KNOW WE'RE EXPOSED, GUNNY,
BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

I SEE 'EM!

THEY'RE OVER THERE!

LISTEN UP! WE GOT
FRIENDLIES COMING IN.

DOC, MOVE IN.

- COME ON, BIG DOG, LET'S DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
- WE'RE ON IT, SARGE.

- HEY, CHICO, COVER ME!
- YOU'RE COVERED!

CHECK THE PERIMETER,
GUNNY!

- WATCH YOUR BACK!
- HEADS UP! EYES FRONT!

GET THE RIGHT FLANK.
DANNY, GET THE RIGHT FLANK!

SCOTT IS BACK THERE!

GET THOSE WOUNDED
ON THE VEHICLES!

- PICK HIM UP!
- LET'S GET YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE.

HELP HIM OUT,
GOD DAMN IT!

HELP HIM OUT!
GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!

- GET HIM UP!
- PICK HIM UP!

- GET HIM OFF THE GROUND!
- COME ON!

COME ON, LIFT
HIM UP, GUYS!

INCOMING!

REACTION SQUAD,
CLEAR THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER!

GUNNY, GET 'EM
OUT OF HERE!

SERGEANT RAYMOND WATSON

WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR

FOR HIS ROLE
IN RESCUING CHARLIE COMPANY;

HONORABLY DISCHARGED

FEBRUARY 7, 1972;

ARRESTED THREE TIMES
IN LOS ANGELES,

ALL ALCOHOL-RELATED
MISDEMEANORS;

WAS ORDAINED
MINISTER IN 1981;

MARRIED GINA WILSON,
THREE KIDS;

ELECTED TO COMPTON
CITY COUNCIL;

BECAME STATE SENATOR IN '02;

IS THE LEADING CANDIDATE
FOR A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT

IN CALIFORNIA'S
35th DISTRICT.

UNTIL NOW.

SHIT!
HI, MOM.

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.
I JUST GOT IN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
IT'S ENTIRELY DIFFERENT HERE NOW.

THERE'S A McDONALD'S
NEXT TO THE HOTEL.

THAT WAS 35 YEARS AGO.

DADDY WAS A SOLDIER.
IT WAS A WAR.

I'M WORKING.

IT'S NOT CALLED
SAIGON ANYMORE.

INVESTIGATING SIGHTINGS
OF P.O.W.s AND M.I.A.s.

STOP WORRYING ABOUT ME.
I'M A BIG GIRL.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

MAN...

I LIKE THIS ROOM.

YEAH YEAH.

IT'S VERY
"APOCALYPSE NOW."

WHO ARE YOU?

HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?

OH, IT'S COOL.
RELAX, MAN, IT'S COOL.

WHOA, WE'RE NOT GETTING OFF TO A VERY GOOD START HERE, HUH?

LOOK, I DON'T
HAVE ANY MONEY.

JESUS, I DON'T WANT
YOUR GODDAMN MONEY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

PEACE ON EARTH,

COMFORTABLE SHOES.
COME ON, COME ON.

SIT DOWN.

COME ON.

YOU'RE AMERICAN,
AREN'T YOU?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST POUR
US A COUPLE OF DRINKS?

IT'S NOT EVEN NOON.

IT'S COCKTAIL HOUR
STATESIDE.

POUR THE DRINKS.

YOU STILL HAVEN'T
ANSWERED ME.

What are you doing here?

That a pretty broad question,
you know, one of those...

COSMIC QUESTIONS,

LIKE "WHAT ARE ANY OF US
DOING HERE?"

I'M JUST TALKING
ABOUT MY ROOM.

DID YOU GET MY LETTER?

I GOT A LETTER.

IT WAS ANONYMOUS.

HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE THE MAN I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET?

THAT'S GOOD THINKING.

THAT'S GOOD THINKING.
I MEAN, LIKE,

HOW DO I KNOW THAT
YOU'RE WHO YOU ARE?

I MEAN, LET'S SEE SOME I.D.
COME ON.

THAT'S MY YOUNGEST.

RUBY.

HOW OLD?

19.

19, AH...

AIN'T WHAT IT
USED TO BE, HUH?

LOOK, MAN, I--

I HAD A LONG TRIP

AND I'M TIRED.

YOU WANNA STATE YOUR BUSINESS AND GET ON WITH IT?

YOU'RE ONE CURIOUS
CAT, PARSON.

I MEAN,

YOU GET THIS

ANONYMOUS LETTER
FROM SOMEBODY IN VIETNAM

AND YOU JUST

HOP ON A PLANE AND--
WHOOSH--

HERE YOU ARE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE--

IT'S KIND OF AN EXPENSIVE TRIP DOWN
MEMORY LANE FOR A MAN OF THE CLOTH.

I MEAN, HAVE YOU BEEN DIPPING
INTO THE COLLECTION BOX?

YOU BEEN SKIMMING
THE BINGO?

THE WRITER SAID HE WAS
A P.O.W. LEFT BEHIND.

I KNOW THIS ORGANIZATION
IN WASHINGTON

THAT DEALS
WITH THINGS LIKE THAT--

M.I.A.s, SURVIVORS
AND SUCH.

THEY TOLD ME IF I WENT BACK
TO 'NAM AND CHECKED IT OUT

THEY WOULD COVER
MY EXPENSES.

SO I FIGURED
I COULD SEE SOME PEOPLE,

TIE UP SOME LOOSE ENDS.

"LOOSE ENDS."

MAI LING, IS SHE
A LOOSE END?

HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

YOUR DAUGHTER,
DOES SHE KNOW

SHE'S GOT HERSELF
A 30-YEAR-OLD BROTHER?

THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

MAYBE.

MAYBE NOT.
I MEAN, MAYBE--

MAYBE THEM

GOOD PARISHIONERS THAT VOTED YOUR ASS INTO CITY COUNCIL,

MAYBE THEY'D TAKE
EXCEPTION TO YOU

ABANDONING YOUR
HALF-GOOK SON.

YOU DON'T KNOW
MY CONSTITUENCY.

LOOK, MAN, YOU THINK
YOU CAN SHAKE ME DOWN

FOR SOME CHICK I'D
KNOCKED UP 30 YEARS AGO?

WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY?

HMM.

YEAH, MAYBE.

MAYBE.

But am I any
crazier than you?

- SHE'S HERE.
- I still can't believe you just jumped on an airplane.

DENIS? HI, I'M
SARA REID, VIETNAM--

VIETNAM VETERANS
ACTION COMMITTEE.

HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE
TO IDENTIFY HIM?

NO, WE HAVEN'T
MADE A VISUAL YET.

IT'S FINALLY NICE
TO MEET YOU IN PERSON.

OH, UH...

MacDONALD, COOPER.
THEY'RE IN FROM WASHINGTON.

