"[ Waves Crashing ]" "[TVNewscaster] Thirtysix hours ago, anamerican B-52 bomber... crashedinto the MediterraneanSea." "Moments before impact, the bomber's crew... jettisoned a 50-megaton nuclearwarhead." "Thebomb, capable ofleveling amajorcity, has beenlostatsea." "Underwayat this houris thegreatest navalsearch in humanhistory." "Whatdoyou think, Sunday ?" "Itshouldbeyouout there." "Why not ?" "I'm the best goddamn diver in the whole U.S. Navy." "[ Laughing ] Well, you ain't in the Navy." "You are a damn deserter." "[ Laughing ] Well, you ain't in the Navy." "You are a damn deserter." " AWOL, AWOL." " [ Laughing ]" "Twentyyears ago, aman'dgo onabenderlike that, they'd pin a medal on his chest and take him downtown for a blowjob." "[ Laughing Continues ]" "Instead, yougotyourass kickedbya couple ofMarines." " [News Reporter] On little sleep andin freezing water." " Ornery son ofa bitch." "These unsung heroes ofthe deep don unwieldy250-poundsuits." "Friend ofyours ?" "Well, it looks like Chiefhere is a goddamn nigger lover." " [ Laughing ] - [ Grunting ]" "All right, asshole." "Nowyou're gonna start addressing me as Master Chief... or I'm gonna snapyour goddamn wrist, doyou read me ?" "You ain't a Master Chief no more." "You triflin' me, motherfucker ?" "You triflin' me, motherfucker ?" " Sorry, MasterChief!" " Thankyou !" " [ Groaning ]" " Plumbing themosthostile, unforgiving environment..." " Carl." " is all in a day's work." "And yet, even as Navy ships" "[Bell Ringing]" "[Woman KnockingAtDoor] Come on, Carl." "Turn offDaddy's radio andgetready forschool." "[Radio:;" "Chattering, Indistinct]" "[Mule Braying]" " [Braying Continues]" " Whoa,John." "Come on there." "Get a hold,John." " Get a hold,John." " [ Snorting ]" "Come on." "Come on." "Get up there,Jane." "Come on." "Come on." "Good girl." "Whoa,John." "Comehere,Jane." "Come here." "Best come in now." "I told Doc Maddox I'd be done by Friday, and I will." " Daddy, you actin' like" " This was my farm ?" "No, son." "No matter how hard I work, I ain't ever gonna own this land." "I heard you and Mama talkin'." "You gonna lose the farm ifthis wheat ain't in on time." "DocMaddox is gonnabring in another family, where thekids work too." "Ho !" "My kids go to school." "Now, go on 'foreyou're late." "I'm not going to school, Daddy." "Not today." "Not till this field is done." "This field ain't ever gonna be done." "[ Panting ]" "Daddy." "Today is Friday." "[Man] Come on, Tye." "Come on,Jill." "Thereyougo." "Come on." "Good boy, good girl." "Thereyougo." "Thereyougo." " Make me a promise." " Sir ?" "Don't end up like me." " [ThunderRumbling]" " All right." "We best get movin'." "Rain comin' in." "We best get movin'." "ReadyJane,John." " Get up there !" "Come on !" " [ Grunting ]" "[Father]Staylow,John." "Get thehoe,John." " Get the hoe !" "Come on." "Get up there !" " [Boy]Get thathoe." " Get thehoe,John." " Yeah, get thathoe,Jane." "[ Chattering Continues ]" "[ Panting ]" "Get thathoe,Jane." " [ManShouting]" " Ha !" "Get thathoe,Jane!" "Gee,Jane !" "Rah !" "Get up there !" "Rah!" "Getup there !" "Come on!" "Get up there !" "Ha !" "Get up there !" "Ha !" "Ha !" "Getup there !" "Come on, Carl." "You'll miss the bus." "Ho !" "Ho !" "Let's go, son." "Your father's waitin'on us." "[Man]U.S. Navy's abig opportunity forayoung man." "[Man]U.S. Navy's abig opportunity forayoung man." "Yougot thehotshowers." "Yougot the threesquares a day." " Andunlike theArmy" " All about the Navy." "It's right here in this book." "And this is mine." "I can keep this." "They'rejust giving it to me." " No foxholes in the Navy." " [Carl] I wish Iknew whatI was gonnabe." "Knowing you, it's gonna be something big." "[Recruiter] Itdon'tstop there." "He ain'tsaidone word since we met therecruiter." "He'sjust real scared foryou." "Coloreds now." "First uniform is paid for by Uncle Sam." " I loveyou, Mama." " I loveyou." " [Chattering Continues] - [Man] You'llbeallright, son." "[Recruiter] Yougota $75paycheck just waiting foryou." "Recruiter say fi rst leave come in September." "I wouldn't believe everything that recruiter says." "Putitaway forarainy day orsendithome to Mom andPop." "I'll come back, help mow the hay." "Don't." "Don't ever come back here." "You get in there and fight, Carl." "Don't take promises." "Bust their old rules ifyou have to." "And when it gets hard-- and it will" "don't quit on me." "Ever." "Now, go on." "Don't come back here." "Not for a long time." "Charge it when you get whereyou're going." "[EngineStarts]" ""A.S.N.F."" "What's that supposed to mean ?" " [ Sobbing ]" " Mm, mm, mm." "Come on, boy." "You got a big future... in the U.S. Navy." " [ Laughing ] A big future !" " [GrillSizzling]" "[Men Laughing]" "Look here." "I advise the next time you see this Navy recruiter, tell him to take whatever crystal ball he's lookin' through... and shove it directly up his ass." " [ Laughter Continues ]" " Ijustgotback from fiightin'a war, makin'the whole world free fordemocracy." "They still got me standin' here, slavin' over a hot grill next toyou." "There's only three choices a coloredman's gotin the U.S. Navy." "[Man] What's that, Chief?" "Bein'a cook ?" " Officer's valet or gettin' the fuck out ofthe Navy." " Youlistenin;" "Carl ?" "Big future." "[ Laughing ]" " Big future, I'll be doggoned." " It'llbeallright." " [ Chattering Indistinct ] - [Man On P.A.] That's it." "That's it." "Ooh, hot, hot, hot." "[Man]Hellain'tgotnothin' on theSouth Pacifiic." "Damn !" "[Men Whooping, Shouting]" "[WaterSplashing]" "Whoo !" "Geronimo !" "[Splashing, Whooping Continues]" "Hold that." "Carl, what the hell areyou doing ?" "Reckon I'm gonna take a swim." "Nigger, you crazy." "Tuesday is colored swim call on this boat." "Well, I'm hot on Friday." "Carl, crackers see thatnappy headcomin; they" "What are they gonna do, make me wash more dishes ?" "[Man] Waitaminutenow." "Someone's all confused." "Bettergetyourass offthis deck !" "Itis not Tuesday, son." "What the hell areyou doing, boy ?" " Youcan'tdo that, boy!" " You're in some deep shit!" " Wrong day, asshole !" " [ Chatters, Indistinct ]" "All right." "Make way !" "[ Shouting, Chattering ]" "Captain wantsyourass back on theboatrightnow." "[ Shouting Continues ]" " He'll beatyou !" " Go, Carl !" " Keep goin' !" "Go, Carl !" " [Shouting Continues]" " Let's go, Carl !" " [ Laughing ]" "Beathim byamile !" "[ Buoy Dinging ]" " Whoo !" " Oh !" "[ Laughing ]" " [SailorChattering]" " Okay." "You got anything to say foryourself?" "Your response is noted." "[ Sighs ]" "Youeverhearof theSearch andRescueswimmers ?" " You know, sailor falls overboard, these men" " Dive in and save 'em." "Yes." "Youjust became one." "I'm transferring you to their unit." "You're the fastestdamnswimmer on this ship, and you have got the balls to back it up." "Thankyou, sir." "I'll pack up and report to the deck department" "You'rejust there to swim." "Nothing else." "Staywith the stewards." "Lethim out." "Hey, Carl." "Youknow, the onlyreason yourass ain'tin thebrig..." " is 'causeyou high yellow, boy." " [Laughter]" " Damn!" " Search andRescueSquad." "Boy, you in good with Captain Pullman now." "Put in a good word for