"Memorial Site for souls of the Korean War" "We're contacting the families of those we've identified." "We'll call you soon." "Who received the file for Lee Jin-seok, number B-38?" "Lee Jin-seok?" "I did." "Why?" "I checked the list of remains and the photos." "He's not on K.l.a. or M.l.a. list." "Not even the survivors' list?" "Still alive?" "Grandpa!" "The army Headquarters is on the phone!" "Hel...hello?" "I'm with the Korean War excavation team." "I'm calling to confirm some information." "are you Lee Jin-seok, who fought at the battle of Dumillyong?" "That's right." "We've identified some remains as Lee Jin-seok." "Oh...you did?" "But I am Lee Jin-seok." "is there any chance...it is Lee Jin-tae?" "No, it's definitely Lee Jin-seok." "I'm sorry to have bothered you, sir." "It's probably someone with the same name." "What did they say?" "Was it about your brother?" "I thought it would be since it was calling from the army." "Grandpa, can I help with the garden?" "Could you drive for me?" "I can drive him." "Don't worry, Mom." "Mom is really worried." "The site is on a mountain and you aren't feeling well." "I'll call her later." "You got sick after your trip to China to look for your brother." "Why don't you go to start the car." "Make sure you've got an id." "It's a restricted area." "Don't worry. I've got enough ids." "They will work." "are you going to wear your sneakers?" "Or I'll shine shoes for you instead." "Jong-Ro, Seoul 1950" "Shoe shine!" "Shoe shine!" "Shoe shine!" "Shoe shine!" "Shoe shine!" "Shoe shine!" "The middle ones are new from Italy." "They're beautiful." "It's a work of art." "The superb stitching and the high heels..." "Well..." "I like low heels." "They look more comfortable." "Really?" "But if they are made by you, they'll be so much better." "It'll take a few more years." "I'll be so proud when you make shoes at a shop like this someday." "What did you buy this for?" "You wanted to have one." "You look great!" "Thanks, bro." "Ice cream!" "Hey, ice cream!" "Give me a real cold one." "Why don't you buy two?" "Just one is enough." "OK." "Here's one, nice and cold." "Take it." "You've already spent too much." "Take it!" "Yours?" "l don't want my teeth to rot." "How much is it?" "lt's 2 Won." "Thank you." "Have a nice day!" "Take a bite first." "No way!" "Take a bite." "You eat it." "Come on, it's melting!" "Jin-tae!" "Tram!" "Where are you going?" "We have to go home!" "I've finished the maths homework." "I'll teach you something new." "See you later!" "Mom!" "You haven't finished yet?" "What does it look like to you?" "We're busy." "Jin-seok's here, too." "Hi, Young-shin!" "Stop that. I'll put some on a plate." "It's okay." "I told you not to do that." "Come here." "Come on, I'm not a child." "Thank you." "Where did you get the barley?" "I got it for signing up to attend some kind of rally." "I think it is a good deal." "I wish mother had done it, too." "Nothing's ever free." "l could kill for free food." "Hurry up and close the shop." "Dad's waiting." "Dad, Jin-seok scored the top for his last exam." "He'll make your dream come true." "Please help him enter the best university next year." "and please keep him healthy." "He was very sick last spring." "No, but I'm fine now." "Young-shin, Mom says to come in!" "Remember her, dad?" "Jin-tae is going to marry her this fall." "Mom's worried about such a nice girl marry such a rough boy." "You'll be so proud..." "Mom, the kids must be hungry." "Jin-seok, let's clear the table." "Why don't you go help mom." "Open the pot!" "again!" "Here, use this from now on." "I made it from my skirt." "Don't lose it." "What did you like the most?" "The meat!" "l liked the cookies." "l liked the fruit!" "Let's go for a swim at the stream." "No, it's too late." "We have to go home and sleep." "But tomorrow is Sunday." "We have no school." "It's too hot to go to bed." "No..." "Please, please...." "You look really happy." "I hope everyday is like this." "No more, no less." "I know, Jin-tae is a little rough, but has a warm heart." "Don't worry. lt's not cold." "Shall I show you?" "Why do you change the heels?" "The high ones look great!" "They look great!" "are you gonna sell them?" "You wanna buy them?" "If the price is right, I just might." "You'll never have enough money to buy those shoes!" "Hey, why is this pronounciation different form the spelling?" "Didn't I tell you not to ask me about spellings?" "You don't know the second grade's stuff?" "Shut up and go get more shoes." "Okay, I am going to." "Hi, you're gonna teach me maths today, right?" "Why aren't you at the library?" "You haven't heard?" "a war has broken out." "any soldiers on leave are to report to duty right away." "This morning the puppet government of North Korea attacked South Korea." "But our brave soldiers are fighting courageously and pushing them back." "Citizens should not be deceived by the groundless propaganda of the North." "What are all these?" "are we moving house?" "We have to carry all these." "Only food and clothes, I told you!" "Don't worry. I won't ask you to carry." "Uncle's is way too far." "Put