- THEY'RE HERE TO GIVE A HELPING HAND.
- HI.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER CRANK.

WASTE OF TIME,
IF YOU ASK ME.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WE WAIT,
SEE WHAT HAPPENS,

TRY TO IDENTIFY HIM.

WE SHOULD JUST
GRAB HIM NOW,

SORT IT OUT LATER.

WE GO NOW,
WE GOT NOTHING.

BETTER LET IT
PLAY OUT.

So are we just
going to sit here?

Why, you got
somewhere better to be?

THERE HE IS.

MIND IF I
TAKE A LOOK?

DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION GET MANY LEADS OF ALLEGED SURVIVORS?

UM, NO,
NOT SINCE NORMALIZATION.

NO, MOST ARE FAKES...

SCAMMERS SEARCHING
FOR BENEFITS

OR OFFERING TO FIND
M.I.A.s FOR A FEE.

I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME
CHECKING UP ON THE FAMILIES,

VERIFYING RECORDS,
THAT KIND OF THING.

IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS.
THERE ARE NO SURVIVORS.

I GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN
WASTE MY TIME LOOKING FOR GHOSTS.

JUST KEEP YOUR EYE
ON THE WINDOW, OKAY?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THIS IS ANY DIFFERENT?

WELL, IT'S THE LEVEL
OF DETAIL IN THE LETTER--

THE THREATS
OF RETALIATION--

BUT NO ONE AT STATE
WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S WHY I CONTACTED JPAC
IN HONOLULU AFTER MEETING RAY.

THEY PUT ME ONTO YOU
AT DET TWO.

LOOK, AND I AM HAPPY TO HELP,
BUT DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP.

ALL WE DO IS INVESTIGATE CLAIMS LIKE THIS,

AND NOTHING'S
EVER PANNED OUT.

SO WHAT NOW?

RAY, IT'S YOUR EYES--

SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT.

THEY'RE JUST NOT INTENSE LIKE THEY USED TO BE,
YOU KNOW?

YOU KNOW ME?

OH, YEAH--
WELL, I KNEW YOU.

NOT IN THE BIBLICAL SENSE.

WE WERE IN SOME
SHIT TOGETHER.

OKAY, WE--
WE SERVED TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT,
SO WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I--

I KNOW I AIN'T
NO SPRING CHICKEN,

BUT SOME THINGS
SHOULDN'T BE FORGOTTEN.

SOME PEOPLE
SHOULDN'T BE FORGOTTEN.

LIKE RAMSEY,
CAPTAIN RAMSEY, HUH?

HE WAS ALWAYS A GOOD SOLDIER.

GO ALL THE WAY!

COME ON, COME ON,
LET'S GO! COME ON!

COME ON, LET'S MOVE!

YEAH! EAT THAT!

HEY, CAPTAIN, YOU WANT TO COME BACK OUT?
WE NEED ANOTHER GUY.

NO, I GOTTA--
I GOTTA FINISH THIS.

WHO ARE YOU WRITING TO?
YOUR WIFE?

UM, NO.

I'M WRITING A CONDOLENCE LETTER TO LIEUTENANT FOX'S, UH--

ARE HIS PARENTS STILL ALIVE?

I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

- HAS HE GOT A WIFE?
- I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW HIS FIRST NAME OR WHERE HE'S FROM?

NO, YOU KNOW, HE JUST GOT
HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

WE KNOW SHIT ABOUT HIM.
HE'S JUST ANOTHER F.N.G.

- F.N.G.?
- FUCKING NEW GUY.

LOOK, WE'LL BE--

WE'RE GONNA BE OUT THERE
IF YOU NEED ANYBODY.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I REMEMBER HE MENTIONED HIS DOG, REX.

REX.

"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

I WAS LIEUTENANT FOX'S
COMMANDING OFFICER.

I REGRET HAVING
TO WRITE THIS LETTER

MORE THAN ANYTHING

I CAN POSSIBLY
EVER IMAGINE..."

A RAMSEY LETTER HOME.

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT
IT WAS LIKE TO GET ONE?

HEY, DID ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY
EVER GET ONE OF THOSE LETTERS?

I MEAN, ANYBODY?

ALL RIGHT, WE WERE
IN THE SAME UNIT.

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU.

I'M SORRY.

MY MOTHER DID.

MY MOTHER GOT TO READ
ONE OF THEM LETTERS.

HUH.

YOU KNOW...

I USED TO WONDER HOW
SHE TOOK IT, YOU KNOW,

LIKE WHEN THEY TOLD HER
I WAS DEAD OR MISSING,

OR WHATEVER GODDAMN
LIE THEY TELL.

MY FATHER NEVER HAD
ANY USE FOR ME,

BUT MY MOTHER...

ARE YOUR FOLKS STILL ALIVE?

NO.

THEY PASSED A WHILE AGO.

YOU KNOW,

WHAT DID THEY PUT IN THAT BOX

THAT MY MOTHER BURIED ME IN?

IS YOUR MOTHER STILL ALIVE?

DOES SHE KNOW
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

I'M OKAY.

EXACTLY HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO TELL HER THAT, RAY?

RAY, HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO TELL HER, UH--

"EXCUSE ME, MOTHER,

I'VE BEEN MEANING TO WRITE"?

IT'S 30 YEARS.
IT'S 30 FUCKING YEARS!

NO NO NO.

I'M DEAD.

I'M THINKING WE'RE
ALL BETTER OFF FOR IT,

- YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST--
- SHE'D WANNA KNOW.

SHE'D WANNA KNOW
THAT YOU'RE ALIVE.

THAT WAS HER SONG.

IT WAS HER LULLABY
TO ME WHEN I WAS A BABY.

UH...

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

MY ONLY SUNSHINE

YOU MAKE ME HAPPY

WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY...

- THE SKY-- THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE YOU'LL BE GOING.
- YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SKY, JAMES.
- MY ONLY SUNSHINE...

FATHER...

JAMES, LOOK UP.

LOOK UP, LOOK UP.

...YOU MAKE ME HAPPY

- HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
- WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY

YOU GIVE ME HOPE...

...THE OTHER NIGHT, DEAR

AS I LAY SLEEPING

I DREAMT I HELD YOU
IN MY ARMS...

DOC?

OKAY... MARK JORDAN,

NAVY CORPSMAN,
1st RECON BATTALION,

KILLED IN ACTION
JANUARY 10, 1971.

OR NOT.

HIS BODY WAS
NEVER RECOVERED.

RAY, WHO WAS
HIS SQUAD LEADER,

REPORTED HIM DEAD.

DO YOU HAVE THAT PHOTO?

COMIN' AT YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

MIGHT BE.
PROBABLY NOT.

I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S SOMETHING...

