"Generation Kill" Screwby (TV Episode 2008) - Chance Kelly as Lt. Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando

Lt. Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando : You're requesting that I send this wounded civilian to the R.C.T. for aid? Problem. Our tactical situation is extremely precarious here. These are the northernmost Marines' positions and we are thirty clicks north of them. We are far behind enemy lines. We have incomplete intel as to the disposition of the Iraqi units here, here, and here. We don't even know what happened to the 4,000 troops that were at this air field six hours ago. And there's only 350 of us. What can be done? Option one: Casevac by helicopter doesn't exist. Army, Marines are engaged, taking casualties. Last night, the Iraqis stopped the Army advance. They turned back thirty six Apache helicopters. Shot a few down. Option two: I detach a platoon and have them drive thirty clicks through enemy lines to the shock-trauma unit here. If any of you were a casualty right now, I don't think I could casevac you. But supposing I could, I imagine there are some of you think we have to give wounded civilians every consideration we would give ourselves. That is not true. The R.O.E. say we have to give them the same medical care they would get by local standards. The standards here are fucking zero. It's a shitty situation for us but nobody put a gun to our heads and forced us to come here. We're all volunteers. I'm dispatching an Alpha platoon to take this child to the shock-trauma unit.

Chance Kelly: Lt. Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando