Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

Forrest Tucker: Pfc. Al Thomas

Quotes 

• [During live fire training a Marine recruit accidently lets a grenade slip out of his hand and it rolls toward an unsuspecting platoon waiting their turn] 

  Sgt. Stryker : Grenade. Hit the deck.

  [the platoon runs, except for Conway, who is reading a love letter and has to be tackled to safety by Stryker when the grenade goes off] 

  Sgt. Stryker : You idiot. When are you gonna wake up? You wanna see that dame again, keep your mind on your work.

  Al Thomas : You may not know this, boy, but you just got your life saved.

• Pfc. Al Thomas : That's war.

  Pfc. Charlie Bass : What's war?

  Pfc. Al Thomas : Trading real estate for men.

• Pfc. Al Thomas : You know, my natural dislike for you is turning into a great hatred, Bass.

• Pfc. Al Thomas : I got a great future for the next couple of hours.