me, they might let me drive the boat." "[Carl's Voice] "You're never gonnabelieve it, butyesterday..." "Imade Seaman, which is Navy foraglorifiieddeckhand." "I'm stillnotsure whatI'm gonnabe, butI'llmakeyouproudofmeyet." "Anyway, Dad, sounds like themail chopper's here, so Ibetterget topside." "Give Mom abig hug forme." "Yourlovingson, Carl. "" "§ Yourself§" "§In thehigh school ofhappiness§" " Good afternoon, Chief." "§Iconfess Ijustcan'tlive--§" " [Explosion]" " What the" "[Sirens Blaring]" "[Sailor] Mail chopperclipped aradio mast!" "He's down !" "He's down !" "[ManShouting Orders On P.A.]" "Splasha diver, now!" "Men on thatchopper." "I want 'em up alive." "Diver's coming up." "Bring it up." "Bring it up !" "Come on !" "Faster !" "Pull him up !" "Come on, Vince." "Pull him up !" " Come on !" "Faster, faster !" " Brashear, get on that steadying line." "Keep itup !" "Layback into that!" "Keep itsteady!" "Keep itsteady!" "Keep itsteady!" "Bring him in !" "Coming down !" "Bring him down !" "Sailors, gethim up !" "On thehatch." "Ready ?" "Come on." "Face down !" "[ Man Grunting ]" " No." " Goddamn !" "IfI'djustbeena couple ofminutes earlier, he'dbebreathin'now!" "[Pullman] Youdidyourbest, ChiefSunday." "LieutenantHanks." "Sir." " Complete the diving operation." " Yes, sir." "[Man] The copilotis stillin the water." "Caughlin, it'syour turn overtheside." "Bring thatmanhome." "Hathim." "Take ChiefSunday to the chamber for decompression." "Lay back on him." "On the side !" "Divercomin'up andover!" " Chief?" " Drop the goddamn weight !" "Drop the weight!" "[Shouting, Chattering]" " Man overboard!" " Standby divers, you're in !" "What the hell's going on ?" "MasterChief, wejustlost Caughlin, sir." " We got a standby diver going" " He can't wait that long." "Tellme whatyou're doing ?" "Igotaman on." "Gonna bounce dive, put him on a rescue line and yank him out." " Bounce dive ?" " Bounce back before the nitrogen builds in my system." "He's too deep already, and you will call me "sir."" "Goddamn it, I got a man dyin' down there, sir !" "Give mea wrench !" "Give me thatspare lifelineandairhose!" "I've lost two men on mywatch." "I've got another drowning, and I'm not about to letyou commit suicide." " You will stand fast !" " He'll be dead beforeyou get to him !" " The air hose !" " Stand off !" "I will takeyou to the captain's mast, and you will lose ifyou touch that water, doyou hear me ?" "Yes, sir !" "Goddamn it !" "Master ChiefSunday, you've sustained a serious embolism." " Embolism ?" " Both lobes ofthe lungs were severely scarred." "Can't cheat the laws ofnature forever, can you, Doc ?" "I'm afraid the condition's totally inoperable." "[ Sighs ] Ain't that a bitch ?" "So what happens next time I go diving ?" "I start taking on bottom pressure ?" "Any increased pressure at all will kill you, instantly." "Kill me." "Goddamn, for a minute there I thought this was serious." " Ifyou could keepyourvoice down." " Hell, no." "Goddamn, I feel like singin', man." " Ah, fuck !" " Where areyou going ?" "Getmea drink." "Celebrate." "Youhadmegoing." "I thoughtIcouldn'tgo diving nomore." " ChiefSunday, you're scaring thepatients." " How about me ?" "Goddamn." "Hey, I got an idea." "Maybeyou can use me around here." "Hell, I'm lookin' to make a career move." "Maybe, maybeyou can get someone to change the bed pans !" " Change the fuckin' bed pans !" " [Orderly]Chief!" " Change the fuckin' bed pans !" "Hey !" "Hey !" " Hey !" " [ Screams ] - [ Indistinct Shouting ]" "MasterChiefSunday, given your currentphysicalcondition... and the far graver issue..." " ofyourrecentacts ofmisconduct, - [Laughter] you willbemedically disqualifiiedfrom diving, fi ned one-halfmonth's pay for three months... andreassigned toa trainingposition, where itis mygreatest wish... thatyou will embrace anewfoundrespectforauthority." "This hearing is concluded." "[GavelRaps]" " That's what I want to be, sir." " A Navy Master Diver ?" " Yes, sir." " Last week, you were a cook." " Well, the man I just saw" " The man you saw is a Master Chief." "That's the highest rank an enlisted man can achieve in the Navy." "A lotofgoodmenspenda career trying toget there andfail." "Besides, they are not gonna take a colored at diving school." " It's as simple as that." " What ifyou were to give me a personal recommendation, sir ?" "[ Chuckles ] I just madeyou a deck seaman three days ago." "What else do I oweyou ?" "The way I see it, I oweyou, sir." "I'll endorseyour request, [ Chuckles ] but it ain't gonna work." "Wait outside." " Mr. Pappy, Boatswain's Mate Brashearis reporting forduty." " Don't let him in, sailor." "[ Phone Hangs Up ]" "[VehicleApproaching]" "[ Man On Radio ] § I'll be waiting on the hilltop §" "§Where the wild red roses grow §" " Yeah." "Well, look at Mr. Navy." " [ Radio Stops ]" "Bell-bottomsbleached." "Shoes all shined up." "Now alls we need is an organ grinder." "Welcome to Bayonne, NewJersey." "Pimple on God's ass." "ChiefSunday, we never met, but I served with you on the Hoist." "U.S.S. Hoist." "I 'spect I 'memberyou now." "So what's for chow, cookie ?" "I wouldn't know, Chief." "I'm reporting for diving school." "Oh, yeah, that's right." "They sayyou wrote over 1 00 letters requesting admission to this school." "You gotyou some grit in you, huh ?" " Yes, sir." " Well, it's gonna be a hot one today." "Sure hopeyou're better than the last cook." "That man's food could kill your dog." "Chief." "[ Indistinct Chattering ]" "[ Chattering Continues ]" " Thankyou." " All righteous." "Thereyou go." "[Trainees Shouting]" "Had yourself anything to drink today ?" "No, sir, Chief." "What saywe go on into town and get us a nice cold one ?" "I can't do that, Chief." "I haven't reported for duty." "I tell you what." "I'll buyyou a tall one over there." "A bus ticket too, soyou can go back to whatever burg you sprang from." "Whatdoyousay ?" "Sir, I am a Navy man." "Where I come from, there are no oceans." "Only dirt farms and ornery mules." "And no self-respecting Navy man makes a living driving mules." "Sir." "You know what the Chinese say, cookie ?" "Beware whatyou wish for." " [Man Chanting] Istole apie !" "Istole apie !" " Let him in." " [Chanting Continues] Istole apie !" "Istole apie !" " [MetalClanking]" "I stole a pie !" "I stole a pie !" "I stole a pie !" "I stole a pie !" " [Chanting Continues] - [ Dog Whimpering ]" "Get in there." "Go on." "Hoist away." "[Whimpering Continues]" "[Men Laughing]" "[ Laughter Continues ]" "[Stuttering] Do-Do-Do-Don'tstare athim." " Who is he ?" " The commanding officer, b-b-but everyone calls him M-M-Mr." "Pappy." " He's a warhero." " Here." "They, they were gonnamakehim anadmiralup in D. C.... 