that stuff back." "No, I'll carry them." "We can't carry all these!" "I'll carry them!" "I'll carry them all!" "Don't be stupid!" "I told you I will!" "We'll be back soon, I told you." "How do you know that?" "No one knows what will happen!" "The shop is just starting to do well." "Somebody will take it while we're gone." "What about the kimchi pots buried in the yard...?" "and the vegetables I planted in spring?" "They all will be fine until we get back." "What if you're drafted?" "Only if they need their boots shined." "We have to hurry." "The North's soldiers are getting close." "and the streets are packed with refugees." "Hurry up, Young-ja." "Mother!" "Mom says we must stay together all the time." "Put Young-min on here." "Young-min." "Hold on tight." "We won't be long, okay?" "Jin-seok, come on!" "Hold hands tight!" "Young-ja!" "Dae-gu, July 1950" "What the hell is that train sitting over there for?" "I told you, trains for civilians are not running!" "Where can I find a pharmacy?" "l don't know." "Let's go to the war front and destroy the communists!" "We must protect our country!" "I think we have to give up the train." "What about that one?" "lt's leaving for the front." "ls Jin-tae back?" "Not yet." "Jin-tae will bring you some medicine in a minute." "Salute!" "Excuse us, but we're on official business." "Men between 18 and 30, step forward." "Between 18 and 30!" "It's nothing serious." "Just step forward." "What's going on?" "What year were you born?" "I was born in 1921 ." "Step forward then." "How old are you?" "Ei...eighteen." "Step forward." "What's going on?" "Men between 18 and 30, step forward." "Don't go." "You don't need to follow their orders." "Don't worry." "Just some questions, I guess." "lt's going to be okay." "Come on, let's go." "Everything will be fine." "I'm still a student." "I'll be fine." "No, Jin-seok!" "You don't have to go." "Don't worry. lt's going to be okay." "Give this to Young-min." "What happened?" "Jin-seok..." "What happened to Jin-seok?" "The soldiers took him and all the young men." "We'll go, we'll fight, and we'll win!" "We were brave students but now brave soldiers." "We love our country." "That's why we leave to fight!" "Where are you going?" "I'm looking for my brother." "You're not permitted in here." "You'll have to leave!" "Jin-seok!" "Jin-tae!" "Let's go." "This isn't the train to uncle's house." "We're leaving soon." "Sit down." "My brother got on the wrong train." "We're getting off." "I said sit down." "You must be mistaken." "We're refugees, not soldiers." "You've just been drafted, too." "Then who's going to look after my mother?" "You?" "Sit down!" "This is an order." "You order your soldiers." "We are leaving." "I told you to sit down!" "You must be mistaken." "Why can't you understand..." "Jin-seok, get off now!" "Jin-seok, go, now!" "My brother has a problem with his heart." "He can't even run." "Tell that at the training camp." "Only those without arms or legs or who can't talk or hear... at war, they're called patients." "Jin-seok, Jin-tae!" "Mom!" "Mom, Young-shin!" "Jin-seok, Jin-tae!" "Young-shin!" "Jin-tae!" "Mom" "Jin-tae!" "Mom" "Go to uncle's home first." "We will meet you later." "Don't worry. I'll take care of Jin-seok." "What happened to your face?" "Take care of mom." "Don't worry about us." "You take care of yourselves." "You must come home!" "Mom" "Mom" "Help me." "Fucking bastards!" "Kim Ki-tae." "Yes, sir!" "Lee Jin-seok!" "Yes, sir!" "Excuse me, sir." "May I have a word with you, sir?" "Go ahead." "This is my younger brother." "Please let us stay close." "He's just a student and knows nothing about war." "I'll teach him." "Please." "alright." "Here, Nakdong River, is our last line of defense." "If this place is taken, the next is Busan, and then..." "We've got nowhere to go but into the sea." "If you retreat, I'll kill you myself." "This is where we live or die." "Write your wills and whatever you wanna leave, put it in here." "Got it?" "attention, salute!" "Sir!" "Fucking young punk." "What does he know about death and wills?" "Okay, let's say hello. I am Yong-man." "I am Lee Jin-tae." "Let me ask you something." "Do you know each other?" "He's my older brother." "You're brothers?" "God damn!" "I thought they were only supposed to take one per family!" "Who's going to carry on the family name?" "Damn!" "is the country going to do that?" "Those bastards." "Forget the will!" "Forget the will!" "You never know when the next meal will come." "Eat this shit." "Just call me Uncle Yang." "He's the real leader in our platoon." "He's a self-proclaimed fortune-teller, but he's never right." "Welcome." "Don't ever take your helmet off." "Many get their heads blown off while sleeping." "I'm Sergeant Lee. I hate anything red, especially the reds!" "I am Tae-soo. I escaped from North Korea." "But don't mistake me as a commie." "I'm Seung-chul." "I was a student but I volunteered to fight." "Say "hello", PFC Jo." "Whatever for." "We'll all be dead soon anyway. I'm PFC Jo." "I am Yong-goo." "Just call me radio man." "I am Kim Cheol-soo, I go by Ban." "They ask