"The island of Okinawa," "The final step of the allies' planned invasion" "Of the Japanese mainland." "In all of the Pacific, there probably wasn't" "A more terrible campaign than Okinawa." "It was bloody hell." "They were making us pay dearly" "For our advances." "Okinawa had the highest number of casualties" "In all the campaigns of the Pacific." "In addition to the American and Japanese forces," "Hundreds of thousands of Okinawan civilians" "Were wounded or killed, caught in the crossfire of battle." "The devastation was compounded" "By the torrential rains that swept the island." "The rains were so constant" "And the mud so deep they couldn't get the amtracs in there" "Without getting stuck to get the bodies out." "So the bodies would just constantly rot away." "You wondered just when in the hell" "Is this thing gonna be over?" "Here I am, been out here for over two years" "And it's still going." "When in the world are we gonna get out of this mess?" "When are we gonna get back where we can have on dry clothes" "For the whole day" "And live like human beings again instead of like rats?" "Why don't they just surrender?" "'cause they're Japs." "We're gonna have to root them out one by one." "They're everywhere!" "The Japs are everywhere." "The worst thing about treating those combat boys" "From the great war wasn't that they had had their flesh torn." "It was that they had had their souls torn out." "What you doing, sledgehammer?" "Thought I'd bag me some Jap gold." " You don't want to do that." " Why not?" "I saw you do it." "Don't!" "You shouldn't do it." "I could settle for something to eat right now." "This looks like fucking poo." "Always replacing the army." "Smitty, Burke, let's go!" "Move!" " Son of a bit." " Let's go!" "Are those Jap prisoners?" " No." " On account of we don't take prisoners." "Hey, take it easy." "That's outgoing." " They're Okinawans." " They look like Japs." "Shut the fuck up, Kathy." "Don't you hear good?" " They're Okinawites." " Fuck off." " What you say, boot?" " The name's Peck" " Tony Peck." "Hey, Pecker, let me see that photo of your wife Kathy again." " She's gorgeous." " Thanks." "I need something to jerk-off to." "She's perfect." ""Oh, Kathy." "Oh, Kathy." ""Harder." "Harder!"" " Shit." " The new ponchos are full of chemicals." " Chemicals, huh?" " What chemicals?" "They done treat 'em with all kinds of chemicals." "That shit'll make you sick-- real real sick." " I didn't hear that." " Yeah, you think they're gonna tell you?" "Here, take mine." "Okay, thanks." "Semper fi." "Well, look what we've got here." "I thought you didn't take prisoners." "Those are army prisoners, boot." "You fucking monkeys." "Dirty little nips." "Out of the way, Hirohito." "Move, you slant-eyed bastard." "Move!" " Shoot him!" " Sit down." " Move!" " Sit down!" "Do it!" "Fucking do it!" " Do it!" " Fucking shoot him!" " Move!" " Sit the fuck down!" " Sit the fuck down!" " You can't mistreat these men." "They're protected by the Geneva conventions." "Fuck the Geneva code!" "Hey hey!" " What's the hold up?" " These men attacked my prisoners." "I want his rank and serial number!" " Get your hands off of him." " Oh, come on!" "I command these men." "I'll take care of them." "Do you speak Japanese?" "I'm an intelligence officer." "Right." "Well, maybe you should use your fucking intelligence" "And get these people off the trail." "You hit another Japanese prisoner, I'll have you court-martialed." "Cover!" "Head for cover!" "Come on, let's go!" "Look out for the leg!" "Keep moving!" "Keep moving!" "Get that radio set up!" "Right now!" "In here!" "Let's go!" "Mortars over here!" "Let's go go!" "Stay down!" "Stay down!" " Get that gun set up!" " You're the officer relieving us?" "I'm the C.O. Of k company," " 3rd battalion, 5th marines!" " Stay down!" "We couldn't hold 'em!" "The Japs are dug in deep!" "We lost a lot of good men out there!" " Where's the rest of your company?" " This is it!" "You're gonna need more than that!" "Like I said, this is it!" "All right, Mac, get them up the hill!" "Go!