Branded (TV Series)

Fill No Glass for Me: Part 1 (1965)

Greg Morris: Corp. Johnny Macon

Quotes 

• Corp. Johnny Macon : Five minutes ago... he laughed... cried... and wrote a letter home.

  [breaks off end of arrow in soldiers back] 

  Corp. Johnny Macon : Just a dirty little piece of wood now... with blood on it. Why couldn't they leave it on a tree... let it keep growing?

• Corp. Johnny Macon : I had this tattoo put on my arm to remind me that, while I may not get everything I want, it's worth trying for. It's worth getting hurt for. And this is worth getting hurt for.

• Chief Wateekah : Your hair curly like buffalo. You are buffalo soldier.

  Corp. Johnny Macon : Your hair is long like a woman. Are you a woman soldier?

• Corp. Johnny Macon : Can't we fake it? Make it look real?

  Jason McCord : How do you fake bleeding to death, Johnny? They want a dead man. They won't settle for a stand-off.

  Corp. Johnny Macon : Then it better be me.

  Jason McCord : Why you?

  Corp. Johnny Macon : Because what I have to live for is a court martial and a firing squad.

• Jason McCord : [Flashback to another time]  They're talking about you. I just saw their smoke signals.

  Corp. Johnny Macon : We didn't see any smoke.

  Jason McCord : How could you? Look at this cul-de-sac. It's a natural trap.