'f-f-fore they, they found out he's got more, more screws loose than a Studebaker." "So theysenthim here." "Bettersalutehim oryou'llbe spendingyour fiirstnightin thebrig." "[Chanting Continues] Istole apie !" "[ Stuttering Continues ] Come on." "I'll showyou the barracks." "[Men Chattering, Indistinct]" "[ Chattering Stops ]" "[ Man ] Attention on deck !" "Gentlemen, in 1 948," "President Harry S. Truman had the courage and forward-thinking and enlightenment... to desegregate the United States military." "Now I wanty'all to welcome the Bayonne Diving School's fi rst colored trainee," "Bosun's Mate SecondClass Carl Brashear." "I don't hear anyone welcomin' Bosun's Mate Brashear." "Master Chief, no disrespect to the president, but I don't bunkwith niggers." " Aren'tyou gonna go too ?" " N-N-N-No." "I-I-I-I'm from Wisconsin." "Never been there." "[ Radio:" "Static, Tuning ]" "[ Announcer] Haily gets a fast ball low and inside for strike three, andJackie Robinsonstrikes out." "[RadioAnnouncerContinues, Indistinct]" "Andthescore as we hadit on the top oftheseventh:;" "Brooklyn, one, Milwaukee, one." "[ Gasping ]" "Rise and shine, cookie." "Time for training'." "[ Spits, Gasps ]" " [ Coughing ]" " Areyou familiarwith the principle of Boyle's Law ?" "The what ?" "Ididn'thearyouranswer." "[Coughing Continues]" "Come on, cookie." "Get up." " [ Coughing Continues ]" " Boyle's Law states that, at a constant temperature, the volume ofa confi ned ideal gas varies inverselywith its pressure !" " Now why is this law important in diving' ?" " I don't know, Chief!" "You ain't never gonna know, 'causeyou'rejust some dumb dirt nigger from Podunk !" "I knowyou." "Your sweet smell hung in every bunk and goddamn shack I ever lived in." "Your nigger face stared at me every time we had to leave... 'causeyour daddy could farm it cheaper than mine." "Mine drank himselfinto a $7 casket, but that ain't gonna happen to me... because I'm a Master Diver !" "Maybeyou'll remember that next time you implywe got anything in common !" " You read me, cookie ?" " [ Coughing, Gasping ]" " What ?" " Getyour goddamn Wisconsin ass... back tobed, Snowhill!" "Themenyouare watching are going tobe Navy divers." "Youbottomsuckers are notfiit to observe them." "Avertyour eyes !" "My name is Master Chief Billy Sunday." "There's apreacherby thesame name cleanedup Chicago... ofall the whoring' spics, drunken wops and motherfuckin' niggers... that was makin' that place unfit for decent white folks to live." "The only differencebetweenme andthatoldpreacher... is that he worked for God and I am God !" "[Gulls Squawking]" "Now, why don't the fi rst ten of you Girl Scouts step forward ?" "Come on !" "Dropyour dicks !" "Let's go !" "Three quarters ofyou standing here today... will fail to become Navy divers." "Three from the fi rst row, step forward." "Step forward !" "Ofthose unfortunates thatdopass, only three ofyou will live to reach retirement... 'cause diving'is themost dangerousjobin the Navy." "So who wants to quit ?" "Sayitnow, who wants to quit ?" "You got somethin' to offer, huh ?" "Who wants to save me the sweat oftraining your sorry ass ?" "You ?" "You ?" "Cookie ?" "You ?" "You gonna look me in the eye, son, huh ?" "What areyou, some kind ofbroke-dick Popeye ?" "Huh ?" "Let me guess." "You were captain ofthe swim team, weren'tyou ?" "You and your girlfriend used to practice the breast stroke !" "[ Stuttering ]" "Say it likeyou got a pair !" " Myw-w-w-wife." " Oh, that's right." "It's in your record." "You knocked her up sophomoreyear." "Well, maybeyou can bring the little w-w-w-woman down one night... and all the boys can practice the b-b-b-breast stroke." "I heard you were a hell ofa swimmer, Snowhill." "State champ ?" "Y-Yes, y-yes, M-Master Chief." "Snowhill, please step forward." "Come on." "About face." " [ Grunts ]" " You let go before I relieveyou, you fail my course right now, got it, swim champ ?" "[ Grunts ]" "Swimmin'don'tgotdick shit to do with deep-sea diving'." "IfJohnny fuckin' Weismuller were in the soup... wearin' a 200-pound Mark Five diving' rig, he couldn't swim to fuck EstherWilliams... ifshe was three feet in front ofhim buck naked." "The only way tosurvive is to trusteach other, 'cause underwater all you got is the man next toyou." "And that is why the only men that get through my course... are the very, very best." "Now get out ofmy sight." " [ Trainee ] Boy, I don't know." " [ Chattering Continues ]" "Permission to relieve the man below, Master Chief." "What areyou, cookie, some kind ofgoddamn hero ?" "I got no room in my class for heroes or stuttering' swim champs... with a wife and kids to worry about, doyou read me ?" "Ifyou wanna flunk me, flunk me, but don't punish him for being decent to me." "I don't have to flunkyou." "You're gonna do that all on your own." "He had halfa chance." "He still does." "Permission to relieve him." "Claims he can hold his breath over four minutes." "Hell, it ain't even been two." " [ Gasping ]" " I believe Gunner's Mate Snowhill's a liar !" "Now we're men ofhonor, ain't we, cookie ?" "We don't abide liars." "You're out ofmy program, Snowhill." "Bosun's Mate Brashear, you have the barracks toyourself." "[Snowhill Gasping]" "Damn !" "[ Panting ]" "The Navy diver is not a fighting man." "He is a salvage expert." "Ifit's lost underwater, he fi nds it." "Ifit's sunk, hebrings itup." "Ifit's in the way, hemoves it." "Ifhe's lucky, he'll dieyoung 200 feet beneath the waves... for that is the closest he will ever get to being a hero." "Hell, I don't know why anybody'd want to be a Navy diver." "Good flange work, Rourke." "Almost there." "Thankyou, Master Chief." "[Man] Machinist's Mate Rourke, 91." "[Man] Machinist's Mate Rourke, 91." "Bosun's Mate Brashear, 37." " Ifyou fail the next test, you're out ofthe program." " Yes, sir." "There are seats oflearning beyond the walls and control ofthis camp." "Ladies, this is weekend liberty." "Anyone's ass thatain'tback here on time willhave toanswertomepersonally." "And remember, ladies, one-night stands may be over by mornin', but syphilis lasts a lifetime." " Dismissed!" " [ Cheering, Hooting ]" "[ Tires Screech, Horn Honks ]" "[Man In Car] Watch out." "[ Chattering, Indistinct ]" " Have fun, baby." " [Man]Flowers !" "Flowers !" "Hey, how about some flowers foryouryoung lady, huh ?" "What's the hitch ?" " You're the one who called." " Yes, ma'am." "[ Sighs ] I told you." "We're a public library, not a tutoring service." "Now, ifyou don't mind, there is a Mr. Biddle at home." "In fact, he's probably brought flowers." "[Wheels Squeak]" "Have a wonderful weekend." "Andlock up, wouldyou ?" " Uh-huh." " And be sure to kick him out." " Hello." " We're closed." "Not for three minutes." "You studying on nursing' ?" "A person doesn't "study on" anything, Bosun's Mate." "You knowyour rates and ranks." "Did you get that from one ofthese books?" "Look, I'm not here to flirt with you." "I'm in divingschool across theriver." "I'm notjust good at it." "I was born for it." "But thejoke is, I'm gonna wash out ifI don't pass my next exam." "What was the last grade you completed in school ?" " Seventh." " I can't helpyou." " Whynot ?" " Because it took me fouryears ofworking at places like this... to get through med school." "Now I have six weeks to study for my exam." "I pass, I become an intern, and maybe someday become a doctor." "You're too farbehind, andIdon'thave the time." "Okay." "Go on." "Walk around reading toyourself." " Don't give me another thought." "Just go on." " Don'tyou get it ?" "WhetherIhelpyouornotdoesn't matter." "You're gonna failanyway." "I won't." "I can't." "Why doyou want this