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Go!" "Move move!" "Let's go, people!" "Move it up there!" "Move out!" "Move it!" " Move it along!" " Get up the hill!" "Move it!" "Let's go!" "Get up there!" "Everybody up!" "Keep moving!" "First and second squad!" "Second squad here!" "Hamm!" "Hamm!" " Hamm, over here!" " Come on!" "Stay with me!" "Get down!" "Set up the mortar base plate too!" "First squad-- first squad here!" "Stay the fuck down!" " Hanging." " Fire!" " Come on, move!" " Shit." "Let's go." "Lock it in there." "Make sure this is straight." " Hurry the fuck up!" " Come on, boys." "Come on." "We're not on level ground yet." "Come on." " Hanging." " Fire!" "You're gonna drown in that hole without a trench for the runoff." "Huh?" "Put a small hole at the bottom." "It helps with the drainage." "Don't know why you bother." "They'll be dead in a few days." "Don't want to know their names." "My name is Hamm-- h-a, two Ms." "Just use it to get my attention." "Hamm with two Ms." "Now I've got to forget something." "I need some long thin ones." " Try this." " I've got one." "Hey, Kathy." "Give me those ready rounds." "Break out some more." "Holy hell." "Jesus Christ!" "What the fuck is that stench?" "!" "Shit." "Unbelievable." "Start digging." " Fucking horseshit." " Oh, man." "What are you doing, private?" "Holes are supposed to be five yards apart." "Sir, there's a dead body in there." "The whole island's a graveyard." "Get in your hole and start digging." "Send him down another 15 yards!" "How come the Japs are buried and our guys aren't?" "Fire mission 16!" "Fire mission!" " Fire mission!" " Gun one, fire!" "Gun three, fire h.E. For effect on the pre-plots!" "Hanging!" "Fire!" " Short round!" " Short round!" "Short round!" "Short round!" "Shit." "Let's go." "Try again." "Hanging." " Fuck!" " Misfire!" "Misfire!" " It's hot." " Clear it." "Easy." "Got it." " Check the water!" " Try again?" "No, our fucking rounds are all wet." "Keep firing, God damn it!" "Pour it on!" "Our rounds are wet!" "Get more then!" "There's ammo up the road!" " Go!" " Hanging!" " Fire!" " Let's go." "Dice, Hamm, with me." "You stay here!" "Open up!" "Up the rate of fire!" "Let's go!" "Let's go." " What do you need?" " We need 60 mortars-- h.E." "Friendlies coming in!" "Hold your fire!" "Hold your fire!" " Hey!" "That kid's still alive!" " Get down." " Get down." " That kid's still alive!" " Covering fire!" " Let's go." "He's dead." "Keep moving." "Hanging!" "Fire!" " Hanging two!" " Fire!" " Hanging three!" " Fire!" "Why aren't we giving them safe passage?" "What are you talking about?" "The civilians." "We should be giving them safe conduct." "A lot of them are helping the nips, Hamm." "That family wasn't." "Only thing that Matts up here is killing Japs." "Get this gear, Gavanoff." "You know, the first time you see someone get killed" "It's something." "You get used to it." "I was 15." "A buddy and I were hopping subway cars in Brooklyn." "We went through a tunnel that was a little bit too small." "I fractured my skull." "He, uh" "His brains and bones got spread" "All over my face and chest." "You never ever forget something like that." "Good thing your damn head is so fucking hard." "You've got nine lives, bill Leyden." "What's the matter, Kathy?" "One day of combat, you're all wore out." "More excitement's on the way, princess." "Japs are fighting for their own turf now." "Every damn foot we go South" "They'll get meaner and meaner." "You'd better get mean too, boot." "Ooh." "Ooh, la la la." "Now that's a piece of ass." "Careful." "That's the man's wife you're talking about." "Mmm." "Wow." " Yeah." " I'd marry her." "Marry?" "Who said anything about marriage?" "Her back." ""Kathy Jones"?" "Thought you said name was Peck." "She's not-- she's not your wife." "Oh, that's rich." "What's the missus think about Kitty cat?" "I met her after I was drafted." " What?" " Drafted?" "What kind of marine is drafted?" "Hamm, were you drafted too?" "No." "I don't believe it." "No way that broad is banging some drafted marine." " No way." " I don't care what you think." "They're leaving." "Japs are retreating." "They're leaving." "K company, let's move!" "Let's move!" "Burgin, 2nd battalion's broken through on the left." "We need to guard their flank." "Third platoon in reserve!" "First and second, form a skirmish line." " Burgin..." " First platoon, hold tight!" "...I need all the men you can spare." "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Move it!" "The Japs are falling back!" "Let's go!" " Second squad, let's go." " Why us?" "Because your squad's low on ammo." "Move it!" "Get on that hill!" "If it makes any damn difference to you, I'm coming with you." "So grab a rifle and move." " Shit." " Second squad, let's go." " On me!" " Fuck." " We're moving up." " We're taking some ground!" "Great. 