me to fight, eating this?" "No water or soup at all?" "and mine's so damn little!" "You don't want it?" "Give it to me." "Eat it." "Jin-seok!" "It's alright." "Stay here." "I told you to stay there!" "Jin-seok!" "Hang on, Jin-seok!" "Please keep breathing!" "You can do it." "Now breathe out." "More, more!" "Now breathe in!" "You can do it." "Deeper, deeper, Jin-seok!" "You're okay!" "You're fine." "Please send my brother to the hospital." "I'll blow up their tanks or bring you their commanders." "I'll even carry a bomb into their camp." "There is one with epilepsy." "another has pulmonary tuberculosis." "One in 3rd platoon has rheumatism." "another with heart disease." "and one with pulmonary tuberculosis." "Need more?" "Should I send them all?" "Who'll fight then?" "Life and death crosses here every second." "If you do what you've said, I can even send your brother home!" "I'll do whatever I can do if I can send him home." "That's the spirit we need." "You have to serve your country before asking for something." "Just for your information, it's been done before." "There was a father who could send his son home." "Want to know how?" "Wills are for dying people." "You've got to be strong." "I wish all this would just be a dream." "I want to wake up in my room." "I'd tell you about this at breakfast." "I'd tell you that I had a strange dream." "Then I would go to school, and you and mom would go to work." "Don't worry." "We will be just fine." "Urgent call from the battalion bunker, sir!" "What is it?" "The 2nd and 3rd have lost their positions." "Wake them up!" "Yes, sir!" "Everybody, wake up!" "Everybody up!" "Up!" "area 721 and 734 have fallen to the enemy." "additionally, our supply route has been cut off." "This means we're isolated." "Remove all the rock." "They're shrapnel waiting to explode." "area 731 and 732 are gone." "We're the next!" "The bastards are gonna hit us hard, like dogs." "There won't be anyone left to bury us." "Let the commies come!" "I'll kill everyone I can!" "attention!" "Sergeant Huh, Koh Yong-man, Lim Tae-soo..." "Yang, Jang, Lee Seung-chul." "Get armed and come with me." "What's going on?" "There's an order to plant mines on the defense line." "Shit, that's right under their noses." "So what?" "I have to go there?" "I'm going, too." "Yong-man is out." "Jin-tae is going, instead." "Rest of you get back to what you were doing." "Yes, sir!" "Damn. I always get the shit." "Jin-tae!" "Those commies will take over anytime." "They slaughter the families of soldiers and cops." "That's why we've got to win this war!" "If we lose, the commies will kill us all!" "Win to live." "We'll die of hunger before the commies kill us!" "Get back to work!" "Get down!" "Watch out for mine!" "Yang and I will go get him!" "Cover us!" "Don't move!" "Bastard, no more fire!" "Let's retreat." "He'll die soon." "Only a few left." "Let's finish them!" "No, retreat!" "Now!" "Hurry, move him in." "He took one in the stomach and stepped on a mine." "Hold him tight!" "Calm down!" "We must take him to the hospital." "There's no way to carry him out!" "Sew him up right now!" "Hurry up." "Sew him up!" "You okay?" "Lee Jin-tae." "I'll kill you if you do that again." "I mean it." "One more minute, he would have died." "Got it?" "Why the hell did you go for that mission?" "You weren't on the list, but you volunteered for it." "I don't understand why you did that." "Just forget it." "What if it was you lying there with your guts open!" "Promise me, you won't do that again." "Promise!" "alright." "all I need is just water." "Why the hell are they playing that music?" "They know we're isolated." "They're gonna drive us crazy." "Remember the ice cream?" "It was so good." "Back home, you can eat it till your teeth go numb." "I wonder what are mom and Young-shin are doing." "I bet...mom is really worried about us." "Uncle is taking good care of them." "I miss them all." "Young-guk, Young-ja, Young-min... I should've set the dog free." "Seung-chul, what's wrong?" "Make him lie down." "Uncle Yang...my stomach hurts." "Don't worry." "You'll be okay." "Where's my leg?" "You call yourself doctor?" "Don't you see the maggots?" "What are you good for?" "What?" "Food?" "Damn!" "It's about time!" "Give us more!" "Stop, you bastards!" "My ears are exploding!" "You want to give up Nak-dong River?" "Seung-chul...put it down." "Why couldn't you wait just a little longer?" "Dismiss." "Go back to the trench." "We're going to die here like dogs?" "Starve to death, or shot to death." "Who says we're gonna die?" "They haven't given us food or water in days!" "We'll die an honorable death." "Soldiers are human, too!" "What's the honor when starving to death?" "Shut up!" "You'd go to them for a piece of bread." "It's better than starving to death." "Go join the commies. I'll kill you before you make it over there." "Surrendering is better than starving to death like animals!" "Who gives a shit who wins!" "is that ideology important enough to make us kill each other?" "You finished?" "This is totally different from our fight against Japan!" "You damn communist!" "Don't