1 00:00:03,999 --> 00:00:06,706 March, 1944... 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:09,575 After four months of fierce jungle combat, 3 00:00:09,609 --> 00:00:11,015 The Marines of the 1st Division 4 00:00:11,049 --> 00:00:13,518 Were withdrawn from Cape Gloucester. 5 00:00:15,956 --> 00:00:18,324 Veteran #1: We were absolutely certain we were going to go back 6 00:00:18,358 --> 00:00:21,460 To Melbourne to rest again. 7 00:00:21,495 --> 00:00:25,330 But no, we ended up on an island called Pavuvu. 8 00:00:26,832 --> 00:00:30,234 Pavuvu, part of the Solomon island chain, 9 00:00:30,268 --> 00:00:32,435 Is just north of Guadalcanal. 10 00:00:34,638 --> 00:00:37,206 Once a thriving coconut plantation, 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,508 It was abandoned when the war broke out. 12 00:00:41,478 --> 00:00:44,680 The guy that picked that out, he sure didn't know what he was doing. 13 00:00:44,714 --> 00:00:48,219 It was the nastiest, dirtiest looking place under the sun. 14 00:00:48,253 --> 00:00:51,623 All kinds of things just grew in profusion, 15 00:00:51,658 --> 00:00:54,227 Especially the rat population. 16 00:00:54,261 --> 00:00:56,531 The land crabs would come out at night 17 00:00:56,565 --> 00:01:00,034 And you could hear them clackity-clacking and clicking around. 18 00:01:00,068 --> 00:01:02,104 And they would get into your shoes. 19 00:01:04,340 --> 00:01:06,375 Veteran #5: A lot of training started. 20 00:01:06,409 --> 00:01:08,777 And it seemed to get heavier and heavier, 21 00:01:08,811 --> 00:01:11,913 So you knew we were gonna go somewhere into combat. 22 00:01:13,715 --> 00:01:15,883 In late August, 1944, 23 00:01:15,918 --> 00:01:18,285 The 1st Division shipped out again 24 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,357 Headed for a small coral island between Guam and the Philippines... 25 00:01:22,392 --> 00:01:24,760 Peleliu. 26 00:01:24,794 --> 00:01:27,730 Only six miles long and two miles wide, 27 00:01:27,764 --> 00:01:29,632 Peleliu held an airstrip 28 00:01:29,666 --> 00:01:31,902 that was close to the Philippine islands. 29 00:01:31,936 --> 00:01:34,638 General Douglas McArthur decided 30 00:01:34,672 --> 00:01:36,239 that the capture of that airstrip 31 00:01:36,274 --> 00:01:38,909 was critical to retaking the Philippines 32 00:01:38,943 --> 00:01:41,079 as a stepping stone to the invasion 33 00:01:41,113 --> 00:01:43,115 of the Japanese mainland. 34 00:01:45,418 --> 00:01:49,222 The Navy bombarded Peleliu for three days 35 00:01:49,257 --> 00:01:52,125 And the Marines followed. 36 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,470 The men were told that the fighting would last only a few days. 37 00:02:01,504 --> 00:02:03,873 But the combat on Peleliu 38 00:02:03,907 --> 00:02:06,676 would last more than two months 39 00:02:06,710 --> 00:02:08,679 and would become as deadly 40 00:02:08,713 --> 00:02:12,216 as any island invasion of World War II. 41 00:02:14,053 --> 00:02:17,054 Veteran #4: I don't think you could train for anything like that. 42 00:02:18,223 --> 00:02:20,291 It started when we started in. 43 00:02:22,361 --> 00:02:24,629 And it didn't cease. 44 00:02:24,663 --> 00:02:28,599 It was... it was a nightmare. 45 00:02:39,978 --> 00:02:44,048 For you are about to be awarded the Medal of Honor. 46 00:02:44,083 --> 00:02:48,453 Selling U.S. War bonds is just as important 47 00:02:48,487 --> 00:02:52,758 as what you did on Guadalcanal. Now pack your seabag. You're going home. 48 00:02:52,792 --> 00:02:54,126 Home? 49 00:02:54,161 --> 00:02:56,028 I'm enlisting tomorrow. 50 00:02:56,063 --> 00:02:58,698 I'd do it tonight if they were open. 51 00:02:58,733 --> 00:03:01,635 Eugene... - I don't need your permission, father. 