I HAVE A FEELING.

GUESS THAT
SETTLES IT, HUH?

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME,
AGENT MacDONALD?

RELAX.

JUST FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN
ABOUT THIS GUY, OKAY?

IT'S HIM.
IT'S HIM.

DOC, THEY SAID
YOU WERE DEAD.

FOR 30 YEARS-- OH, FOR 30 YEARS-- OH MY GOD, DOC!

DON'T!

DON'T YOU
FUCKING TOUCH ME!

DON'T YOU LAY YOUR
FUCKING HANDS ON ME!

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
I KNOW!

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

KEEP MOVING!
GO GO!

UP UP! EVERYBODY UP,
BACK TO THE RIVER!

GET OFF THE DECK,
MARINE! HELP ME.

YOU, COME HERE.
- YOU'LL BE FINE. HOLD ON, SON.

GET UP NOW!
BACK TO THE RIVER!

- GET YOUR FAT ASS BACK TO THE--
- I GOTTA DO IT!

SPIDER HOLE!

MOVE YOUR FAT ASS!
GO GO GO!

MOVE MOVE
MOVE MOVE IT!

MOVE IT!
MOVE THAT BIG FUCKING FAT ASS!

JIMMY, I GOT YOU COVERED!

GO, LET'S GO!

COME ON, GO GO GO GO!

FUCKING BASTARD!

DELTA ONE-NINER,
WE ARE UNDER HEAVY FIRE!

TWO KLICKS FROM L.Z.
DO YOU COPY?

DO YOU COPY?

MOVE THAT BIG
FUCKING FAT ASS!

I'M WITH YOU!

HO HO HO HO!

SHIT!

JESUS CHRIST,
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?

- HOLY SHIT!
- THEY'RE ALL WOMEN.

OH, MY GOD,
THEY'RE JUST GIRLS.

THEY'RE ALL WOMEN.

FUCK, THEY'RE
ALL WOMEN, MAN!

OH, MAN, OH.

FUCK!

- THEY'RE ALL WOMEN, MAN.
- GOD DAMN IT!

THEY WERE
LITTLE GIRLS, RAY,

JUST LITTLE GIRLS.

THEY WERE KILLING US, DOC!

YEAH, AND WE DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, RIGHT?

WE JUST DID WHAT
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

DOC, IS THERE A REASON...

why you're pointing
that gun in my face?

HE HAS A WEAPON?

- IT'S UNDER CONTROL.
- IT IS?

LET ME DO MY JOB.

COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON...

HEY, SARGE,
TRUST ME NOW?

DO YOU TRUST ME
NOW, SARGE, HUH?

I ONLY TRUST
IN THE LORD, DOC.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG
THIS WAS GONNA TAKE,

SO I ORDERED US LUNCH.

IT'S OPEN.
COME ON IN.

OH, HERE,
PUT IT HERE.

DO I KNOW YOU?

YOU EVER WORK
AT THE HANOI HILTON?

NO, SIR.

I HEARD IT WAS
QUITE THE PLACE.

THERE IS A PACKAGE FOR YOU
AT THE FRONT DESK, SIR.

IT REQUIRES YOUR SIGNATURE.

BRING IT UP.

NO, SIR.
YOU MUST COME DOWN TO SIGN FOR IT.

IT'S OKAY.
I'LL GET IT LATER.

ARE YOU CERTAIN, SIR?

YEAH, IT'LL BE FINE.

TIP'S INCLUDED.
THANK YOU.

THEY TRY THEIR BEST.

I KNOW IT'S NOT UP TO THE STANDARDS YOU'RE PROBABLY USED TO

BACK IN THE STATES,
BUT THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY.

YOU OKAY
WITH CHOPSTICKS?

I'LL MANAGE.

THAT'S A NICE TOUCH, RAY.

WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON OVER THERE?

IT SEEMS TO BE
UNDER CONTROL.

I GAVE THE REVEREND
A WAY OUT, BUT HE PASSED.

THE TARGET'S
GOT A PISTOL.

THE FRONT DOOR IS
THE ONLY WAY IN.

"TARGET"?

HOW DID YOU
GET IN THERE?

SARA--
WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE?

WHITE MALE, 50s.

THAT HIM?

COULD BE.
YOU ALL LOOK ALIKE TO ME.

THAT'S FUNNY.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.
NO DOUBT.

DENIS, WHO ARE
THESE GUYS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO KNOW, SARA?

THEY'RE C.I.A.,
AREN'T THEY?

- AND YOU?
- I'M WITH JPAC, DET TWO IN HANOI.

YOU KNOW THAT.

ARE YOU C.I.A. OR NOT?

THEY GOT A FRIED CHICKEN PLACE DOWN THE BLOCK,
IF YOU--

WE COULD SEND
THAT PORTER OR--

THE FOOD'S FINE.

YOU KNOW, IT TOOK ME
ALMOST A YEAR

TO GET USED TO MY FOOD NOT
TASTING LIKE SOMEBODY PISSED IN IT.

HOW LONG?

SIX YEARS...

FOUR MONTHS, 17 DAYS.

BUT NOW I'M OFFICIALLY
MISSING IN ACTION.

HOW DID YOU ESCAPE?

I DIDN'T.

I WOKE UP ONE MORNING

AND THE GUARDS,
THE N.V.A.,

THEY JUST PACKED UP
AND LEFT.

GUESS WE'D LOST OUR VALUE.

Were there others with you?
- Mmm-hmm, a few.

- I KNEW IT.
- What happened to them?

TRIED TO GET BACK,
I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW.

DIDN'T YOU EVEN TRY?

THERE'S NO GOING BACK
FOR ME, SARGE.

I MEAN...

I GOT THIS LIVING-IN-THE-NOW THING HAPPENING FOR ME,
YOU KNOW?

IT'S DONE ME PRETTY GOOD.
IT'S GOTTEN ME THIS FAR.

HOW DO YOU LIKE
EATING RAT?

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
IT'S DOG.

NO, IT'S PROBABLY GOAT.

I'M GLAD
YOU'RE OKAY, DOC.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE JUST LIKE
ALL THE REST.

YOU JUST CARE ABOUT
COVERING YOUR OWN ASS.

YOU GONNA ANSWER THAT?

HELLO.

HI, HONEY.

HOW ARE YOU AND THE GIRLS?
- Ray...

I'M WITH SOME PEOPLE.
WE CAN HEAR EVERYTHING

THAT'S GOING ON,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

OH, I KNOW.

Do you need help?

We could be there
in a heartbeat.

OH IT'S-- IT'S FINE.
UM...

THE PLACE
HAS CHANGED A LOT.

THEY EVEN HAVE
A FRIED CHICKEN JOINT.

Can you get him to talk more
about the others?

I'LL TRY.

