Tour of Duty (1987–1990)

John Dye: Pfc. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury, Pfc. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenberry, Pfc. Francis ' Doc' Hockenberry, Pfc. Francis 'Doc Hock' Hockenberry, SP4 Francis Thurman 'Doc Hock' Hockenbury

Quotes 

• Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : I'm not like you, sir. I never had that many friends and I was never good at making any.

  Lt. John McKay : Good at making friends? Lieutenant Goldman's my best friend and he hates me!

• [After a series of explosions] 

  Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : [drunk]  Auntie Em, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!

• Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : I guess when I'm drunk I can make a little sense of it all. I just want to know what the hell happened to me.

  Vietnamese hooker : You get boom-boom. That's what happend to you.

• Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : 500,000 troops in country and I get stuck with F Troop.

• Sgt. Zeke Anderson : If you're a conscientious objector, why did you come here instead of prison?

  Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : Didn't want to be some lifer's old lady.

  Sgt. Zeke Anderson : You could've gone to Canada.

  Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : Allergic to moose.

  Sgt. Zeke Anderson : You didn't answer my question, soldier. Why did you come to Vietnam instead of prison or Canada?

  Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : Well, because prison or Canada wouldn't have been positive experiences.

  Sgt. Zeke Anderson : Let me tell you something, out in the field, Charlie can be a very negative experience.

• Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : I don't know what you're going through. But, if you think you're the only one who's hurting, you're dead wrong. What we saw there today... made me sick. If you keep taking those pills, you're putting your buddies at risk, while they're covering it for you.

  Private Danny Purcell : That's not it, Doc. You see, I've been here too long. A long time ago, I just stopped caring. I was doing my best to feel anything. But then, I just realized I don't want to feel a damn thing anymore.

• Sgt. Zeke Anderson : You got a big mouth, you know that?

  Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : I was born with it.

  Sgt. Zeke Anderson : You could die with it.

• Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury : This place sucks!