so badly ?" "Because they said I couldn't have it." "I may know a professor at City" "[Book Pages Turning]" "Boyle's Law describes the behavior ofgases undervarying amounts ofatmospheric pressure." "It states that ifa diver holds his breath at 1 00 feet, continues holding while rising to ten feet, then thegases in his lungs increase four times." "Now why is this important to a diver ?" "Forget to exhale on the way up, and your lungs explode." "I can workwith you, but my time is precious." "So the fi rst timeyou go out drinking and fighting... and leave me waiting here, our arrangement ends." " [DoorCloses] - [ Chuckles ]" " [Bell Dings] - [Woman]Goodmorning." "I, um... have to open up." "Now areyou gonna tell meyour name, or is it still a secret ?" "My name isJo." "[ Chuckles ]" "My father always wanted a boy." "He was in the Navy too." " Is he still active ?" " I haven't seen him since I was nine." "[Bell Dinging]" "Mm-mm, mm-mm." "Like this." "[ Chattering, Indistinct ]" " Good night." " Good night." " [ Chattering Continues ] - [Man] Fire Controlman Mellegrano, 91." "Mate DuBoyce, 85." "Engineman Crofoot, 69." "Bosun's Mate Carl Brashear, 76." "[LowChattering]" " [ Instructor Chattering ] - [ Sighs ]" "[Man]Boots, cookie, tearyourselves away, ladies." "You're nextin the water." "You're gonna go down to the training vessel, patch ahole so we canpump herfull ofairandraiseherto thesurface." "Then we're gonnasinkher anddo itagain." "[Man]Because underwater, allyou've gotis themannext toyou!" "Chief, what the hell's goin' on down there ?" "Thatboystays down there anylonger, he's gonnastartgettin'mail." "Isert, come on." "Finish torching that hole." "I'm tryin', but this thing's real awkward." " How's itlook ?" " [ Sighs ] Looks like hell." "Green Diver, this is MasterChiefSunday." "You have three minutes to getyour patch hot and hung before the next team comes down." "[Sunday]Nowcome on, Isert!" "Moveyourraggedyass !" " RedDiver?" " Yes, Master Chief." "Goddamnit, Rourke, I've hadgirlfriends thatcould weldfasterthan that." " Nowmove him along." " [ Laughs ]" " Come on, Isert." "Nowhangyourpatch." " Yeah, okay, Rourke." "I'm trying." "[ Grunting ]" " Hey, Isert, you feel that ?" " Do I feel what ?" " What the hell ?" " [ Grunting ]" "[Rourke] Topside, this wreck is moving !" "She's limping, Chief!" "We're sliding down !" "Somebody tell me whatjust happened ?" " [Rourke] Topside !" " Get it !" "Grab that hose !" " Red Diver, what's your situation ?" " The shipjust dropped 50 feet." " We landed on something." " Better bring those boys home till we figure this out." " Squareyourselves away." "You're coming home." " Negative on the come home." " Isert's got his air hose tangled." " [ Grunts ]" " My air hose is stuck !" " Fouled." "Now get it unfouled." "[Grunting Continues]" "Rourke, what's wrong ?" "Why are we movin' ?" " We slipped partway down the channel bank." " Rourke !" " This wreck is live !" " You get this off !" " I'm gonna have to change out his lifeline and air hose." " [Sunday] Listen, Rourke." "He's your buddy." "You follow his line back, unfoul it and get him out ofthere." "I'm trying, but it'sjust too tight." "Send down a line !" " [ Isert Yells ] - [ Rourke ] Help !" " I need help down here." " Help's on the way." " I'm ready, MasterChief." " Dennis, undress him." " You can't go down there." " Better not be talking to me." "I won't haveyour familiar tone." "You can't dive that deep." "I'm ready." "Let me go." "Master Chief, it looks like the ship slid down... on some discharge pipes coming from that factory." "They give out, and this whole ship's going right to the bottom." "[Sunday] Youdon't worryabout thatboat.Justget thathose to Rourke." " [Crash] - [ Rourke ] For God's sake !" " [Sunday] What thehell was that, cookie ?" " Look !" "The ship's weight is crushing those pipes, Chief." "Gotta get him on a fresh hose and out ofhere fast !" "Topside, Blue Diver's here." "He's gota freshline." "All right, Isert." "Rourke's gonna changeyou out, and you're gonna be walking out ofthere." " Okay." " That boy's got five minutes ofair ifhe don't panic." "Youscrewup the change out, andthatboy's dead, readme ?" " Yes, Master Chief." " Isert, we're not gonna be able to talk for a few minutes." "I wantyou to think ofyour favorite song, andI wantyou tosing it." " I don't know any songs." " You got to slowyour respiration." "Breathe easy." "Justbreathe easy." " Please." "I wasn't made for this." "I want to go home now !" "I want to go home now !" "Would you let me come home now ?" "I want to quit!" "I want to quit!" "Ireally want to quit!" " I want to quit !" " Change him out now !" " She's movin', Chief!" " Come on, Rourke !" "I got him !" "[Isert Grunting]" " [ Air Hissing ]" " Topside, Isert's off air." " What's going on down there ?" " She's gonna roll over !" "I 'spect so." "You stay down there, and you change that boy out, hear me ?" " [ Isert ] Rourke !" " [ Rourke ] I'm out ofhere !" "I gotta get out ofhere !" "She's going down !" " Rourke, comeback here !" " Rourke !" " Rourke, get back here !" " I ain't dying !" " [Carl] Rourke!" " [Rourke] I'm outofhere." "Don'tleave !" "Carl, don'tleave me!" "I need my air hose !" "I can't breathe, Carl !" "I'm getting dizzy!" "[ Both Yelling ]" "[ Both Grunting ]" "I can't breathe." "[ Gasping ]" " Topside, he's blacking out !" " Goddamn it, hook him up !" " I got it !" " [ Gasping Continues ]" "[IsertBreathing]" " [Carl] We're coming home, Chief." " Never doubted it." "[ Labored Breathing ]" "Machinist Mate First Class Rourke, front and center !" ""The president ofthe United States ofAmerica... takes greatpleasure inpresenting the NavyandMarine Corps MedalofHeroism... to MachinistMate First Class Dylan Rourke, whereby Petty Officer Rourke on the 22nd ofSeptember... oftheyear 1952, with apparentdisregard forhis own life," "did, atBayonne, NewJersey, save thelife of Petty Offiicer Timothy Douglas Isert. "" "Post." "Class 0252 dismissed." "[Phone Ringing]" "[Ringing Continues]" " [Woman] Carl ?" " Hey, I gotyour telegram." "No, no, no." "I got the wire." "How's Daddy doing ?" "Is he up and around again ?" " [ Hooting, Chattering ]" " Yeah !" "Yeah !" "[ Crying ]" "[ Sailors Chattering ]" "[Jo ] Hello ?" "Carl ?" "Is thatyou ?" "Hey,Jo." "Hey, it's me." "Where areyou ?" "Areyou okay ?" "[ Crying ] No, I'm okay." "I'm okay." "Uh, listen, uh, c-could you meet me ?" "[ Tires Screech ]" " Goddamn it !" " Okay." "I'll stay here." "Damn it !" "The miserable son ofa bitch in there drinkin' on my anniversary !" "You're the one, aren'tyou ?" "Well, I'm Gwen..." "Sunday." "Sorry to hear that." "You know he's gonna kickyou out ofthe Navy." "He's gonna kickyou out ofdiving." "So what you gonna do about it ?" "Youjustgonnalethim runyouover, justlikeyoudo everyone else ?" "You know, he's in there right now." " [ Chattering ] - [Gwen]He wantedaparty, let's give him one." "§§[Country] - [ Stuttering ] She told me... it was okay to dance with a girl." "[ Chattering Continues ]" "[Gwen] Oh, Ilove this song !" "[ Vocalizing ]" " [Gwen Humming] -§§[Continues, Indistinct]" "Donny, be a dear lad and get us two scotches." " We're out." " Lucky for us, you got a whole bar full ofbourbon." "What thehellareyoudoing, bringin'him in here ?" " Get out." " Well, I'll be goddamned." "It'sprom night here at the MoorBar." "You boys, you have a drink on me." "Go ahead." "Hell, I don't know who classes up thejoint more-- the fetching young lady in the fur stole or cookie here." "So what'dyou two kids comehere to do anyway ?" "Dance ?" "Why not take a turn ?" "It's a free country, mostly." "You made a big mistake, walking in here, cookie." " Oh, it's my fault." " It's all your fault." "Spoiled little rich girl gets her kicks dragging' stray men in here." "Thinks we'rejust a bunch ofsweaty rednecks she can shake up for the fun ofit." "Hey, Donny, bea dearlad andbring theladya freshsoldier." "Thinkyoudeserve abeer, don'tyou ?" "Fraternizing among Navy men." "Thinkyou're as good as they are ?" "How 'boutme, cookie ?" "Youbetterthanme ?" " You're damn right, I am." " Mm-hmm." "You see this pipe ?" "General MacArthur himself smoked this pipe." "Iservedwith him in Leyte Gulf." "Biggest naval battle in history." "Kamikaze rippedinto this escort carrier, name ofSaint Lo." "She went down on a shallow reef, trapping me and six boys in the fi re room." " Only one way out." " Flood the compartment and swim up." "Five decks, cookie." "Five fuckin' decks." "Locked bulkheads, dead bodies everywhere." "Yougot tohaveyourballs screwedon tightforthatswim." "We still had intercom." "Old MacArthur himselfcame over that squawk box," ""Sunday, you cocky son ofa bitch," "I betyou can't hold your breath for four minutes and swim out ofthere."" "Know what I said back ?" "" No, Mac, I can't, but I'll betyou your cob pipe..." "I can hold it for five, 'cause that's what it's gonna take, motherfucker."" " C-C-C-Carl, this ain't worth" " Getyour hands off me." "There's six men still breathin' today, 'cause I led 'em out ofthat fi re room." "And nowjust 'causeyou pulled little Isert's white little fuckin' ass... out ofsome rowboat sunk in a mud puddle, you thinkyou're better than me ?" "Well, let'sjust see." "What's your bet, cookie ?" " Put Snowhill back in diving." " Whatdoyouowe him ?" " Nothing." "You owe him." " Oh, yeah ?" "Fine." "IfI win, you ship out, tonight." "Deal ?" "Deal." " [Man]Showhim, MasterChief!" " [Hooting, Chattering]" "Will you be my tender ?" " Yeah." " Let's go." "[Cheering, Shouting]" "Come on, baby!" "[ Cheering Continues ]" "Let's go, baby !" "Come on, now." "Come on, Sunday !" " Go !" " Come on, Master ChiefSunday !" "[Cheering Continues]" "Oneminute, fiifteenseconds." "[ Whistling ]" "[ Cheering Continues ]" "[Sailor] Two minutes, twenty-fiive seconds." "Hey, it's another ten bucks right here !" "Sunday, do it !" "Threeminutes, tenseconds !" "Come on." " Four minutes !" " Four minutes !" "Four !" " Stop it !" " No." " Chief." " Stop it !" "Stop !" "[ Sighs ]" " Rourke, stop it !" " [ Indistinct Shouting ]" "Carl, you-you okay ?" "Carl ?" " Carl ?" " ChiefSunday, you all right ?" " Hold it !" " You all right, ChiefSunday ?" " [ Gasping ] I'm okay." " Hold him up." " I got it." " Hold it !" " He's all right." " Come on !" "Come on, hold him up !" " [Horn Honks, CarCrashes]" " Let's go !" "She triedto drive offthepier likea crazy woman!" " Get her outta the car !" " Whoa, whoa, whoa !" " Hey, hey." " You know, today's mywedding anniversary." " [ Crowd Chattering ]" " You're gonna be all right." "Come on, move, move." "Come on, babe." " [ Crying ] No, notyou, Billy !" " Come on, baby, come on." "Bastard!" " [ Continues Crying ]" " Come on, baby." "Come on." "[Sunday Coughs, Mutters]" " Come on, baby, let's go home." " Yeah ?" " Come on." " Yeah ?" "[Sailor] Go onhomenow." "Nothin'toseehere." "Jo." "Jo!" "Ican'tdo this, Carl." "Ican'tlive this life again." "I pulled my father out of more Navy bars than I care to count." "Jo, you don't know what happened tonight." " Oh, but I do." "I passed my fi nals." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry,Jo." "The point is, I'm gonna be starting my internship at Bellevue." " It's gonna be crazy hours." "I won't have time to seeyou." " I made a mistake." " It won't happen again." " Oh, yes, it will." "You wanted to fight that man." "You werejust waiting for the moment." "Don'tyou see..." "I'm not likeyou ?" "[ Sobbing ] The things I want" "The things I want are smaller." "IfI just work hard and keep my head down" "Yourwhole life will pass you by." "Carl, most ofwhat's in those diving books... you know better than, than me." "You don't need me anymore." "You don't need anyone." "I loveyou." "[EngineStarts]" "Jo !" "Jo !" "Jo !" "Jo !" "Hey,Jo !" " What ?" "Jo!" "Marryme!" "He wants toknow ifyou'llmarryhim." " [Knocking] - [Pappy]Comein." " [Knocking] - [Pappy]Comein." "Watch the door, Chief." "Trynot to touch anything." "[Glass Clattering]" "Did you know that ordinary house dust... is composed primarily ofhuman skin ?" "No, sir, I didn't know that." "[ Chuckles ] Makes you think twice about whoyou invite intoyour home." "[ Sniffs ]" "Two tablespoons ofmachine oil... can contaminate... an entire ship's fresh water supply." "Some thingsjust don't mix." "Do they, Chief?" "He's gonna pass." "Yesterday, hescored a 94 onhis fiinal." "Sir, he don'thave tobe thatfast tomorrow." "All he's got to do is complete the exercise." "Billy... there may come a daywhen a colored diver graduates from this school, but it won't be tomorrow or as long as I'm here." "You agree with me, ofcourse." " Don'tyou, Chief?" " Yes, sir." "[DoorOpens, Closes]" "§§[Radio:;" "Country]" "Baseball season's over, cookie." "I figured Rourke." "I never even let myselfthink" " Why not ?" " 'Cause I sawyour last dive." "You want to know what I am ?" "I'm the sorry son a bitch put here... to get through your thick fucking skull that some things do not change." " I deserve to pass." " Since when does deserving mean anything ?" "They ain't gonna have a colored diver." "'Causenomatter whatyoudo, in their eyes, you'llneverbeas goodas them." " So, deserving or otherwise, you're failing." " No, you are." "You think I oweyou somethin' ?" "I don't oweyou a goddamn fucking thing." "You or anybody else." "You got fucked, cookie." "Happens to the best ofus." "You were right, Chief." "YouandIhave nothing in common." "I may be some dirt dumb nigger from Podunk, but at least I'm making something ofmyself." "You, you're the same hateful, little man you started out as." "Without diving, you're nothing... but a lost, broke-down son ofa bitch who used to be something." "Hey !" "What did he say toyou to makeyou try so hard ?" "" Be the best."" "Well, you are." "Just don't show up tomorrow." "Pappy ain't gonna letyou pass." "What aboutyou, Chief?" "[ Sunday] Todaywill decide which ofyou will become Navy Divers." "The objectofthis testis to correctly assemble this flange underwater." "The pieces required for assembly awaityou on the river bottom." "Onceyou have located your project flange, you will call foryour tools." "Theywill be lowered toyou." "You willbe timedonyour effort andwillaccruepoints foraspeedy completion." "However, we'llkeeppumping air down toyouforas long asyoucanstandthe cold." "So takeyour time and get it