52 00:03:01,669 --> 00:03:04,972 "Dear Vera, we haven't seen a jap for two weeks now. 53 00:03:05,007 --> 00:03:08,476 They got smart and got the hell out of this godforsaken spot. 54 00:03:08,511 --> 00:03:10,879 Now our enemy is the jungle itself. 55 00:03:10,913 --> 00:03:13,849 The jungle and the rain." 56 00:03:15,786 --> 00:03:16,886 Lebec! 57 00:03:19,723 --> 00:03:22,826 All you need is a week or two. That should do the trick. 58 00:03:22,860 --> 00:03:24,695 They got a hospital over on Banika. 59 00:03:24,729 --> 00:03:28,065 I'm gonna pull some paper and you'll be on your way in an hour. 60 00:03:28,099 --> 00:03:31,068 Why am I in with guys who need to have their razor blades taken away? 61 00:03:31,103 --> 00:03:33,438 Most of the guys that come through here are simply... 62 00:03:33,472 --> 00:03:34,806 Tired. 63 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,108 My guess is you fall into that category. 64 00:03:37,143 --> 00:03:39,110 Hey, you're a dead man, you know it! 65 00:03:39,145 --> 00:03:42,481 Go get Dr. Grant! 66 00:03:42,515 --> 00:03:45,416 This isn't the right place for me. I'm rested, I'm fit. 67 00:03:45,451 --> 00:03:48,519 I want to return to my unit and my friends. 68 00:03:48,554 --> 00:03:51,189 I hope it's quick and easy for you, Leckie. 69 00:03:51,223 --> 00:03:53,324 No worries about ending up like me. 70 00:06:51,468 --> 00:06:53,902 Big smile, Miss Grey! 71 00:06:53,936 --> 00:06:55,305 - How's that, fellas? - You look beautiful, Virginia. 72 00:06:55,939 --> 00:06:58,040 When do we say, "back the attack"? 73 00:06:58,074 --> 00:07:00,209 Every chance you get! 74 00:07:00,243 --> 00:07:03,579 Now the kiss on the cheek and we gotta go! 75 00:07:03,613 --> 00:07:05,914 Hold that! 76 00:07:05,949 --> 00:07:07,316 This is a shortcut. 77 00:07:08,819 --> 00:07:10,753 That's Virginia Grey. 78 00:07:11,955 --> 00:07:14,757 Hey, excuse me. I don't believe this. 79 00:07:15,726 --> 00:07:19,228 You're John Basilone. 80 00:07:19,263 --> 00:07:21,263 I'm gonna be in the Marine Corps. 81 00:07:21,298 --> 00:07:23,399 It's a fine branch of our armed forces. 82 00:07:23,433 --> 00:07:26,536 I re... report next Tuesday. 83 00:07:27,939 --> 00:07:29,740 Boot Camp's a breeze. 84 00:07:29,774 --> 00:07:33,210 You get to sleep in on mondays. 85 00:07:33,244 --> 00:07:34,444 What else? 86 00:07:34,479 --> 00:07:36,180 You coming? 87 00:07:36,214 --> 00:07:40,284 Uh, keep your head down and keep moving. 88 00:07:40,318 --> 00:07:42,286 Look down, keep moving. 89 00:07:42,321 --> 00:07:44,422 Listen to your N.C.O.s 90 00:07:44,457 --> 00:07:47,659 Thanks. What's an "N.C.O."? 91 00:08:05,145 --> 00:08:08,580 - You handle it well. - Handle what well? 92 00:08:10,217 --> 00:08:13,519 Membership in the famous people's club. 93 00:08:13,553 --> 00:08:18,423 Just don't be surprised if it's not quite what you expect. 94 00:08:19,359 --> 00:08:21,093 Go on stage, 95 00:08:21,127 --> 00:08:23,863 Say "back the attack" a couple hundred times, 96 00:08:23,897 --> 00:08:26,999 Get my picture took- there's not much to it. 97 00:08:27,034 --> 00:08:29,602 You have no idea what's coming at you. 98 00:08:31,572 --> 00:08:34,942 Better keep your head down. 99 00:08:42,283 --> 00:08:44,150 What kind of message is that? 100 00:08:44,185 --> 00:08:45,719 - Whoo. - Wow. 101 00:08:45,753 --> 00:08:48,155 My kid brother comes to visit me. 102 00:08:48,189 --> 00:08:50,090 Am I allowed to even speak to you without saluting, 103 00:08:50,124 --> 00:08:52,693 - Sergeant Basilone? - Shut up, you jerk. 104 00:08:52,727 --> 00:08:54,695 You know I work for a living. 