stop me!" "Don't stop me!" "Bastard, come on!" "We are bound to die, why not die together now!" "Take it easy!" "The communists slaughtered his entire family." "I didn't do it!" "This isn't circus!" "Go back to the bunker!" "This is it?" "Let's attack them." "We're so weak we can barely lift our guns." "One more day, and we'll be eating corpses." "Or surrender to the commies." "They wouldn't expect us to attack them." "We've got nothing to lose, haven't we?" "Let's go in and wipe them out." "I will fight!" "I will, too!" "I will fight!" "Me too!" "Hey, count me in." "One mistake can kill us all." "Come on, let's fight!" "Sir!" "I don't understand why I'm out of the mission." "You're not qualified." "I am!" "Let me join them!" "I have to be with my brother." "It's too late." "I'm begging you." "I want to fight with others." "Your brother begged me to sit you out, and now you want to go?" "What are you risking your life for?" "You need a medal, too?" "What medal, sir?" "attack!" "attack!" "I'm only 15. I just got drafted." "Please don't kill me." "Please..." "Die...!" "Watch out!" "They are coming from the side!" "Jin-tae, where are you going?" "Jin-tae" "If they take this bunker, we are finished." "Got it?" "Yes, sir!" "How can those starving bastards attack us?" "Hurry up!" "You are lucky to be alive." "Jin...tae!" "Jin-seok!" "are you okay?" "Good." "Let's go get some water." "Jin-tae..." "Why do you volunteer for every single risky mission?" "For a Medal..." "To send me home?" "What the hell are you doing?" "You think you're bulletproof?" "Every second I see someone killed!" "are you mad?" "Suppose you get the medal, I'd be happy to go home with leaving you dead?" "How could I face mom and Young-shin?" "You're still young and ill." "But I'm a soldier now." "Don't ask them to sit me out again." "You and I should be together." "We live and die together." "If you do this again, I won't forgive you." "Listen to me, no one knows who's gonna die next... lf l can stay behind, I will stay behind." "Please understand me." "No way!" "You want me to watch you die?" "I won't die until I get you back home safely." "Let's go." "Jin-tae!" "You know, I want both of us to live." "But if only one can live, I want it to be you." "You alright?" "You all did a great job!" "apart from our victory, there is some more good news!" "The U.S marines made a successful landing at Incheon." "We'll push in as they make the 2nd attack into lncheon!" "Your bravery exemplifies the men of this battalion." "Raise this flag on Mt." "Baekdu by the Chinese border." "Yes, sir!" "Seoul, September 1950" "Why are two brothers from the same family in the same battle?" "We...had no other choice but to volunteer to join the army in order to protect our country..." "from danger." "We heard you did a great job at Nak-dong river." "any other motivation for fighting so bravely?" "My only motivation as a soldier is to fight to prevent my family from suffering under the oppression of the communists!" "I'm going to send a letter home." "Tell me what you wanna write." "We have to find a local to send it." "Do I have to do it now?" "I'm coming, sir." "Let's do it later." "I have to go to the reception." "We've to ask one of the people on the street!" "Yes, sir!" "You write something for me." "See you later!" "Give me some eggs!" "Behave yourself!" "Come on, an egg!" "is there anyone from Manri-dong?" "Who lives in Manri-dong?" "I don't remember the last time I ate like this!" "Nothing but vegetables!" "Where's my egg?" "You know, Jin-tae is really going to be on TV?" "You saw him with the american officers and the cameras flashing." "That's Sergeant Lee as of today." "and he's squad leader of the 1st." "He was talking well." "For the families oppressed by the reds... a hero is born." "You envy him?" "Then kill the communists!" "He sure does have a face for TV." "What do you know about photogenic?" "He's nothing compared to this." "Damn, what a knock out!" "How did you get a wife like this!" "I told you to look at my son, not my wife." "I saw you looking at her breasts!" "My son will be a General like Macarthur someday." "Macarthur!" "When will this damn war be over?" "I thought it'd last only a week." "When you go home, you go back to school." "lt'll be soon, since the U.S has joined." "Yeah, right." "Your home is near here, isn't it?" "If your mom is back in Seoul, she'll be looking for you two." "Just one each!" "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Jin-seok!" "You know what this is?" "This is the chocolate you wanted so much." "Just tell me if you want more." "They will give me more any time I tell them." "Yes, I drank a little." "Don't worry." "You'll be home soon." "It's only a matter of days before I put the flag on Mt." "Baekdu." "You should be sleeping." "It will get rough from tomorrow." "Did you send the letter?" "l asked someone." "I don't think they're back in Seoul." "It's getting cold at night." "You should go inside." "You looked like a stranger today." "I've been thinking about things." "There's one thing I want you to do." "Please forget about the