right." "[Sunday] Ifyoudo notcomplete the flange, you havejust wasted six months ofyour lives." "Divers, squareyourselves away andapproach therail." "Topside, I have located mywork light." "Topside, Blue Diver." "Ihave locatedmyproject andam requesting my toolbag." "Topside, this is RedDiver." "Ihave locatedmyprojectflange." " Requesting my toolbag." " Tenders, loweryour tool bags." "Topside, Blue Diver." "I'm still waiting on my tool bag." "Blue Diver, your tool bag is on the river bottom." "Chief, start the project time on all divers." "MachinistMate Rourke, onehour, thirty-sevenminutes." "Perfectassembly." "SurveyorSecondClass Yarmouth, two hours, nineteenminutes." "Perfectassembly." "[ Panting ]" "Ineverthought I'dlive toseeit." "Four hours and nine minutes." "Better late than never, Engineman Crofoot." "Perfect assembly." "How's the water down there ?" "It's colder than a well digger's ass, Master Chief." "Take it inside." "[Phone Ringing]" "[ Man On Phone, Indistinct ]" "What doyou mean, he's still not up ?" "[ Shuddering ]" "Excuse me." "[Phone Ringing]" "Dive station, Master Diver speaking." "ChiefSunday, we have every cook and shine boy in this camp... thinking they'll be next to try a stunt like this." "Soyou listen up." "Don't bring him up till he stops moving." "He's near dead now, sir." "Not till he stops moving, Chief." "Give it up, cookie." "Yougointoshock down there, youmightnot wake up." "Come on, now." "This ain't worth dyin'for." "[ Shuddering ] M-My name is..." "Bosun's Mate Second Class..." "C-C-Carl Brashear." "Iam a Navy Diver." "Bring him up." "Bring him up !" " I got him." " We're bringing him home." "Sailor, disregard that order !" "Sailor!" "Sailor!" "ChiefSunday, effective immediately," "I am relieving you ofyour duties !" "Doyouhearme, Chief?" "Hold the line." "Hold that line." "[MetalClanging]" "Come on, Brashear." "You're almost there." "Just a few more steps." "Come on, we'll helpyou." "A little more." "[ Grunting ]" "That's it." "[ Air Escaping ]" "Open it up." "Bosun's Mate Second Class Carl Brashear, ninehours, thirty-oneminutes." "Perfect assembly." "Get him inside." "[MenShouting Encouragement]" "Help him out!" "[Shouting Continues]" "Carl, d-d-did y-y-you h-hear" "Slow down, Snowhill." "They put me back in the diving program." " I start training next week." " Congratulations." "Thanks, Carl." "Hey, I almost forgot." "Y-Y-You hear about Sunday ?" " No." " M-Mr." "Pappy blew a gasket when the son ofa bitch passed you." "He b-bustedhim down ashred andshippedhim out." "I guess that fucker got his in the end, huh ?" "I guess he did." "[ Panting ]" "Guess he did." "[ Man Singing Country] §Will you still say§" "§ I loveyou, dear-- §§" "§§ [ Swing ]" "From the gentleman." "§I§ -§I§" "§I want§ -§I want§" "§I wantyou§ -§I wantyou§" "§I wantyou to§ -§I wantyou to§" "§I wantyou tobe§ -§ What§" "§I wantyou tobemybaby§" " You hate champagne." "§§[Continues, Indistinct]" " You got a diving assignment." "Brooklyn NavyYard." "Standby diver." "Brooklyn ?" "Brooklyn !" "Oh, baby, we can have dinner like an old married couple." "Oh, well, baby, I didn't take thejob." "We've been waiting threeyears for that slot to open up." "Jo, I don't move up in rank unless I dive." "And I'll never make Master as a standby diver." "I'll fi nd something else." " I'm three months late." " Late forwhat ?" "You're gonna have-- A real... baby ?" "We're gonna have a baby !" "We're gonna have a real baby !" " [ Chuckles ]" " We're gonna have a baby." "Ladies, gentlemen, and the rest ofyou lowdown cats, it's time to ring in the New Year." "Ladies, gentlemen, and the rest ofyou lowdown cats, it's time to ring in the New Year." " Happy New Year." " [Crowd]Five, four, three, two, one." " Happy New Year." " Happy New Year!" "[ Cheering, Applause ]" "§You'll never know §" "§Just how much I loveyou §" "Absolutely." "You have to stand them up, being we have 1 6, 20 years ofexperience." "You have to get in their face and let them know who's boss." "Ifyoudon't, they'llnever saluteyou therestofyourlife." "So I'm sitting there-- Excuse me." "§§[Singing Continues]" " What'd I tell you, huh ?" "He don't remember me." "[ Chuckling ]" "Senior ChiefSunday, U.S.S. Hoist." "You ended my diving career, Lieutenant." "Lieutenant Commander Hanks." "Pleased to meetyou." " [ Scoffs ]" " That was along timeago, Chief." "AncientHistory." "Well, wejust came by to say, " Hey."" " Hey." " Auld lang syne and all." "Auld lang syne." "I didn't knowyou had a daughter." "[ Chuckles ] Right." "She's quite lovely." "Okay, we gotta gonow... because Billy's gonna dance with me." "Happy New Year." " Come on, Billy." " Have fun." " You're gonna dance with your lovelywife, right ?" " Yeah." "§ You'llneverknow ifyoudon'tknownow§" "[ Chuckles ] Mmm, you see ?" "Now, wasn't that easy ?" "[ Laughs ] Has-been." " Yes." " No." "Billy." " He's thebiggestdrunk in the Navyis allheis." " Billy!" "[ Grunting ]" "[Shouting, Murmuring]" "[ Sailor] Areyou all right, sir ?" "[Man]SeniorChiefSunday, Ifiindyouguilty... ofviolating Article 90 of the Uniform Code of MilitaryJustice:" "assaulting a superior commissioned officer." "Your conduct is completely unacceptable." "You'llbe fiinedonehalf month'spay forsix months, restrictedto the confiines ofthebase fortwo months... andare herebyreducedin rank to ChiefPetty Officer." "[Newscaster]Forthosejustjoining us, our top story continues to unfold..." "[Newscaster]Forthosejustjoining us, our top story continues to unfold... thousands ofmiles away in the MediterraneanSea." "Justhours ago, anamerican B-52 bomber... flying aroutinemission overthe coastofSpain... slammedinto thesnowy Spanish countryside." "Moments before disappearing offradar, the crewjettisoned theirnuclearpayload." "Three50-megaton warheads parachutedto Earth." "Two were immediately recovered." " However, a third hydrogen bomb remains lost at sea." " You made it." " UnitedStates Navyships have sonarsystems toaid them..." " Becky, come getyour toys." "in their tedious, often frustrating search ofthesea floor." "Investigating a deepwater fi nd will be the work ofAlvin, a two-man submersible on loan from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute." "And yet, even as U.S. Navy ships comb the Mediterranean in search ofthe warhead, so do Russian submarines." "According to maritime law, the bomb which disappeared in international waters... belongs to the fi rst to fi nd it." "Charged with locating and recovering the lost bomb before the Soviets do... are the elite Navy deep-sea divers pictured here." "Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, the divers were flown byjet to the scenejust hours ago, manystill dressedin thesame uniforms they were wearing only this morning." "[Radio EquipmentBeeping]" "Blue Diver, this is Captain." "Blue Diver, comein." "I'm here, Hart." "What doyou need ?" "Carl, I'd appreciate it ifyou could fi nd my lost nuke for me." "I'dlike tomakeadmiral sometimebefore Idle." "I'm doing my best, Hart." " [Intercom Beeps]" " Captain." "Topside, I have an unidentified metal object protruding from the sea bottom." "He's got something." "Proceed with extreme caution." "Roger