LISTEN, SWEETHEART, I--

I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK
LATER, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
BYE.

THAT'S MY WIFE.

SHE WORRIES.

ABOUT WHAT?

AIN'T YOU A MAN OF THE CLOTH, SARGE?
DON'T SHE TRUST YOU?

THIS IS A STATE DEPARTMENT MATTER.
YOU'RE NOT TO GET DIRECTLY INVOLVED.

THERE MAY BE MORE M.I.A.s OUT THERE-- ALIVE,

WAITING STILL.

YOU'RE NOT BELIEVING
ANY OF THIS, ARE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW YET.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FIND OUT, ISN'T IT?

THESE CLAIMS ARE
UNSUBSTANTIATED, SARA.

FORMER P.O.W.s ROAMING AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE--

IT'S BEEN RUMORED
ALL THE TIME.

NOT ONE HAS
BEEN TRUE, EVER.

RI-- UNTIL NOW.

WHERE HAS DOC BEEN FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS?
WHAT HAS HE BEEN DOING?

DID HE TRY TO CONTACT US
AND NEITHER GOVERNMENT KNEW?

OR DID THEY?

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THIS DOC IS FOR REAL.

LOOK, THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE MADE IN VIETNAM,

AND BOTH GOVERNMENTS
WANT IT TO HAPPEN,

BUT NEITHER SIDE IS GOING
TO LET SOME LONE CRACKPOT

TURN THE WHOLE THING UPSIDE DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROOF.

RIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT--

EXPENSIVE RUNNING SHOES
AND CHEAP CELL PHONES?

NO, IT'S ABOUT
THE TRUTH, SARA.

YOU'RE JUST
BLINDED BY HOPE.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER
P.O.W. SCAM.

MAYBE.
BUT WHO'S SCAMMING WHO?

WHAT KIND OF
HOLY MAN ARE YOU?

I'M A MINISTER.

I HAVE A SMALL CONGREGATION IN LOS ANGELES--

"LIGHT OF LOVE MISSION."

AND YOU SIT
ON THE CITY COUNCIL,

AND IF THAT NEWSPAPER CLIPPING CAN BE TRUSTED

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WANT TO PUT YOUR ASS IN CONGRESS.

WELL, AT LEAST GOD
DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE.

HIS ARMS ARE WIDE, DOC.

WHERE DOES HE FIT
IN YOUR LIFE?

HE DOESN'T.

GOD IS LOVE, DOC.

AND HIS LOVE HAS
SUSTAINED YOU.

WHAT WAS THE NAME
OF THAT PARSON--

KOSINSKY, WAZINSKY?

- UH, BRAZINSKI.
- BRAZINSKI.

FATHER BRAZINSKI.

FATHER BRAZINSKI, YEAH.
NOW THERE WAS A PIECE OF WORK.

MOVE!
COME ON!

WHAT ARE YOU STOPPING FOR?
KEEP FIRING!

FUCKIN' THING'S
JAMMED, MAN!

- M-16s ARE DOWN!
- IT'S THE SAND, SKIPPER!

THE GODDAMN SHELLS
WON'T EJECT!

AIN'T NO SAND IN THE 'NAM?

GUESS SOME DESIGNER
FUCKED UP, EH, SIR?

SERGEANT SHEPARD!

YO, SIR!

GET THE PIGS OVER THERE!

MOTHERFUCKERS!
JIMMY-JOE!

TAKE DANNY WITH YOU
30 KLICKS DOWN THERE,

INTERLOCK WITH ME.
ANDERSON, GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE AND BE MY B-GUNNER!

GET ON THE HORN
TO BATTALION TOP.

WE GOT NOTHING
TO FIGHT WITH!

I'M SCRUBBING
THIS MISSION!

GO FOR AN IMMEDIATE EVAC.

OUR L.Z. IS OVER THERE.
WE'LL DEFEND THE PERIMETER.

DEFEND WITH WHAT, SIR?
WHEN THOSE M-60s RUN OUT OF AMMUNITION, WE ARE FUCKED.

WE'LL USE GRENADES!

WE GOT ENOUGH COVER FIRE.
WE JUST GOTTA CROSS THAT GAUNTLET, MARK THE L.Z.

I'LL VOLUNTEER, CAPTAIN.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, FATHER,
THE ANSWER IS "ABSOLUTELY NOT."

WHAT, YOU GOT ANOTHER ALL-AMERICAN RUNNING BACK HERE?

OHIO MARYMOUNT.

DIVISION THREE, I GRANT YOU, BUT...
STILL ALL-AMERICAN.

GO, BABY, RUN!
GO, FATHER! GO GO GO!

GO, BABY, RUN!

- COME ON, MOVE YOUR ASS!
- THAT OLD MOTHERFUCKER CAN STILL RUN, HUH?

HALLELUJAH!
ALL RIGHT!

MOVE IT, MOVE IT!

LET'S GO, MOVE IT!

CLEAR FOR THE HELO!
MOVE IT!

CHOPPERS INBOUND.
MOVE OUT!

MOVE OUT!

- I'M RUNNING OUT OF AMMO!
- LOAD THAT CHOPPER!

COME ON!
HAUL YOUR ASSES! LET'S GO!

- TREE LINE!
- TREE LINE!

- GO GO!
- COVER THAT CHOPPER! GET 'EM IN THE AIR.

GET ON THE CHOPPER!
I'M TAKING YOUR PLACE.

NO FUCKING WAY!

- FUCK!
- THAT'S AN ORDER, SERGEANT!

GO GO!

- GO GO GO GO GO!
- GO!

GO!

GO FOR IT!

- COME ON, LET'S GO!
- COME ON, COME ON!

GET HIM UP,
GET HIM UP!

SKIPPER, HOW MUCH
AMMO WE GOT?

- HANG ON.
- COME ON, BUDDY.

- HE'S LOSING BLOOD!
- IT'S ALL RIGHT...

- HANG ON, BUDDY!
- SQUEEZE THE BLOOD!

HOLD THAT THERE.
HOLD THE BLOOD, ALL RIGHT?

KEEP IT COMING.
COME ON.

- COME ON!
- ALMOST THERE!

HANG ON!

PULL IT DOWN!
PRESS IT, PRESS IT!

I GOT HIM. JUST KEEP
THE BLOOD FLOWING!

I DON'T WANT TO DIE!
I DON'T WANT TO DIE!

- IT'S ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. HANG ON!
- HE'S FINE, HE'S FINE.

HE'S STABLE.
HE'S GONNA MAKE IT.

HE'S GONNA MAKE IT.

"HE'S GONNA MAKE IT."
THAT'S WHAT YOU KEPT SAYING.

AND HE DID...

YOU GOT ANY PLANS FOR WHEN WE GET BACK IN THE REAL WORLD?