Medal." "It's not worth it." "You're the only brother I have... and we have to go back alive." "I was so scared when dad died and mom lost her ability to speak." "But you were with me and helped me get through it all." "The day after tomorrow..." "You were supposed to get married to Young-shin." "I hope you'll think about Young-shin... and all our family, not only me." "Pyongyang, North Korea, October 1950" "Don't let their captain escape!" "The commies are hitting back hard!" "Where's their captain?" "Cover me." "Jin-tae!" "a few more up there!" "I saw them!" "Cover me." "Too dangerous!" "Get down." "Dangerous!" "Come with me." "Yong-man and Kim, come with me!" "What's going on?" "The captain is escaping." "The 3rd platoon is here for getting him!" "The 3rd is waiting on the way out!" "This is an order!" "Don't go." "Come on!" "Sergeant Lee!" "Damn!" "Sergeant Lee!" "Sergeant Lee!" "Jin-tae, get him!" "Don't move!" "Shoot me." "Not now!" "You think I'm gonna say a thing?" "Get up!" "Yong-man, hang on!" "am I gonna die?" "Medic!" "Kill me now!" "Yong-man, don't give up!" "I won't let you go!" "Yong-man!" "Yong-man, come on!" "Get up!" "He is the captain!" "I got him!" "Yong-man, hang on!" "Come on!" "Salute" "We'll continue over to aprok River near the Chinese border." "I hope every one of you get there safe and alive." "Let's leave." "What's wrong?" "The Medal..." "who are you really doing this for?" "You love being a hero, don't you?" "Promotions, parties, interviews..." "Who knows?" "You might even be battalion commander, right?" "Keep this in mind." "Yong-man's son, Min-seok will grow up without a father." "and bear a grudge against you forever." "Stop it." "If you'd listened to me back there..." "He wouldn't have been dead!" "He saved your ass and he died doing it." "Byt what you were doing?" "What good is the Medal when people lose lives for it!" "Stop it!" "What the...!" "This is Seagull One." "The communists have slaughtered all the villagers." "Roger." "Report to headquarters." "Let's take care of the bodies." "Help me." "Please find my mom." "Don't cry, I will help you." "Medic!" "They even left traps!" "Don't let even one of those bastards live!" "Die!" "You dirty pawn of american imperialism!" "Please, don't kill me." "against the wall, line up!" "Hey, you!" "l surrender." "How many are in there?" "There are five." "They'll come out, too." "Please don't kill us." "You killed them, right?" "No, they were dead when we came." "One more lie, you're fucking dead, got it?" "You killed them?" "Don't shoot!" "Don't lie to me!" "Oh, please!" "Yong-seok!" "Jin-seok!" "What happened?" "I was forced to join the North Korean army or be killed." "Now it's okay, don't cry." "Drink this." "Should I report?" "Jin-tae!" "Report that all the enemies were killed in battle." "What are you talking about?" "They'll be excess burden." "This is Yong-seok!" "He was like your own brother!" "all I see now is a communist." "I am Yong-seok, your friend!" "No friend of mine slaughters our people." "Step aside!" "We're not communists." "He was forced to come here!" "You step back!" "Did you kill them?" "No, we didn't!" "Really!" "He says he didn't!" "l don't believe a commie." "They are animals!" "Please don't kill me!" "Get your hands off!" "Kneel down!" "You dirty pig!" "Don't kill me." "Go ahead and I'll report that you kill unarmed soldiers." "You're no better than the commies who kill civilians!" "You are all crazy!" "They're hostages!" "You saw what they did!" "They're animals!" "If we kill them, we are animals, too." "It was them who started the war!" "We're the same." "No better, no worse!" "Okay, kill them." "Shoot." "What are you waiting for?" "Shoot!" "Today's your lucky day!" "Hye-San-Jin, far northern Korea November 1950" "Yong-seok." "Jin-seok!" "Eat this." "Eat and keep working." "are you okay?" "l feel fine." "Eat slowly." "I filed a report about you with the regimental office." "Thanks a lot." "Jin-tae is...not who he was." "He's totally different." "Just before I left, I met your mom and Young-shin." "Really?" "How are they?" "When did they come back home?" "Just after you were drafted." "She wanted to be home in case you came back." "She asked people about you." "Whenever she saw me she cried." "I reminded her of you two." "and the noodle stand?" "To be honest...she isn't well." "What's wrong?" "I don't know exactly..." "but she couldn't move well." "Young-shin was having a hard time, taking care of everyone." "The commies wouldn't let her run the stand." "She attends rallies all day long." "It's the only way to get food." "Don't worry, though." "Things may be getting better." "I miss the noodle your mom cooked." "The loser doesn't eat for 2 days!" "Do it right, bastards!" "2 days aren't bad enough?" "You want 5?" "You ain't hungry?" "You see now?" "Think of him as a South Korean pig." "Fight until one gets knocked out." "If not, I'll kill both of you." "You got it?" "Who's going to be the damn South Korean?" "You do it!" "You don't need to." "You don't have to." "I'm the one. I'll take your place." "What the hell are you doing?" "lsn't