that." "Topside, we have a Coke can." " Goddamn Coke can." " [ Men Laughing ]" "Bring iton up anyway, Chief." "Ilikemy ocean clean." "[Men Laughing]" " [Machine Beeping]" " Turn that equipment off." "We got a diver down there." " That's not our sonar." " What areyou talking about ?" " [ Beeping Continues ]" " Shit." "Alpha Whiskey, this is Charlie Victor." "I've gotan unknown object in myperimeter-- classifiied, probable submarine." "Blue Diver, Blue Diver, we got an unknown contact." "Probable Russian submarine... bearing at two-zero-niner atsixteenknots andheaded directly foryourposition." "Takeimmediate evasive action." "Repeat, immediate evasive action." "Prepare foremergencysurface." "Blue Diver, doyouhearme ?" "Blue Diver, doyouhearme ?" "Blue Diver ?" "Talk to me, Carl." "[ Men Shouting ]" " Talk to me, Carl." " [ Indistinct Shouting ]" "Come in, Blue Diver." "Quartermaster, tell the dive station to supply us a standby." "Comein, Carl." "Come on, Carl." "[ Grunting ]" "[ Carl Panting On Receiver]" " Carl, youreadme ?" " I'm here, Captain." " He's there." " [ Sighs ]" " Prepare tosurface, Carl." "We're bringingyouhome." " Roger that." "You wanna do me a favor ?" "The next timeyou scare me, give me a courtesywarning fi rst." "Captain, that sub kicked up halfthe ocean bottom." " It found it for us !" " You're kidding me." "[ Laughing ] Oh, yeah !" "He thinks he found it." "Yeah, you got it." " That's it." "You got it." " [Men Cheering]" "[Captain]Steady!" "Steady!" "I'm pulling itin !" " Bring itup !" " Pull it up here, boys." "Steady!" "It's coming up toport." " Let's go, boys !" "We gotanA-bomb!" " [Man On P.A., Indistinct]" "It's coming up, boys !" "Let's go now !" "Let's go, boys !" "We gotaheavy onehere." "Move !" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Mouthing Words ]" "Jo ?" "Baby." "Baby." "[ Moaning ]" "I was so scared." "I'm sorry." "[ Panting ]" "[ Panting ]" "Oh, shit." "Your leg..." "was nearly severed." "It's gonna take time to heal." "Eventually, you're gonna be able to walk again w-w-with a cane." "Can I still dive ?" "I'm so sorry." "[CarlSighs, Shudders]" "[ Sobbing ]" "Come home, Carl." " [SundayShouting, Indistinct]" " Mrs. Sunday, yourhusbandwas founddrunk onapublic beach." "He's an alcoholic and must remain in detox for 30 days." " [ Sobbing ]" " Ifheshouldstagger, he willnotfall!" "Ifheshouldfall, he will falling such amanner... as to coverup his rateso that passersby will thinkhe's an officer." "[ Sobbing Continues ]" "A chiefpetty officer shallnotdrink!" "Andifheshoulddrink, heshallnotgetdrunk!" "Ifheshouldgetdrunk, heshallnotstagger!" "And ifhe should stagger, he shall not fall !" "And ifhe should fall, he will fall in such a manner as to cover up his rate... so that passersby will think he's an officer !" "We're all extremely proud ofyou, Chief Brashear." "Now, get better, soyou can go home and enjoyyour retirement." "[Reporter#1]Howdoyouplan tospend yourretirement, ChiefBrashear?" "[Reporter#2] Howdoes itfeeltobeahero ?" "How areyou ?" "Sweetheart... you're never gonna dive again." "Andwhatyougotta do now..." "I can't helpyou with." "But when you're ready to leave... andifyoucanpromiseme... thatyou'll never take another drink again," "I'llbe waiting foryou in thatcaroverthere." "But ifyou can't... then youjust walk on by." "Package foryou, sir." "§§[SoftJazz]" "I want to comeback." " To where, Chief?" " Full diving duty." " To where, Chief?" " Full diving duty." "I want to dive again." "[ Chuckles ] Carl, I understand, but, uh" "But it'sjust not possible." " Good afternoon, Admiral." " Carl, this is Cap" " Captain Hanks." " Chief Brashear." "Captain Hanks has been assigned as a senior officer... at the Personnel Policy Control Board at the Pentagon." "He'll bejoining us for a few weeks, meeting some ofthe men from the front lines, getting a feel for their concerns." "Yes, and to return to the chief's primary concern." "Working as a Navy diver with onegoodleg andthe other" "I'm sorry." "It'sjust not possible." "Cut it off." "" Pilots injured in flying accidents have requested amputation ofinjured limbs." "Fitted with the right prosthesis, several ofthem have returned to active duty."" "So I'm asking this:;" "Cut off my leg and assemble a full medical review board 1 2 weeks from today." "Itis then thatI will demonstrate that Iam fiit toreturn to full diving duty." "I want to make Master Chief." "We admireyour courage, Chief, however misplaced it may be." "Please excuse us." "[ Clears Throat ]" "[Phone Ringing]" "I am a doctor, Carl." "My opinion might mean something here." "I guess not." "How areyou gonna come backwith one leg ?" "I could barely read once." "I found a way." "Yeah." "I could put up with the months at sea, the dangerous assignments that you never said no to, but this" "What doyou want from me ?" "Doyou want me to come home, mow the lawn, put a wheelchair ramp in ?" " How am I gonna look at my own son ?" " Leave him out ofthis." "You're not doing this for him or for me." "This is aboutyou." "It's always beenaboutyou." "[ Sobbing ] Admit it, Carl." "At least give me that much." "[ Sobbing Continues ]" "Why areyou doing this to me ?" "Answer me, goddamn it !" "Or I'm walking out ofhere, and I am not coming back." "I loveyou,Jo." "[ Sighs ]" "[Temptations On Radio] §Sunshine, blueskies§" "§Pleasegoaway§" "§Mygirlhas foundanother andgoneaway§" "§ With her wentmy future Mylife is fiilledwith gloom§" " [ Sobbing ] -§So dayafterday Istaylockedup in myroom§" "§Iknowtoyou itmightsoundstrange§" "§ButI wishit wouldrain§" "§HowI wish thatit wouldrain§ -§ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah§" "§ 'Causesobadly I wannago outside§" "§Such alovely day§ -§Buteveryoneknows that amanain'tsupposedto cry§" "§Listen, Igotta cry§" "§ 'Cause cryin' eases thepain§" "§ Oh, yeah§" "§People, this hurt Ifeelinside§" "§ Words couldneverexplain§" "§Ijust wishit wouldrain§" "§ Oh, howl wish thatit wouldrain§ -§Letitrain§" "§Rain, rain, rain, rain§" "§ Oh, howl wish thatit wouldrain§ -§ Oh, yeah§" "§Letitrain§" "§ Oh, yeah§" "§Letitrain§" " [Rope Cracks] - [ Grunts ]" "§Dayin, day out my tear-stainedface§" "§Pressedagainst the windowpane§" "§Isearch theskies desperately forrain§" " [ Groaning ] -§ 'Causeraindrops willhide my teardrops§" "§Andno one will everknow§" " Getaway from me!" "§ ThatI'm cryin'§" " Piece ofshit !" "§ When Igo outside§" " Cookie." "§ To the worldoutside my tears§" " Goddamn !" "§Irefuse to explain§" " Looks like I missed one hell ofa party." "§ Oh, I wishit wouldrain§ -§ Oh, howl wish thatit wouldrain§" "§ Ooh-hoo§ -§Letitrain§" "§Letitrain, letitrain§" " I've been all over." "Trouble, mostly." "§§[Song Fades]" " Navy gave me this second-class diving school in Little Creek." "Don't amount to shit." "I made some calls." "Come Friday, that Captain Hanks-- he's gonna convene a medical review board, and he's gonna retireyou." " He said I had fourweeks." " He lied, cookie." "He don'tgive ashithowmany one-leggedpush-upsyoucan do." "He'd tradeyou and me and every other old sea dog in the Navy... for one glass-eyed electronics technician." "Theman's gonnaretire yourass." "I got my leg back." "I ain't