Tour of Duty (1987–1990)

Tony Becker: Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Percell, SP4 Daniel 'Danny' Percell, Pvt. Daniel 'Danny' Percell, Daniel 'Danny' Percell, Pfc. Daniel 'Danny' Percell, SP4. Daniel 'Danny' Percell

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• Private Danny Purcell : Father, I just want to know what we're all doing in this godforsaken excuse of a country!

  Priest : What we're doing here? Son, I'm here to give you comfort and support, but I'm often as confused as you are.

• Private Alberto Ruiz : Man, you're lying again.

  Private Danny Purcell : Yeah, well, I also kill people. That don't make me a bad person.

• Private Danny Purcell : Why are we here? Because, we don't mean squat. We are second rate citizens. What about all the other people whose kids don't have to fight the war? Let's face it boys, we're the hicks, the spics and the niggers. That's why we're here.

• Private Danny Purcell : [about a village that was massacred by another American platoon]  You guys just don't get it. We killed those people. Even if we weren't the ones who pulled the triggers, we did it! What if it was back home? What if those were your sisters, your brothers, your parents? When I think about it, I want to puke my guts out! But, I can't... I've been here too damn long.

• Sergeant Marvin Johnson : We're gonna go down and secure the village.

  Private Danny Purcell : Seems like a wussy mission for special forces.

  Sergeant Marvin Johnson : VC have been coming down there, collecting taxes from the locals. They haven't been paying so they started terrorizing them. Like it or not, it's our job.

  Private Marcus Taylor : You want to talk terrorist tactics? Take a look at what Uncle Sam did to your paycheck.

• 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.