this a game?" "Fight, or you'll die of starvation." "Stop it!" "Come on, son of a bitch!" "There you go, that's the way." "We're not done yet!" "We fight until one of us can't get up!" "You are killing him." "Let go!" "anyone tries to stop me, I'll kill them, too!" "Get up, or you'll starve to death!" "Fight or you're dead." "I said, fight, you pig!" "Many of our brave soldiers sacrificed their lives for their country." "and the long awaited victory is very close." "Just stay still!" "lt hurts!" "I can't help it." "When the hell can we go home?" "and General Macarthur has ordered UN forces to advance to the north." "The victory is ours." "Victory!" "We are going home." "Ok, let's kick some ass!" "It looks like the war may be over soon." "I'm not so sure." "I heard Chinese will back the north." "That's just commie propaganda." "Uncle Yang, what do you think?" "The Sunspot and Great Bear are losing energy now and..." "We will be home before the New Year." "You're really sure this time?" "What the hell!" "Okay, I believe you." "Jin-tae, Congratulations!" "He's got the Medal of Honor!" "I expected you would get it." "You got it for catching the captain alive." "The commander is really pleased." "What is that Medal of honor?" "You idiot!" "any time a medal bears 'honor', it's good." "Tomorrow the commander will award it himself." "Let's give him a big hand!" "Sergeant Lee, now you can be a soldier forever." "Jin-seok!" "Let's talk." "Make it short. I'm on duty." "You can go home soon." "Then go back to school right away." "You missed a lot." "You're the one that needs to go home." "You're sick." "I'm not going home." "You'll do what I say." "l don't want anything from you." "Listen to me." "What's wrong with you?" "I worked my ass off for that Medal!" "This is a great chance for us!" "For you, not for me." "Have you thought about what the Medal means?" "I don't care." "I need one so you can go home." "That medal costs Yong-man's life!" "I won't go." "You have to go to college!" "What good is college now?" "I hate everything you stand for." "Don't tell me what to do." "Do you really mean that?" "I will make my own decisions." "Don't tell me what to do." "You really want either of us to die?" "Then, you go home instead!" "What did I risk my life for?" "I didn't ask you to!" "I want...you to go home alive." "I also want to go home." "But you are our family's dream and hope!" "I never regretted giving up school and shining shoes for you." "Mom happily broke her back for you." "Do you know our sacrifices?" "I know all." "am I the only one you have to care about?" "If you'd thought about Young-shin and Yong-man, you couldn't have done it." "I don't care what you think, as long as you can go home." "The central command will leave first." "Take the classified documents and burn the others." "Yes, sir!" "One more telegram." "Retreat to 2nd rendezvous point." "Date of Order 0900 hours." "Regiment 12, 13 and 25 are already retreating." "US army is retreating, too." "How many Chinese reinforcements are there?" "For Woon-san city alone, at least 100,000." "They'll fire at us any minute, sir." "Hurry, they're getting close." "Sergeant Lee, what are you doing?" "What the hell!" "Everything was going so well." "We'll never get home before New Year!" "We're just gonna leave?" "How stupid!" "Shouldn't we die here?" "This is wrong!" "We should be fighting." "Stop bitching and hurry up!" "I wanted to believe your shit, but look at this!" "Get the jeep ready!" "Damn it, do we have to carry the commies with us?" "Don't move!" "Get him!" "Sergeant Huh!" "l'm alright, retreat." "Medic!" "Sergeant Huh!" "Bastards..." "Where's my arm?" "Stay back, or I'll kill him!" "Put the dagger away!" "Kill them all!" "Don't come any closer." "Step away." "If you come closer, this bastard is dead!" "No!" "Yong-seok!" "Yong-seok, come on!" "are you crazy?" "How could you..." "You bastard!" "Stop this!" "Bring him back!" "You're a murderer!" "How could you do that?" "What the hell are you doing?" "You two knock it off!" "We've got to get out of here!" "How come..." "we're retreating without fighting?" "Jang Dan, near the 38th parallel December 1950" ""Staff Sergeant Lee Jin-tae." "You're awarded the Medal of Honor for your actions in Pyongyang, your remarkable bravery and actions at many battles  and for going beyond the call of duty." "December 1st 1950." "President Ryee Syng-man."" "Staff Sergeant Lee Jin-tae!" "Congratulations, you've finally made it!" "This should have been a formal occasion." "Sorry." "1st battalion, proceed to the 3rd rendezvous site, 2nd, 3rd and 4th battalion to the 5th rendezvous point." "Be at your locations by 18:00 tomorrow." "all forces will be reorganized there." "Dismiss." "See you at the next site." "Sir, may I have a word with you?" "Go ahead." "Sir, it's about my younger brother." "I'll make the official request with the division commander." "Thank you, sir." "I'm afraid we'll be pushed down to Seoul." "I'm afraid we're going further to the south, across Nakdong." "You know where Jin-seok is?" "He left a minute ago." "By himself?" "He said he