'cause of you, we're gonna get our asses shot up." "Extend the left!" "Extend the left!" "It's about time you stateside boys got to see" " What the war's all about." " Not now, bill." "We need more damn men up here." "All right!" "Let's go!" "Move out!" "Oh lord." "Okay okay." "Okay okay." "Stay on line!" "Spread out!" "Break to the left!" "Get on line!" "Make sure to check everything!" "Get help right there!" "Move slow in the center!" "Check everything!" "Stay as low as you can." "Follow my lead." "Keep your intervals." "First platoon, get up on the rocks!" "Sniper!" "Put some fire on that crew!" " Move it!" " Let's go." "Tell them to try to hold it!" "Wait for word!" "Happy to be back, bill?" "What the fuck are we doing here?" " Civilians!" " Civilians!" "Let's go." "Move 'em through." "Come on, get out of the way." "Come on." "Sledge, what do you see?" " She's trying to give us the baby." " What do we do?" " Booby-trapped!" " Oh, no." "She's wired!" "Take her!" "We can't move!" "Get at damn gun!" "Stay down!" "Incoming!" "Cease fire!" "Cease fire, God damn it!" " Corpsman!" " Get up here!" "Oh lord." "Incoming!" " Take cover!" " Those are ours." " Short round!" " Our own fuckers are shelling us." "Pull back!" "Back to the other Ridge!" " Go go!" " Fall back!" "Fall back!" "Fall back!" " Son of a bitch!" " Fall back to the start point!" "They have us targeted!" "Move!" "Move!" " Move!" " Let's go!" "Go!" "Come on!" "This is fucking bullshit!" "I ever find the fucking f.O." "That called that arty, I'll shoot him!" "The sons of bitches will just do it again." " Why did they Shell us?" " Because some asshole officer read a map wrong," "And nobody gives a shit about us." "There is no goddamn reason." "Got a body over here!" "Get out there and police 'em up." "Get me a count." "Move those casualties back to the collection point." "Ready, lift." "Eugene." "Eugene." "My dog died." "I'm sorry." "He was a good dog." "How old was he?" "Got him as a pup about nine years ago," "Maybe 10." "They say dogs live, what," "Seven years to every one of ours?" "Take those cleaning rags to second squad." "My brother was on the bunker hill." "Wow." "Ship got hit by two kamikazes." "500 guys died, asshole." "How the fuck can they do that?" "Fly themselves into a ship?" "Emperor is God." "Duty to God." "They can't fucking surrender?" "I hope they don't." "I hope we get to kill every last one of them." " God damn it, give it back." " Forget about her." "You're fucking married, anyway." "Fuck you!" " Stop it, bill." " Hey, knock that shit off." "Bill." "Bill." "God damn it, bill." "Bill." "Hey!" "Bill." "What the fuck's the matter with you, bill?" "The Japs ain't enough?" "What the fuck is this about?" "It's just a damn picture, Peck." "Get the fuck out of here." "She sent him a letter." "You know, a letter." "Who gives a shit?" "We don't need this crap, bill." "You think I need it?" "We don't need it, bill." " Bill!" "Bill!" " Oh shit!" "Oh shit!" " Sledge!" " Corpsman!" "Bill!" "Corpsman, we've got wounded!" " Snafu!" " Corpsman!" "Corpsman!" " Bill!" " Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Get him to b.A.S.!" "Come on." "Hey, why don't you get a newer poncho off a dead body?" "This one suits me just fine." "Man, I thought it'd be different." "Different from what?" "Books you read?" "Movies you saw?" "No, I just" "I'm just saying." "Grow up, Hamm." "Fuck you, sledge." "Why don't you pull yourself in the hole the next time, okay?" "That's the talk." "Yeah." "Fuck you too." "The Hammbone did learn something in boot camp." "Where you from, Hamm with two ms?" "So now you want to know where they're from?" "Jesus, can't they give it a rest?" "What's the date?" "June 5th maybe." "Might be the 6th." "We're never getting off this island." "Hey." "Hey." "You dig that any deeper," "They'll get you for desertion." "We got here April 1st." "Easter Sunday." "Fucking April fools, no matter how you look at it." "That's 66 days." "We're never getting off this island." "Oh, come on, Kathy." "Summer's right around the corner," "Then Halloween" "And then there's Thanksgiving." "Look." "I'm already working on your Christmas present." "Out of the sticks in '46." "Out of the heaven in '47." "The golden Gate in '48." "Oh, shit." "Let's go!" "Come on up here!" "I need a stovepipe boy up top." "Sledge, that's you." "Bring some comm wire." "Yes, sir." "Hamm, get a spool." "Fuck!" "Sledge, where the fuck are you?" "!" " Get your ass up here!" " Yes, sir!" "O.P. Coming in!" "Sledge?" " Here you go." " They're moving back into that Ridge." "Kutner saw Japs move into the hut" "To the left of the big tomb." "I want a round on it." "Hamm, wire in." "X.O. Wants a round on the farmhouse in sector 2." "Azimuth 3-1-0, range 300." "One round, h.E." "3-1-0. 