doneyet." "You got a stump on a wooden stick and no goddamn chance ofbeating Hanks, son." "All I everwanted to do was to make Master Diver." "All I everwanted to do was stay one." "You want to beat Hanks, you've got to go around him, right to the top." " Washington." " Mm-hmm." " Chiefof Naval Personnel." " That's right." "And they don't like cocky pencil-pushers like Hanks any more than we do." "I might be able to pull a few strings." "Why areyou doing this, Sunday ?" "Piss people off." "ChiefDecker, youare the ChiefMaster atArms ofthis hospital, areyounot ?" "Yes, sir." "Then why is ityou don't know where Chief Brashear is ?" "He shouldn'tbe toohard tospot." "He is the only Negro diver in the Navy, and he's got one leg." "It seems that the chief has transferred, sir." "To where ?" " On whose orders ?" " He signed his own orders, sir." " Call the Shore Patrol." " Relax, Cap." "Wejust wanna talk." "Wait, wait, wait, wait." "You know where Chief Brashear is." "Where ?" "I see." "Fine." "Chief Brashear is AWOL." "I want him found and arrested now." " You ain't gonna fi nd him." " What doyou want from me, Chief?" "Fourweeks to train him, then a full readiness evaluation... and reinstatement hearing with the Chiefof Naval Personnel." "[ Chuckles ] The chiefof" " Yes, sir." " At the Navyyard in Washington ?" " That's right." " Forget it." "[ Clears Throat ]" " [Reporters Shouting]" " Will the diverbeallowed tobereinstated?" "Seems Chief Brashear losing his leg for his country sort ofmakes him a hero, sir." "Fine." "I will grantyou your hearing on one condition, hmm ?" "When he fails, you retire." " He ain't gonna fail." " Hmm." "[DoorOpens]" " [ Panting ] - [Truck Passing]" "Minute, five faster." "[ Chattering ]" "Seeyou in court." "[Boy Chattering]" "[ Chattering ]" "Captain Hanks has ordered you to remain here, Chief." "[ Chattering ]" "[DoorCloses]" "Please be seated, Senior Chief Brashear." "Um, only the Army salutes indoors, Senior Chief." "Sir, in the Navy I grew up in, a salute is warranted... given the gravity ofthis occasion, sir." "Well... we're in a new Navy now, Senior Chief." "[CrowdMurmuring]" "[Hanks] Shall we begin ?" "SeniorChiefBrashear, one day thelife ofanother divermay dependonyou." "Doyou honestly feel that as a man" "You're almost 40." "You have one leg." "Can you really keep up with healthy divers halfyour age ?" "The question is, sir, can they keep up with me ?" "[Spectators Laughing]" " Bring the suit." " Yes, sir." "No smoking out here, Chief." "[Heavy ObjectMoving]" "[MedicalOfficer]Studies of the Navy's experimentaldiving unit... indicate thatifthesubject were tobecome unconscious... ordeceased, the disparity between thebuoyancy characteristics... ofa prosthetic and a limb would hinder him in a free dive mode." "Youmeanifhe drowned, he wouldn'tfloatright, yes ?" " Yes, sir." " Sir, I promise, ifI am killed at sea, I will make every effort to die like a Navy man." "[Spectators Laughing]" "[ Chattering ]" "Ijust thoughtyoushouldsee the future ofNavy deep sea diving." "This is thelatestHEO-2 mixedgas rig." "It weighs 290 pounds, and the men who want to use it, before they can evenbegin the diving qualifiications, will be required to walk 1 2 steps, unassisted." "Couldyoudo that, SeniorChiefBrashear?" "Yes, sir, I could." "Well..." "I see." "As much as I hate to prolong this another day," "I will, in the interests ofthoroughness, make arrangements foryou to demonstrateyour contention." "Here, sir." "Now." "Son, step aside, or I'll have to crackyou right in thejaw." "[Hanks]SeniorChiefBrashear, Ihardly think this is theappropriate" " I want them all to see, sir." " Captain Hanks, sir, I concurwith your assessment." "[Spectators Murmuring]" "These slippery floors alone prohibit such a demonstration, sir." "ChiefSunday, haven'tyou had enough trouble in your career ?" "Your advice is unwelcome." " Who is this man ?" " Chief Leslie W. Sunday, sir." "You swam out ofthe Saint Lo at Leyte Gulf." "Youheldyourbreath forfourminutes." "Five, sir." "[ Chuckles ] He can stay." "[Hanks] Fine." "Irrelevant." "Gentlemen, sirs, returning to the issue at hand." "This is not the time orplace forSeniorChiefBrashear" "Excuse me, Senior Chief, is there a problem ?" "Captain Hanks, Ihave spentmostofmy life in the Navy trying only tosucceed." "However, my questhas comeatagreat personalloss to those wholove me." "They, too, have made sacrifiices." "They, too, have endured great pains to support me." "IfI walk these 1 2 steps today, reinstate me to active duty." "Give memy careerback." "Letme fiinishit andgohomeinpeace." "Senior Chief Brashear, the business ofthe modern Navy" "Forgive me, sir." "But to me, the Navy is not a business." "We have many traditions." "In my career, Ihave experiencedmostofthem." "Somegood, somebad." "However, I wouldn't be here today ifit weren't for our greatest tradition ofall." "And which one is that ?" "Honor, sir." "[ Chuckles ]" "[Spectators Murmuring]" "Get on with it, Senior Chief." "Leslie ?" "What leg you got on ?" "Mywalkin' leg, Leslie." "It was my dad's name." "You got a problem with that ?" "Oh, no." "No problem at all." "That thing's light duty." "Gonna snap like a match stick." "Not ifI keep myweight on my good leg." "Two hundred and ninety pounds on one leg ?" "You'll be passed out by the sixth step." "Tenders, hat the diver." "Navy Diver, stand up." "Leave him." "Captain, ifI recall the Navy regulation manual correctly, the diver may be helped to his feet." "This is a lot ofbrass to sling up from a seated position, sir." "It's spun copper, Chief." "We haven't used brass in a decade." "And the new manual states the diver must rise unassisted." "That's what it says in the new book, sir ?" "IfI may ask, Captain, how would you know ?" "I wrote it." "[Spectators Chuckling, Murmuring]" "Yes, sir." "Navy Diver, stand up." "Square that rig and approach the rail." "[ Indistinct Whispering ]" "[ Grunts, Gasps ]" "[ Panting ]" "One." "Two." "Three." "[ Panting Continues ]" "Four." "Five." "Six." "Seven." " [ Grunting ]" " Eight." "[Spectators Gasping, Murmuring]" "Gentlemen, his leg." "Please." "Gentlemen." "[ Panting Continues ]" " Navy Diver, stand down." " Diver, you will disregard." " This is my detail." " Admiral." "Goddamnit, cookie, moveyourass !" "I wantmy 12!" "[ Whimpering ]" "Nine." "The Navy diver is not a fighting man." "He is asalvage expert." "Ten." "Ifit's lost underwater, he fi nds it." "Ifit's sunk, he brings it up." "Ifit's in the way, hemoves it!" "Eleven." "Ifhe's lucky, he will dieyoung 200 feet beneath the waves, for that is the closest he will ever get to being a hero !" "Hell, Idon'tknow whyanybody would want tobea Navy diver." "Now, you report to this line, cookie !" "At ease." "[Spectators Murmuring]" "Tenders, unhat thatdiver." "[ Panting ]" "The United States Navy proudly reinstates..." "SeniorChiefandDiver Carl Brashear... to full, active duty." "[ Cheering ]" "Thankyou." "Congratulations, Captain." "Thankyou." "I can quit." "The man I married never quit anything a day in his life." "I loveyou." "I loveyou too, baby." "I loveyou too." "Well done, Chief." 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