105 00:08:54,729 --> 00:08:56,262 Early morning, Sergeant Basilone. 106 00:08:56,297 --> 00:08:58,431 'Morning, Al. Hey, how did they let this Palooka 107 00:08:58,465 --> 00:09:00,433 into a classy joint like the biltmore? 108 00:09:00,467 --> 00:09:02,035 This is my brother George, Al. 109 00:09:02,069 --> 00:09:03,836 Can I get you some coffee, Sir? - Please. 110 00:09:03,870 --> 00:09:05,471 Hey, how about some breakfast? 111 00:09:05,505 --> 00:09:07,306 I got a train to catch at 0717. 112 00:09:07,341 --> 00:09:08,774 No no, Al can swing it. Right, Al? 113 00:09:08,809 --> 00:09:11,376 Breakfast? Absolutely. 114 00:09:11,411 --> 00:09:14,347 One of us has to go back to the Marines. 115 00:09:14,381 --> 00:09:16,382 Pendleton agreeing with you? 116 00:09:16,417 --> 00:09:18,351 Paradise by the sea. 117 00:09:18,386 --> 00:09:20,386 Virginia Grey agreeing with you? 118 00:09:20,421 --> 00:09:23,289 Hey, don't you be thinkin' about her. She's in good hands. 119 00:09:23,324 --> 00:09:26,093 Yeah, but is she in the best of hands? 120 00:09:26,127 --> 00:09:27,794 Sit down! 121 00:09:29,330 --> 00:09:30,865 Here we are, gentlemen. 122 00:09:30,899 --> 00:09:33,067 - Thanks, Al. - You're welcome. 123 00:09:37,739 --> 00:09:40,106 Giovanni, you're everywhere. 124 00:09:40,141 --> 00:09:42,208 Yeah, they keep me running. 125 00:09:42,242 --> 00:09:45,444 Listen to this: 0900 I got a meeting with the governor, 126 00:09:45,478 --> 00:09:48,146 Then a rally at a plant in Glendale. 127 00:09:48,181 --> 00:09:51,083 Tonight some big deal at the Hollywood canteen. 128 00:09:51,117 --> 00:09:53,885 I had a six-hour pass. I go to the movies 129 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,321 And who shows up in the newsreel? 130 00:09:56,355 --> 00:10:01,393 You, Mom, Pa, and most of New Jersey at John Basilone day. 131 00:10:01,428 --> 00:10:04,230 That was crazy. 132 00:10:04,265 --> 00:10:07,267 Don't slug me, but can I ask you a question? 133 00:10:07,301 --> 00:10:09,069 Take your chances. 134 00:10:11,206 --> 00:10:14,608 How scary was it... Guadalcanal? 135 00:10:16,311 --> 00:10:19,146 I hope I don't freeze up or make a mistake, is all. 136 00:10:19,181 --> 00:10:22,316 - I hope I can be as... - George. 137 00:10:22,350 --> 00:10:24,852 Don't feel like you need to prove nothin'. 138 00:10:24,886 --> 00:10:27,020 You know what I mean? 139 00:10:27,055 --> 00:10:29,355 - No, I... - do you know what I mean? 140 00:10:32,192 --> 00:10:33,592 Yeah. 141 00:11:03,560 --> 00:11:06,094 Looks like Hawaii. 142 00:11:08,397 --> 00:11:09,964 No, it doesn't. 143 00:11:11,233 --> 00:11:13,401 Hey, Sledge, Leyden, what are you doing? 144 00:11:13,435 --> 00:11:15,102 Looking at land, Oswalt. 145 00:11:15,136 --> 00:11:18,471 Man over P.A.: Attention, all hands, make way to debark station. 146 00:11:18,506 --> 00:11:22,876 Make all preparations to offload personnel and cargo. 147 00:11:24,379 --> 00:11:27,580 Here we go. Get your gear squared away. 148 00:11:27,615 --> 00:11:30,082 Look at the new guys. 149 00:11:38,891 --> 00:11:40,992 Lookin' for How Company. 150 00:11:45,030 --> 00:11:47,765 - This How Company? - Two in. 151 00:11:47,799 --> 00:11:49,933 No. 152 00:11:49,968 --> 00:11:53,537 Damn. 153 00:11:53,571 --> 00:11:57,074 I could have told you. I fuckin' warned you, you fuck. 154 00:11:57,108 --> 00:12:00,677 What? Huh? Yeah. 155 00:12:00,712 --> 00:12:04,114 Take that, you fuckin' jap! 156 00:12:07,018 --> 00:12:10,020 And recover. 157 00:12:24,669 --> 00:12:26,637 Hello. 158 00:12:28,907 --> 00:12:30,974 This "K" Company? 159 00:12:31,008 --> 00:12:33,844 We're supposed to be in 60 mortars, 2nd Squad. 160 00:12:35,179 --> 00:12:38,515 Jesus, these guys are supposed to be 60 mortars. 