YEAH!
I AIN'T GOING TO A FUCKING BEACH!

...WE ALL DID.

BRAZINSKI MUST HAVE CALLED IN SOME FAVORS THAT DAY.

- LET'S GO!
- THAT CHOPPER ARRIVED

LIKE AN ANGEL
STRAIGHT FROM HEAVEN.

BUT I KNEW

EVEN A MAN OF THE CLOTH
HAS ONLY SO MANY FAVORS.

YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?

TO PROVE TO MYSELF

THAT DESPITE
MAN'S INHUMANITY

TO MAN
ON THE BATTLEFIELD...

THAT GOD STILL LIVES.

CAN YOU FEEL
HIS PRESENCE?

CAN'T SAY THAT I DO.

WE COMMEND OUR BROTHER
TO THE LORD.

LET US PRAY
FOR OUR BROTHER.

LET US PRAY FOR OUR BROTHER TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,

WHO SAID,
"I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE.

THE MAN
WHO BELIEVES IN ME

WILL LIVE
EVEN IF HE DIES."

LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

LET OUR FAITH
BE OUR CONSOLATION,

AND ETERNAL LIFE
OUR HOPE.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMAZING GRACE

HOW SWEET THE SOUND...

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE MARINE WE BURIED THAT DAY.

- ...THAT SAVED A WRETCH...
- MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER.

...LIKE ME

I ONCE WAS LOST

BUT NOW I'M FOUND

WAS BLIND

BUT NOW I SEE...

WATER.

DRINKS FOR THE POOR?

- KOOL-AID!
- HEY, THANKS, PADRE.

- THANKS.
- THANKS, FATHER.

CHERRY?
AHH!

THEM HALAZONE TABLETS MAKE
THIS WATER LIKE TIGER PISS.

THIS IS GREAT!

- HEY, FATHER, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
- OF COURSE.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

FOR THE LORD IS
EVERYWHERE,

AND I'M JUST ONE OF
HIS HUMBLE SERVANTS.

EH.

ACTUALLY I FEEL MORE SAFE HERE THAN
I DO ON THE STREETS IN THE BRONX.

I DON'T KNOW.

HEY, I PUT YOU UP
FOR A BRONZE STAR

FOR SAVING DOC'S LIFE.

IT CAME THROUGH YESTERDAY.
CONGRATULATIONS.

HARDCORE, FATHER,
HARDCORE!

- PADRE!
- YOU DESERVE IT, FATHER.

CONGRATULATIONS!

CONGRATULATIONS, FATHER.

THANKS AGAIN,
KOOL-AID MAN.

I'M NOT SURE I KNOW
HOW TO REACT TO THAT...

...CAPTAIN.

HEY...

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
A SILVER STAR.

I COULDN'T WRITE UP
THAT GRENADE TOSS, PADRE.

IT WOULDN'T LOOK TOO COOL,
MAN OF THE CLOTH AND ALL.

I TOOK LIVES

TO SAVE LIVES, CAPTAIN.

I'M NOT SURE I KNOW
HOW TO REJOICE TO THAT.

I MUST BE
OF GOOD COURAGE...

AND THE LORD WILL
STRENGTHEN MY HEART.

HE WAS A PIECE OF WORK.

HE SAVED YOUR LIFE.

PROLONGED MY LIFE.

NO, DON'T SAY THAT.

WHERE THERE'S LIFE, DOC...

THERE'S HOPE.

OH, GOD, I DON'T KNOW.

DOC, I--

I UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.

YOU HAVEN'T A FUCKING CLUE
WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'VE FUCKING BEEN THROUGH.

YOU STILL THINK
DOC'S A FRAUD, DENIS?

NO ONE WAS LEFT BEHIND.
IF THEY WERE ALIVE IN '72,

THEY CAME HOME.
END OF STORY.

591 OF THEM.

BUT THERE WERE OVER 1000 PRISONERS JUST BEFORE HOMECOMING,

SO WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE REST?

SO WHAT CONSPIRACY THEORY
DO YOU BUY, SARA--

THE ONE WHERE THE M.I.A.s WERE
WHISKED AWAY TO SOME SECRET ISLAND

OR THE ONE WHERE WE GAVE THEM NEW IDENTITIES

JUST LIKE THEY DO IN THE
WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM?

FINE.
THOSE STORIES ARE LUDICROUS,

BUT THIS ONE
LOOKS TRUE,

AND THAT MEANS
THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS.

LIKE YOUR FATHER?

MY FATHER?

POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL
LOSES HER DADDY IN THE WAR

AND SPENDS HER ENTIRE ADULT LIFE
TRYING TO PROVE THAT HE'S ALIVE.

IT'S A FAIRY TALE, SARA,

BUT WITHOUT
THE HAPPY ENDING.

THIS DOC IS A FRAUD.

THERE'S NO TOOTH FAIRY,
THERE'S NO SANTA CLAUS,

AND YOUR DADDY
DIED IN COMBAT

WHEN YOU WERE
18 MONTHS OLD.

MAI LING, DID SHE
GET OLD LIKE US?

DOC, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN MY ROOM?

WHY DID YOU WANT ME
TO COME BACK TO 'NAM?

NOW THAT'S AVOIDANCE.

SEE, I KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT AVOIDANCE.

I ASKED A QUESTION,
YOU ANSWERED ME WITH A QUESTION.

SO I'M--

I'M TAKING IT
THAT THE REUNION

WASN'T VERY HAPPY.

SHE HAS HER REASONS.

HOW LONG YOU AND MRS.
RAY BEEN MARRIED?

35 YEARS.

RIGHT BEFORE
I SHIPPED OUT.

SO THAT MEANS

THAT MAI LING WAS WHAT,

A LITTLE TRIM
ON THE SIDE, HUH?

THAT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO, DOC.

I'VE SEEN
YOUR SON, SARGE.

HE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU.

OF COURSE,
EXCEPT FOR THAT VIETNAMESE THING HE'S GOT GOING ON.

YOU AND HIM,
DID YOU MAKE PLANS

TO GO TO A BALL-GAME,
DISNEYLAND TOGETHER?

I FEEL BAD ABOUT RYAN.

I FEEL BAD
ABOUT MAI LING...

BUT THEY SEEM
TO BE OKAY, THOUGH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO THE
HALF-BREEDS AFTER THE WAR, HUH?

TREATED THEM
LIKE SLAVES..

ESPECIALLY
THE HALF-BLACK ONES.

THEY'D SPIT ON THEM,
BEAT THEM.

LOCK THEIR MOTHERS UP
IN PRISON

FOR BEING COLLABORATORS
AND WHORES.

DID YOU LOVE MAI LING?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER.

I DON'T REMEMBER.

SARGE, DO YOU
REMEMBER WHO YOU WERE?