300." "One round, h." "E., on the way." "Left 2-0." "Add 50 and try again." "Left 2-0, add 50." "One round, h.E." "Target." "Mark it concentration Baker for this sector." "Wait." "Wait till they're close." "Cease fire!" "Cease fire!" "Jesus, sledge." "Leave him." "What for?" "He's a Jap, ain't he?" "Cease fire!" "Cease fire, God damn it!" "I told you to cease fire." "What are you doing?" " Killing Japs." " You just gave away our goddamn position." "I think they've got a pretty good idea of where we are." "I told you to cease fire and you're supposed to be observing." "I see you with a goddamn sidearm." "We were all sent here to kill Japs, weren't we?" "So what the hell difference does it make what weapon we use?" "!" "I'd use my goddamn hands if I had to." "Screw it." "Need some reinforcements up here." " Give it a rest." " Fuck you, Eugene." "Yeah, fuck you too, Shelton." "Fuck, I'm so fucking tired." "I'm fucking tired of this maggoty stench." "First they order us to push forward when we ain't got enough bodies," " Then they order us to sit in our own shit." " Shut up." " They fucking Shell us with our own artillery." " Shut up." "I'm so fucking tired of not having enough fucking bodies!" " Jesus Christ!" "Shut up!" " Fuck you!" " Shut up!" " Fuck you, sledge!" " Shut up, Shelton!" " Fuck you!" "Hey, Peck!" "Peck, sit down!" " PE!" " Come on, you fuckers!" "Peck!" "Come on!" " Peck!" " You fuckers!" "Come on!" " Peck!" " Come and fucking get me!" "Come on!" " Come on, you motherfuckers!" " Peck!" " Peck, come on." " Come on and get me!" " Come on." " Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on!" " Come and fucking shoot me!" " Eugene!" "Somebody come for me!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Hey, Peck!" "Peck!" "Stay down!" "You stupid bastard." "You stupid-- you stupid stupid stupid bastard!" "You fucking idiot!" "You stupid stupid bastard!" "Peck." "You're okay, Peck." "You're okay." "Hey." "What the fuck happened?" "Hamm's dead..." "And Peck's gone." " You two, get him out of here." " Aye, sir." "Get some shut-eye, both of you." "Down the hill!" "Bring up the rear!" "Let's go!" "Move it!" "Come on!" "Move it!" "Find cover!" "Let's go!" "Get up there!" "Get behind that entrance!" "First squad, get behind that trash!" "Clear that pillbox!" "First platoon, left flank!" "Let's go!" "Let's move it!" "Let's go!" "Get a move on!" "Get up that hill!" "Machine guns, high and right!" "Get up the hill!" "Let's go!" " Fire in the hole!" " Fire in the hole!" "Might be a trap." "Lots of people fired mortars up here." "That doesn't matter." "What the hell is the matter with you two?" " Find anything?" " No." "All right, let's get these boots squared away." "Where's Burgie?" "Yeah-ha-ha!" "I got him!" "How's that?" "A clean shot." " I got me a Jap." " You see him go down?" " Heck of a shot." " Yeah, I got him." "Hey, what the hell is wrong with you?" "Do you feel good?" "Huh?" "Killed your first Jap?" "He's a damn kid!" "What's your problem?" "He's a Jap." "We're here to kill Japs, ain't we?" "Check him out." "Don't look like he's got anything at all." "Burgie." "Where'd you get this, Hammer?" "Gunny Haney gave it to me." "Pops." "Took it with him from Guadalcanal" "All the way to Peleliu." "I heard Leyden made it back to the States." "Son of a bitch always said he was first." "All right, enough with the sunbathing." "Let's go, move out." "We dropped some new bomb on the Jap mainland." " Don't that beat all." " No." "Oh, no." "This one's different-- vaporized an entire city" "In the blink of an eye." " How?" " I don't know." "Anyway, killed a lot of Japs." "Oh, word is battalion mess is serving cokes and steaks tonight." "Might even get a movie." "Let's go!" "Load up!" "Let's go!" "Get it in tight!" "Let's get aboard!" "Let's move!" "We're heading home!" "Move out!"