161 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:40,317 This is 2nd Squad. 162 00:12:40,351 --> 00:12:43,420 - Robert Oswalt. - Eugene Sledge. 163 00:12:43,454 --> 00:12:45,723 You mortars too? 164 00:12:45,757 --> 00:12:48,825 Riflemen, 3rd Platoon. Bill Leyden. 165 00:12:48,860 --> 00:12:52,262 Then we'll ignore you. 166 00:12:52,296 --> 00:12:55,499 That's Snafu. 167 00:12:55,533 --> 00:12:58,535 That man's De l'eau and I'm Corporal Burgin. 168 00:12:58,570 --> 00:13:01,905 Find yourself a bunk. 169 00:13:07,579 --> 00:13:09,013 Taken. 170 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:15,719 Taken. 171 00:13:19,524 --> 00:13:21,658 Come on, I'll show you around, 172 00:13:21,693 --> 00:13:23,927 Find you another tent. 173 00:13:34,838 --> 00:13:36,906 Let's go. 174 00:13:39,276 --> 00:13:42,379 This is where they dry-dock us when we're not killing japs. 175 00:13:42,413 --> 00:13:45,449 - Over there is chow... - Man: Move it! 176 00:13:45,483 --> 00:13:48,085 ...Heads, 177 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,022 King Company skipper, Captain Haldane. 178 00:13:51,056 --> 00:13:52,824 Everybody calls him Ack Ack. 179 00:13:52,859 --> 00:13:55,661 - What's your name? - De l'eau. 180 00:13:55,695 --> 00:13:57,896 D-e... 181 00:13:57,931 --> 00:14:02,367 L'e-a-u, De l'eau. 182 00:14:02,401 --> 00:14:04,035 Jay De l'eau. 183 00:14:04,070 --> 00:14:06,138 Were you in Guadalcanal? 184 00:14:06,172 --> 00:14:10,208 Gloucester. G-l... 185 00:14:10,243 --> 00:14:12,744 Grab a rack in that second tent over there. 186 00:14:12,779 --> 00:14:14,713 Thanks. 187 00:14:14,747 --> 00:14:16,748 Sure thing. 188 00:14:18,684 --> 00:14:23,222 Oh, you know where I could find How Company? 189 00:14:23,256 --> 00:14:25,091 1st Marines? 190 00:14:25,125 --> 00:14:27,661 Somewhere over there. 191 00:14:32,901 --> 00:14:34,869 - Wanna get some chow? - Been waiting for it. 192 00:14:41,009 --> 00:14:43,044 - Ho ho ho. - Runner: We know this guy? 193 00:14:43,078 --> 00:14:45,046 Mug's ugly enough to ring a few bells. 194 00:14:45,081 --> 00:14:46,715 Gloucester, maybe? Was it Gloucester? 195 00:14:46,749 --> 00:14:48,483 - Chuckler: Was it Gloucester? - Was he on Gloucester? 196 00:14:48,518 --> 00:14:50,385 - He may have been on Gloucester. - He looks familiar. 197 00:14:50,419 --> 00:14:51,886 Maybe he was on Gloucester. 198 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:53,588 - I don't know. He's ugly. - Fuck you all. 199 00:14:53,622 --> 00:14:55,657 Looks like a land crab that once crawled up my pee hole. 200 00:14:58,927 --> 00:15:00,961 Hey, welcome home, Cobber. 201 00:15:04,032 --> 00:15:07,168 You have a good vacation? 202 00:15:07,202 --> 00:15:10,338 Anything to get away from you bastards. 203 00:15:10,373 --> 00:15:11,907 We're not so lucky. 204 00:15:11,941 --> 00:15:13,575 Oh, jeez! 205 00:15:13,610 --> 00:15:16,311 Ho, there you go. 206 00:15:16,346 --> 00:15:17,980 What's in this? 207 00:15:18,014 --> 00:15:21,049 When it tastes this bad, it's hard to tell. 208 00:15:22,318 --> 00:15:23,918 What you got? 209 00:15:23,953 --> 00:15:26,388 Pens. Tell Santa whether you been naughty or nice. 210 00:15:26,423 --> 00:15:28,290 Naughty. The naughtiest. 211 00:15:28,325 --> 00:15:31,160 - It's June. - It's the South Pacific. 212 00:15:31,194 --> 00:15:33,696 Christmas comes in June. 213 00:15:33,731 --> 00:15:35,732 For Hoosier... 214 00:15:35,766 --> 00:15:38,101 'cause he's always saying his prayers, making his bed. 215 00:15:38,135 --> 00:15:39,436 - Aw! - All: Awww! 216 00:15:39,470 --> 00:15:41,404 - Look at that. - That's beautiful. 