PISS-WARM BEER,
HUMIDITY...

...BUFFALO SHIT,

AND SOME GOOD OLD MARY JANE.
CAN YOU LIKE IT BETTER THAN THAT?

MMM. SARGE,
YOU ROLL IT TOO TIGHT.

GIVE ME THAT DAMN THING.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

GIVE IT TO A MAN.

HERE YOU GO.
YOU GOT THAT?

YEAH, I LIGHT IT,
I'M GONNA GET IT.

YEAH, I GOT IT.

SOMEDAY THESE-- THESE
KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD--

HEY, EASY, SARGE.

WARM PISS.

- YEP.
- PASS THE SHIT OVER HERE NOW.

GOOD?

WANNA KNOW THE BEST
THING ABOUT REEFER,

ABOUT JOINTS
IN PARTICULAR?

THEY GOT TWIN SISTERS.

SMOKE THE MOTHERFUCKER,
BITCH!

BUFFALO PISS
IN THE MORNING.

SO I GOT HIGH.

SO I GOT DRUNK.

I SCREWED AROUND.

I WAS WRONG, DOC.

BUT THINGS CHANGE.

PEOPLE CHANGE.

TELL THAT
TO RYAN'S MOTHER.

I DID.

AT LEAST I TRIED.

SO WE ALL
GET TO GO HOME

AND LIVE HAPPILY
EVER AFTER.

WELL, THAT'S ALL ANY
ONE OF US EVER REALLY WANTED.

LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT!

YEAH, GET SOME!
GET SOME!

- GET SOME, MAN! WHOO!
- WHOO!

- IT'S TIME!
- WHEW!

DOC!
- DOC, IT IS TIME TO BUST YOUR CHERRY!

GET YOUR CHERRY
POPPED, CHERRY!

OKAY, YEAH! YEAH!

COME ON, MAN.
COME ON!

- WHOO! WHOO!
- HOW MUCH?

I GOT 100,000
HE JUST AIR BURSTS!

- HOW MUCH ON YOU GUYS?
- WHO'S GOT A WATCH?

- WHO'S GOT A WATCH ON?
- WHO'S GOT THE GODDAMN WATCH?

- I'VE GOT THE WATCH!
- OKAY, TIME HIM.

- TIME HIM.
- 15,000. PUT YOUR MONEY DOWN!

- 30 SECONDS!
- 100 SECONDS!

I GOT 45 SECONDS!

JUST WENT...

MAN, THAT WAS SO FAST.

SARA, HOW MUCH RESEARCH
DID YOU DO ON RAY

BEFORE SETTING UP THIS TRIP?

THE USUAL PROFILE:

ORDAINED MINISTER...

WIFE, THREE DAUGHTERS,
GRANDDAUGHTER,

DOWNTOWN CHURCH,

WORKS WITH THE HOMELESS,
THE FOOD KITCHEN--

YOU KNOW, THE WORKS.

ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL,
BUT NOW THERE'S TALK

OF HIM RUNNING
FOR CONGRESS.

- THE MAN'S GONNA BE PRESIDENT.
- THAT'S CROSSED A FEW MINDS.

WHAT ABOUT HIS
MILITARY RECORD?

BRONZE STAR,
HONORABLE DISCHARGE,

NO RECORD OF
DISCIPLINARY ACTION. WHY?

BECAUSE I'M THINKING THERE'S MORE
TO OLD RAY THAN MEETS THE EYE.

GET DIDEROT ON THE PHONE.
I WANT TO SEE RAY'S SERVICE RECORD.

WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE?

WELL...

I GOT BACK HOME...

FOUND MY FAITH AGAIN.

AND FAMILY.

NO, NOT THAT.
I MEAN,

WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE,

YOU WERE A GOOD MAN.
YOU WERE AN HONEST MAN.

I GAVE MY LAST ONE TO--
- WHOA, WHOA, DON'T EAT THAT SHIT.

V.C. MIGHT HAVE PUT SOME GROUND GLASS IN THERE OR SOMETHING.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, COME ON.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA POISON THEIR OWN KIDS.

SO ARE YOU SURE WE SHOULDN'T CHECK FOR TRIPWIRES?

SHUT UP,
CHICAGO.

I GAVE MY LAST ONE TO RAY.

YEAH!

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING
TO THEM?

I'M SAYING "HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY NEW YEAR."

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HEY, RAY, I GOT

FREE BEADS FOR YOU.

WHOO WHOO WHOO!

WHOO WHOO WHOO!

SHIT!

HOW IS HE?

GET ME A MEDIC UP HERE!

FIND A CORPSMAN!
GET A CORPSMAN UP HERE!

HE'S NOT BREATHING, SARGE.

SHIT!

FUCK! FUCKIN' BITCH!

SHIT!

WHY DIDN'T YOU
JUST SHOOT HER?

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST PULL
THE TRIGGER AND SHOOT HER?

SHE WAS THE ENEMY, RIGHT?
SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL US, RIGHT?

THE STREET WAS CROWDED, DOC.

THERE WERE JUST TOO MANY
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS.

WELL, MAN, YOU DON'T
GET IT, DO YOU?

SARGE,

WE'RE ALL
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS,

EVERY LAST ONE OF US.

Ray, does he still
have a gun on you?

MRS. RAY, I PRESUME?

HELLO, DOC.

You have me at a disadvantage,
young lady.

I'M SARA.

You ain't from around these parts,
are you, Sara?

WE JUST WANT
TO TALK TO YOU,

TAKE YOU HOME
WHERE YOU BELONG.

WE? YOU HAVE
PEOPLE WITH YOU?

THEY'RE HERE
TO HELP YOU TOO.

Where is "here"?

WE'RE NEARBY, DOC.

IS IT OKAY
TO CALL YOU THAT?

WELL, YOU CAN CALL ME
ANYTHING YOU WANT.

DO YOUR HELPERS
HAVE NAMES?

MY NAME IS
DENIS McBRIDE.

I'M WITH JOINT PERSONNEL
ACCOUNTING COMMAND IN HANOI.

Mr. McBride, so how many
joint personnel

have you accounted for
since you came

to our lovely country
of Vietnam?

NONE. RUMORS
HAVE ALL BEEN FALSE.

WELL, THIS MUST BE
YOUR LUCKY DAY THEN, HUH?

- SARA?
- Yes, Doc?

What exactly
are you doing here?

MY FATHER WENT M.I.A.

I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

Well, why don't you ask your helper,
Mr. McBride?

I'm sure he'll tell you
what he tells everybody--

THAT YOUR FATHER
DOESN'T EXIST,

THAT I DON'T EXIST.

No one has to get
hurt here, Doc.

WELL, THAT'S A HELL
OF A NEW APPROACH.

Why don't you
come downstairs?

