The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988)

Albert Popwell: Jones

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• Hafner : [Upon seeing Jones attaching an American flag atop the bunker]  I didn't know that you were a flag-waver, Jones.

  Jones : I care... I don't care for a lot of it, but what I care for, I care for a lot. You know what I mean? I been a dedicated soldier for twenty three years. Does that tell you something? Hmm?

  Hafner : Yeah, I came in the Marine Corps when I was 17 years old. It's all I know. And I wouldn't change a goddamned thing, either.

• [Jones watches DiNardo's men shoot wounded Viet Cong] 

  Jones : Jesus Christ, they're killing wounded!

  DiNardo : Don't tell me you feel sorry for them sergeant.

  Jones : There're soldiers just like us, wounded!

  [a wounded Viet Cong is shot trying to crawl away] 

  DiNardo : Yes!

  Jones : You having a good time? You're fucking crazy you know that? You're really digging this shit! What were you back home? A rapist?

  DiNardo : Oh, no. I was just another dumb ass like you.

• Hafner : [Jones has just told Hafner about the presence of female medical staff located elsewhere on Firebase Gloria]  The shit's gettin' pretty goddamned deep around here. Is there any nuns or Girl Scouts that I should know about on the firebase?

  Jones : That's what happens when you inherit wealth.

• Hafner : Crap's gonna hit the fan Jones, and this place ain't prepared for shit!

  Jones : This firebase can't be defended.

  Hafner : How many men you got out there that ain't brain dead?

  Jones : I've got nobody willing to trip over his own guts for the Vietnamese way of life.

  Hafner : I got no delusions about you or your men's democracy Jones. We are gonna refortify this shit hole and protect it like it was your daughter's cherry. I ain't gonna die here.