Flags of Our Fathers

U.S. Marines: [first lines] Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! For God sakes, corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! General "Howlin' Mad" Smith: [on the telephone] I was promised ten days of shelling. You're giving me three and saying that's the best you can do?... I don't give a shit! My men hit that beach with less than ten, and I'll be taking them home to their mamas in buckets!... Yeah, I know exactly why. Because every Navy man with scrambled egg on his chest wants to offload us here and sail to Japan so they can be there for the big finish, tell their kids they captured the Emperor all by themselves. Well, you aren't going to Japan unless we take this piece of shit island! These little pricks are dug in... Okay, appreciate that, Jim. Three days is a fucking beautiful thing. President Harry S. Truman: Being an Indian, you are a truer American than any of us. Bet your people are proud to see you wear that uniform. Colonel Chandler Johnson: Our target, Island X, is an ugly, smelly, dir

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Lundsford: You actually chose the Marines because they had the best uniforms? Rene Gagnon: No sense being a hero if you don't look like one.

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Lindberg: [while losing at poker] Chief, I had very little to do with Sitting Bull's death, so maybe you could stop taking it out on me. Ira Hayes: Different tribe. The Pimas fought on the side of the white man. Gust: See, now that's smart. Hank Hansen: That is smart. Ira Hayes: Yeah. Worked real good for us.

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Mike Strank: Any man that doesn't have his masturbation papers in order better get them signed by tomorrow night or he ain't going overseas. Gust: I got mine already. Lundsford: Oh, yeah, I'm square. Franklin Sousley: Wait, wait. Why am I just hearing about this? Mike Strank: That's horseshit, Franklin! I don't have to repeat everything twice for you. Franklin Sousley: No, I didn't hear nothin' about no masturbating papers! Ira Hayes: Heard they were running short. Franklin Sousley: You know, nobody tells me nothing. That's real nice, guys! Mike Strank: All right, get your ass over to the officer in charge of records. Maybe he's got some more left. Leave your smokes. I'll play for you.

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Belle Block: Oh my Lord, that's Harlon! Belle's Young Son: Where? Belle Block: Right there. Planting that flag, that's your brother. Belle's Young Son: Ma, all you can see is his behind. Belle Block: And that's his. I powdered and diapered it, I know my son. That's him. Go get your father. Belle's Young Son: Daddy, Ma's got a picture of Harlon's keister in the paper!

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Ira Hayes: Hank wasn't in the picture. Bud Gerber: Sorry? Ira Hayes: Hank didn't raise that flag. He raised the other one. The real flag. Bud Gerber: The what? The real... the real flag? There's a real flag? John "Doc" Bradley: Yeah, ours was the replacement flag. We put it up when they took the other one down. Bud Gerber: Am I the only one getting a headache here? You know about this? Keyes Beech: It was after it was already in the papers. The mothers had already been told by then. Bud Gerber: Aw, that's it, that's beautiful. Yeah, that's beautiful. Yeah, why tell me? I'm only the guy that has to explain it to a hundred and fifty million Americans. Who is in the goddamn picture? Are any of you guys in the goddamn picture? Ira Hayes: Yeah, we're in the goddamn picture. Bud Gerber: Six guys raising a flag over Iwo Jima. Victory is ours. You're three of them, right? John "Doc" Bradley: This was the fifth day, sir. The battle went on for thirty-five more. Bud Gerber: Well, what'd you do,

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