I'LL MEET YOU
IN THE LOBBY.

WE CAN TALK,
JUST YOU AND ME.

NO. NO NO NO.
NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN.

That's because there's
nothing left to tell.

OH! NO NO, I WAS THERE,

RAY WAS THERE,
WE-- WE DID THINGS.

HERE, RAY,
TELL 'EM WHAT WE DID.

- TELL THEM WHAT?
- COME ON, TELL THEM WHAT WE DID.

- GO AHEAD.
- WHAT WE DID?

GOD-- GOD DAMN YOU.

GOD DAMN YOU,
YOU SON OF A BITCH.

IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A PISS,
JUST GO DOWN TO THE RIVER AND TAKE A PISS.

MOVE IT.

KEEP YOUR HEAD
ON SWIVEL, DANNY BOY.

YES, SARGE.

HELO COMING IN, 6:00!

KEEP YOUR DAMN
EYES FORWARD!

HEY, I'M GOING HOME!
- WATCH YOUR INTERVALS UP THERE!

OH, YEAH,
SOUND OF FREEDOM!

- HA!
- INCOMING HELO!

WHAT THE FUCK
THEY GOT IN THERE?

THAT'S A BUNCH
OF DEAD FUCKING GOOKS!

WHAT'S UP, BOYS?

OH, YEAH, THAT'S OUR
HANDIWORK, BABY!

JESUS, FATHER.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

HEY, CAPTAIN,
WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING?

WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU DOING?

SERGEANT,
THAT'S A VILLAGE.

THAT'S A VILLAGE!

- CORPSMEN UP!
- SHIT!

I'LL BE GODDAMNED.

LET'S GO!

I NEED A BANDAGE!

GET A BANDAGE!
- ALL RIGHT, COME ON NOW.

SOMEBODY GET A BANDAGE!

FUCK.

DO WHAT YOU CAN!
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE!

COME ON, HURRY UP!

HE SAYS "WE ARE NOT V.C.,

BUT WHEN THE V.C.
COMES THROUGH OUR VILLAGE,

- WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM RICE OR THEY WILL KILL US!"
- YES, SIR.

NOW WE DO THIS TO THEM.
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY.

- HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY.
- THIS ACT WAS UNGODLY, CAPTAIN!

- HAVE YOU FILED CHARGES?
- I ALREADY HAVE.

SOMEONE HELP ME HERE!

HOLD HER UP, TEX.

- HOLD STILL.
- HOLD HER.

HELP THEM OUT,
CHICAGO, GOD DAMN IT!

THE BOY IS BLEEDING!

I NEED A KNIFE HERE!
I NEED SCISSORS!

THERE ARE SOME DAMN BODIES OVER THERE!
RIGHT OVER THERE!

HEY, HEY,
WHAT THE HELL?

THEY SAY V.C.s
HIDING IN THE VILLAGE.

ALL RIGHT, LET GO OF THEM!
LET GO OF THEM!

SERGEANT!

FUCKING BATTALION WANTS US UP IN
SUPPORT OF HOTEL COMPANY IN 60 MIKES.

WE HAVE REPORTS
OF ENEMY ACTIVITY.

DO A QUICK COORDINATE SEARCH OF THE VILLAGE.
I'LL DEAL WITH THE ARVNs.

CORPORAL CHICO!

- YES, SARGE?
- GIVE ME FIRST PLATOON

AND GIVE ME A PERIMETER
AROUND THIS VILLAGE!

GIVE ME FIRST SQUAD.
WE'RE GONNA DO A SWEEPING SEARCH OF THIS MOTHERFUCKER.

- LET'S GO.
- WATCH YOURSELF!

RED, STICK WITH ME.

CHICAGO!

- YES, SIR.
- TAKE THE FLANK.

TAKE THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THIS VILLAGE.

RIGHT FLANK,
SECOND SQUAD GOES WITH SERGEANT SHEPARD.

EVERYBODY, MOVE OUT!

- PICK IT UP! PICK IT UP!
- WATCH YOURSELF!

ALL RIGHT,
GIVE ME THAT LINE!

GIVE ME THAT LINE.
WE GOT ZERO-FIVE MIKES TO GET THIS SHIT DONE.

WE'RE GONNA SEARCH.
WE'RE GONNA CLEAR THIS SON OF A BITCH.

ALL RIGHT?
DON'T TEAR NOTHING UP.

LISTEN UP!
BE ALERT FOR TRIPWIRES.

WATCH YOURSELF!
BE ALERT!

RIGHT OVER THERE,
CHECK THAT.

IN HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.

UNDER THERE!
LOOK UNDER THAT!

LOOK UNDER THOSE
COCONUTS RIGHT THERE!

COME ON!
SEARCH EVERYTHING!

GO ON IN THERE.
GO ON AND LOOK IN THERE.

LOOK IN THERE.

TURN THAT CAMERA OFF!

SHUT IT OFF NOW!

WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU DOING?!

YOU GOT SOMETHING
TO HIDE, HUH?

SERGEANT! GET THESE
MEN UNDER CONTROL!

GET THAT FIRE OUT
RIGHT NOW!

I'LL FUCKING
RELIEVE YOU OF DUTY!

CHICAGO!
PUT THE FUCKING FIRE OUT NOW!

FUCK THAT BULLSHIT!

GOD DAMN IT!
FUCK!

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE FOOTAGE?

LOST.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE CAMERAMAN?

LOST TOO.

NOBODY SAID A THING.

NOBODY WANTED
TO HEAR ABOUT IT, DOC.

NOBODY WANTS
TO HEAR IT NOW.

THE WAR IS OVER.

YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR MAI LING
OR YOUR BASTARD SON.

I'M HERE FOR...

RAMSEY,

TEX, JIMMY-JOE,

RED.

THOUGHT I OWED IT TO 'EM.

OWED THEM WHAT?

THEY'RE ALL GONE, DOC.

IT'S JUST YOU AND ME.

WHAT DID YOU THINK
WAS GONNA HAPPEN?

HUH?

THAT I'D COME HERE AND
WE WOULD GO HAND IN HAND

TO THE PRESS AND TELL
THEM ABOUT THE VILLAGE?

THAT I'D MAKE IT
BETTER FOR YOU, HMM?

AND THAT...

I'D APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOU?

HMM?

IT'S IRONIC...

THAT YOU AND I'D END UP
IN THIS HOTEL TOGETHER.

I MEAN,
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.

I TRUSTED YOU, SARGE.

I TRUSTED YOU
LIKE A BROTHER.

SERGEANT,
DO YOU WANT A LIGHT?

YOU KNOW I DON'T SMOKE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE, DOC?

WELL...

WELL, I JUST WANTED-- I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU...

IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M ALL EARS.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE, SERGEANT?

- HAVE I EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
- YEAH.

SHIT, I'M IN LOVE
RIGHT NOW.

- ONCE OR TWICE.
- YEAH.

I WAS IN LOVE ONCE--

THIS GIRL BACK HOME,
ASHLEY HANSON.

- ASHLEY HANSON?
- YEAH.

- GOOD-LOOKING.
- DON'T LOVE NO UGLY WOMAN NOW.

BUT-- BUT SHE LEFT.

YOU KNOW?

AND-- AND I DON'T KNOW.

LIVE WITH IT.
YOU GET OVER IT.

YOU AIN'T A MAN TILL YOU GET YOUR DAMN HEART BROKE.
SHIT.

I-- I'M-- THERE'S--

I-- THERE'S SOMETHING--
THERE'S SOMETHING

NOT QUITE RIGHT.

AND I-- I THOUGHT
I COULD COME TO YOU,

BECAUSE I-- I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND WHAT?

I-- I'M JUST NOT--

I'M NOT THE SAME
AS THE OTHER MARINES.

I-- THERE'S--

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME

OR MAYBE I'M JUST-- I'M A YOUNG GUY OR SOMETHING, BUT--

BUT I'M NOT FEELING
THE SAME FOR--

AS I DID, YOU KNOW,
WITH ASHLEY, OR--

ARE YOU INTIMATING TO ME

YOU'VE GOT A HARD-ON
FOR MY MARINES?

- HUH?!
- I'M JUST SCARED, SERGEANT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO--

ARE YOU INTIMATING TO ME YOU GOT A HARD-ON FOR MY MARINES?!

I DIDN'T FUCKIN' THINK SO!

BUT JUST IN CASE
YOU WERE...

YOU'D BETTER KEEP
THAT SHIT TO YOURSELF.

AND I'D BETTER
NOT GET WIND OF IT.

YOU GOT THAT?

- YOU GOT THAT?!
- YES, SERGEANT.

DON'T YOU PUT YOUR
FUCKIN' HANDS ON ME.

SERGEANT, I'M JUST...

ARE YOU STILL FUCKIN' HERE?

ARE YOU STILL FUCKIN' HERE?!
DO I STILL FUCKIN' SEE YOU, MOTHERFUCKER?

COME ON!
KEEP IT TOGETHER!

KEEP MOVING UP,
MOVE IT UP!

ECHO SIX,
ECHO SIX,

ECHO FIVE, OVER.

SKIPPER.

GUNNY, THIS IS DICK,
SEND IT!

CAPTAIN!

I'VE LOCATED A RECOILLESS RIFLE,
BUT I'M TAKING HEAVY FIRE.

I'm gonna need some
help to get it up to you.

GUNNY, WHAT'S
YOUR LOCATION? OVER.

I'M ALONG THE WEST WALL
OF THE CITADEL, OVER!

GUNNY, HANG IN THERE!
SENDING SUPPORT YOUR WAY. SIX, OUT.

REACTION SQUAD!
SERGEANT SHEPARD!

- YES, SIR!
- GUNNY'S UNDER HEAVY FIRE AT THE WEST WALL!

GET HIM THE HELL
OUTTA THERE!

AND GET ME
THAT RECOILLESS.

ALL RIGHT,
BIG DOGS, LET'S GO!

- COME ON, LET'S GO!
- LET'S GO! GO!

GUNNY'S WAITING!
LET'S GO!

GO GO GO GO!

WE'RE COMING, GUNNY!

MOVE IT!

AND STAY DOWN, FUCKERS!

GUNNY'S HIT!

GO! CHECK HIM OUT!

OH, LORD.
- GET HIM UP, GET HIM UP! LET'S GO.

COME ON!

- IS HE ALL RIGHT?
- GUNNY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

- TAKE IT EASY, GUNNY--
- LET'S GO! LET'S GO! COME ON, COME ON--

- HANG IN THERE, GUNNY.
- MOVE MOVE!

OKAY, LET'S GO!

MOVE MOVE MOVE!

LET'S GO!
BRING IT AROUND!

GET THIS THING MOVING!

FIRE AT WILL!

GO GO GO GO GO!

GO!

GET BACK!

- LADDERS UP!
- MUEVATE, MUEVATE!

GO GO GO GO!

TAKE THAT,
MOTHERFUCKER!

- HELP ME, RAY!
- DOC?

THEY GOT ME, RAY!

RAY, RAY... YOU LET
THEM TAKE ME, RAY.

YOU LET THEM TAKE ME.

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN
MY LIFE FOR YOU...

BUT YOU LET
THEM TAKE ME,

BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT I HAD A HARD-ON FOR YOUR MARINES.

YOU THOUGHT I HAD A HARD-ON FOR YOU!

DENIS, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

COME ON, STOP
THE PRETENSE.

YOU'RE N.S.A. YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

SINCE WHEN DOES JPAC HAVE THE CLEARANCE TO DO THAT?

WHAT THE HELL IS THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY DOING

IN HO CHI MINH CITY WORRYING ABOUT VIETNAM VETS?

THE GOVERNMENT HAS AN INTEREST
IN SUPPORTING RAY'S CANDIDACY.

WASN'T BECAUSE
YOU WERE GAY, DOC.

IT WAS BECAUSE
YOU WERE WEAK.

I HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO MY MEN,

TO MYSELF,

MY COUNTRY.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT PEACE, DOC...

...QUIET.

I WANT YOU, DOC.

HOLD IT!

PUT THE GUN
DOWN, DOC.

NO.

RAY, LOWER THE WEAPON.

DON'T DO IT, SARGE.

BE A MAN.

DO YOUR OWN DIRTY WORK.

DOC, WE HEARD YOU.

EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID'S
BEEN RECORDED.

WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
PUT THE GUN DOWN.

WE BELIEVE YOU.
I BELIEVE YOU.

YOU DON'T REALLY WANT
TO DIE HERE, DO YOU?

I PROMISE YOU, EVERYONE
WILL LEARN THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHAT REALLY
HAPPENED.

ALL RIGHT THEN.

NO!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

RAY'S A MAN WITH A FUTURE.
OUR COUNTRY NEEDS HIM.

IT'S EMPTY.

YOU'LL NEVER
GET AWAY WITH THIS.

DENTAL RECORDS WILL
CONFIRM HIS IDENTITY.

IT'LL BE CONFIRMED
HE'S MARK JORDAN, "DOC."

IT'LL BE CONFIRMED
HE WENT AWOL.

HOW HE GOT HERE--
WHO CARES?

WHAT ABOUT THE TAPE?

WHAT TAPE?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER?

MY FATHER IS A PSYCH PROFESSOR AT AMHERST.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND.

AND THE OTHERS?

WHAT OTHERS?

RAY.