was going to see your mom." "She is sick." "Let's go!" "Mom!" "Jin-seok!" "Young-sin!" "Thank God." "You're alive." "This isn't a dream, is it?" "I'm on my way to reassemble." "I ran into Yong-seok." "He said mom is sick." "She's feeling much better now." "She's back at work." "How is Jin-tae?" "Why didn't he come?" "He's fine." "He's really busy right now." "That's good." "Mother is so worried." "are you Kim Young-shin?" "Yes, I am...but...?" "Come with me." "You're under investigation." "For what?" "What?" "Who the hell are you?" "Tell me what this is about." "Step away!" "Stop!" "You wanna shoot?" "Go ahead." "Put her on." "Put the son of a bitch on!" "Check if he's a communist." "Young-guk, go home!" "Don't follow me!" "Get the hell off!" "Jin-seok!" "What is this place?" "This is where we investigate commies like Young-shin!" "You're mistaken." "We'll see about that." "Get in there!" "Lee Jung-ja, Jung Kook-sup, Kim Young-shin." "Get up!" "aim!" "Don't even think about it." "Let's not hurt each other." "Get up, Young-shin." "Jin-tae...!" "Where is Jin-seok?" "He was taken into the front building." "What's going on?" "They just said I was under investigation and took me here." "We're executing traitors according to the law." "I don't give a shit what you're doing." "I'm taking her away." "Then you're a commie, too!" "l don't think so!" "Kim Young-shin, 23, signed up for the communist party on June 23." "We have her signature!" "I did it only for food." "I didn't know what it was!" "She has worked for the communist party 35 times, and participated in numerous communist rallies!" "We were starving." "I have to get food somehow!" "The South Korean government gave us nothing!" "Shut up." "You step away." "Don't be stupid." "You're dead, too." "Touch her, you're all dead!" "This is the last chance, get away!" "Don't move." "Or you won't walk out of here in one piece." "What the hell are you doing?" "I'm stopping you from killing innocent people." "Get her out of here!" "You want to save a whore?" "She was with every single North Korean officer!" "Shut your fucking mouth before I blow it off!" "That's why she isn't fleeing." "That's not true." "It's no use to deny it." "No, that's a lie." "Go now!" "Last warning. lf you take her out of here, you two are commies too." "Jin-tae, believe me." "Get the hell out of here!" "Young-shin, hold on!" "You...still have the handkerchief." "You don't know...how much I missed you." "I... didn't do anything shameful." "Believe me." "Young-shin!" "I can't die now..." "How can I die now?" "Jin-tae..." "Young-shin!" "Young-shin!" "Why didn't you believe her?" "You know you killed her." "You killed her, you murderer..." "You shot members of the anti-communist Federation?" "The Medal of honor doesn't give you the right to shoot anyone." "How can we fight this war with screw ups like you?" "Still no contact with the division headquarters?" "I'm still trying, sir." "How can we hold out for 72 hours with those losers!" "Send my brother home!" "My former commander promised to." "What kind of bullshit is this?" "You earn a damn medal and your brother is discharged?" "You only have to report it." "I don't believe this!" "I don't give a shit what he promised you!" "You think this is a business deal or something?" "He suggested it." "How dare you talk back?" "Think of what you've done!" "Lock him up!" "What a waste of medals!" "Urgent message from the 1st company!" "Put him in the cell!" "I don't give a shit about the order." "Just retreat!" "I'll take responsibility." "all companies, retreat!" "God damn!" "Open the cell." "You're crazy!" "Give the order!" "Those commies would just as soon cut open your belly." "I only want my brother out." "Not until we've identified your true ideology." "Give the order." "Now!" "One more thing...the hostages..." "Burn them!" "Change that order!" "Put the gun away." "l said, change the order!" "This is an order." "Remove the gun!" "Change the order!" "Military Hospital, South Korea, July 1951" "Jin-seok!" "You look well." "Thanks." "You saved my life." "I thought I was dead in that cell." "I did too when you got shot as we were coming out." "Someone up there likes you." "When do you get out of here?" "Next week." "How nice to be discharged!" "Your mom is alone and she really needs you!" "This damn war should be over." "The battle around the 38th parallel is still bloody." "Everyday so many lives are lost but we can't take any ground." "I bought them on my way." "Thank you again." "and...your brother sent this letter home..." "but it was returned to the army." "You keep this." "He cannot have retreated then." "I've searched everywhere, but... I don't want to know." "I don't care." "PFC Lee Jin-seok!" "You're wanted in the counseling room." "Thank you." "Our decorated hero turned into a communist." "It's a serious problem for us and a good propaganda tool for them." "at first we didn't believe it, but his fiancee was executed as a communist." "That must have affected him." "He doesn't know what communism or democracy is." "Then how come he turned into a communist!" "He wouldn't have done this lf he'd thought of his family." "I suppose there must be a reason." "You, too, are suspect, unless you give us a good explanation." "I don't care about Jin-tae." "The Jin-tae I knew was just an innocent shoeshine boy who loved his family with all his heart." "The one who's got the Medal and leads 'flag unit'..." "He is not my brother." "What happened to Jin-tae?" "I was questioned, too." "You had lunch?" "How can you eat right now?" "Unthinkable!" "Jin-tae's become a communist?" "after seeing his fiancee shot to death and then..." "He must have thought that you were killed in the fire." "He loved you so much!" "I don't care about him." "He's crazy about medals and promotion!" "Maybe the fucking commies offered him a better post!" "Dear Mother, I miss you every day." "and don't worry about Jin-seok, I will definitely keep Jin-seok safe." "Please say hello to Young-shin." "When I'm back home, I'll make you happier, I promise." "It's very cold." "Take care of yourself, mom." "all these patients came from the battle near the 38th parallel." "Your are fucking crazy to go back there?" "How can you be sure that you'll even find him?" "You'll be discharged in a week." "Think about your mom!" "See you soon." "You've to take care of Young-shin's brother and sisters!" "Take care, you bastard!" "We attack up the middle of hills, 931 and 851 dividing them." "Then battalion 1 and 2 flank the hills from both directions." "We have to take out 'flag unit' at all costs!" "Don't forget we've moved the operation up 1 day." "When will PFC Lee join the mission?" "He'll sit this one out." "Since the americans moved the attack 24 hours up there's no time." "He'll speak over the microphone." "Sir!" "What is it?" "I'm Lee Jin-tae's brother." "It's an honor to meet the brother of the traitor!" "Unless he sees me, he won't believe it's me. I have to go." "We'll start the attack in an hour, There's not enough time." "If he sees I am alive, he'll come back for sure!" "Out of the question!" "Sir, please!" "answer me one question." "is this for your country or your brother?" "Just read the script over the speaker." "40 minutes to go!" "No enemy or fire arms movement detected, sir!" "F-86 Sabres are standing by." "artillery units are standing by." "Where is the script?" "lt's not been delivered yet." "Wait a moment." "Check personal arms, daggers, grenades, extra magazines." "No.1 is o.k.." "No.2 is o.k. too." "Every thing is ready." "Sir, PFC Lee is running toward the enemy unit." "What's going on?" " He just surrendered." " What?" "Surrendered?" "If you lie once, you're dead." "Now, why are you here?" "I came here to see the leader of 'flag unit,' he's my brother!" "What!" "Please let me see him." "I'll kill you if you tell lies." "Check it out." "a yellow dog is here saying he's the brother of mother owl." "Confirm." "Let me talk to him!" "He doesn't know I'm alive!" "Shut up!" "Negative." "Says his brother is dead." "Please, let me talk." "Jin-tae, it's me, Jin-seok!" "You're a damn spy." "What's your mission?" "Spit it out before I blow your head off!" "Let me talk to him." "He'll know it's me." "Stop screwing with me!" "l'm begging you!" "What are you here for!" "Oh, please!" "What the fuck!" "I'm begging you." "Sir, we've got an order to bring him to the security unit." "Get him out of here!" "How far away is 'flag unit'?" "ask the security!" "alert!" "air attack!" "Hurry up, let's go!" "You're Goddamn crazy!" "Where is 'flag unit'?" "Where the hell are you going?" "He's a dog from the south!" "It's 'flag unit'!" "Jin-tae!" "You southern bastard, die!" "It's Jin-seok, snap out of it!" "I'll kill you all." "Jin-tae!" "Jin-tae!" "You south piece of shit!" "Jin-tae, please!" "Look at me, I am Jin-seok, your only brother!" "l am your brother!" "Die!" "Retreat!" "Jin-tae, get up!" "You have to come with me!" "Let's go, we have no time!" "We have to get out of here." "Please, get up!" "Don't you think of mom?" "You have to take care of Young-shin's grave!" "You promised many things!" "You can't die here!" "You have to live to see me go to college, come on!" "Jin-seok?" "You're really alive?" "Go!" "I won't go alone." "Just go." "No way!" "Get up and come with me." "Listen, I will surrender and come home after the war." "I will let you have the shoes that I was making when you go to college." "I haven't finished them, so I won't die." "Hurry!" "l won't!" "l am okay." "Do as I told you, go!" "l won't go without you." "Then both us will die." "No!" "Listen to me!" "Look at me." "Believe me." "I found this after the fire." "Give it to me...when you see me again." "You have to come back!" "You promised...to come back and finish the shoes..." "But what are you doing here?" "I've waited for so long!" "What happened to your promise?" "Say something!" "I've been waiting to see for 50 years!" "Please say something." "I shouldn't have left you alone back then!" "Bro!" "Bro!" "Jin-seok!" "Let's go get some water!" "How have you been?" "I'm okay. any you know what?" "We are going back to school." "I can't wait to go to school." "How about you?" "Me too, of course."