217 00:15:41,439 --> 00:15:43,206 - Chuckler? - Yes? 218 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,675 - Thank you. - Heavier reading. 219 00:15:45,710 --> 00:15:47,577 - With pictures. - Here you go. 220 00:15:47,611 --> 00:15:49,246 Something for Runner's stocking. 221 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,214 Oh, I read this already. 222 00:16:07,264 --> 00:16:09,799 I don't believe it. 223 00:16:14,773 --> 00:16:17,074 Oh! 224 00:16:17,109 --> 00:16:19,076 Something's wrong. 225 00:16:19,111 --> 00:16:21,679 Something's very wrong if you made it through Boot Camp. 226 00:16:21,713 --> 00:16:23,314 Give me a break, you old greaser! 227 00:16:23,348 --> 00:16:26,217 Get up off my deck. 228 00:16:26,251 --> 00:16:28,152 - Captain Haldane. - Sir. 229 00:16:28,187 --> 00:16:31,455 What's this about, Marine? Some rite of greeting new to the Corps? 230 00:16:31,489 --> 00:16:34,024 Yes, Sir. Um, I mean, no, Sir. 231 00:16:34,059 --> 00:16:37,127 - Who are you? - Private Eugene Sledge, Sir. 232 00:16:37,162 --> 00:16:40,397 You fellas know each other or is this some kind of conflict resolution? 233 00:16:40,431 --> 00:16:42,867 Old friends, Sir. Mobile, Alabama, Sir. 234 00:16:42,901 --> 00:16:45,269 - Mobile? - Yes, Sir. 235 00:16:45,304 --> 00:16:48,973 - Old friends, huh? - That explains it. 236 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:50,709 As you were. 237 00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:53,545 But try not to dislocate a shoulder or break an arm. 238 00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:55,014 We need both you men healthy. 239 00:16:55,048 --> 00:16:56,215 - Sir. - Sir. 240 00:16:56,249 --> 00:16:57,816 Carry on. 241 00:17:07,862 --> 00:17:09,929 Get me in hot water on the first day. 242 00:17:09,963 --> 00:17:12,365 Yeah, well, you deserve it! 243 00:17:14,601 --> 00:17:16,436 Welcome to paradise. 244 00:17:18,172 --> 00:17:20,440 How do you get used to the smell around here? 245 00:17:20,475 --> 00:17:22,209 Think this shitheap stinks now, 246 00:17:22,243 --> 00:17:24,378 you should have seen it when we first got here. 247 00:17:24,413 --> 00:17:27,949 It was wall-to-wall rats, crabs and rotten coconuts. 248 00:17:27,983 --> 00:17:30,585 Thank God I'm rotating home. 249 00:17:30,619 --> 00:17:33,455 I can't believe I finally get here and you go home. 250 00:17:33,489 --> 00:17:35,190 When you leavin'? 251 00:17:35,224 --> 00:17:37,226 When the Marine Corps tells me. 252 00:17:37,260 --> 00:17:39,828 - What's your unit? - K-3-5. 253 00:17:39,862 --> 00:17:42,930 A mortarman, just like you. 254 00:17:42,965 --> 00:17:44,899 Whoo-hoo! 255 00:17:47,135 --> 00:17:50,170 Hallelujah. 256 00:17:50,205 --> 00:17:52,705 The health of the Corps 257 00:17:52,740 --> 00:17:54,974 is only as strong 258 00:17:55,009 --> 00:17:59,245 as the health of the individual Marine. 259 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:04,151 Marines will make every effort to keep themselves clean. 260 00:18:04,185 --> 00:18:06,020 - Hey! - Ahh! 261 00:18:06,054 --> 00:18:08,322 Hey, don't you quit on me, fucker! 262 00:18:08,357 --> 00:18:10,658 - You gotta be kidding! - Not till I've rinsed. 263 00:18:10,693 --> 00:18:13,095 They get hot chow to you when they can. 264 00:18:13,129 --> 00:18:15,531 You know, it might only be crud like this, 265 00:18:15,566 --> 00:18:18,168 But when you been on the line taking fire, 266 00:18:18,202 --> 00:18:20,470 Hot chow is a miracle. 267 00:18:21,973 --> 00:18:25,508 - Oh, for heaven's sake. - What is that, baby food? 268 00:18:28,212 --> 00:18:30,447 You know, you laugh... you laugh, 269 00:18:30,481 --> 00:18:32,616 But that might be worth its weight in gold someday. 270 00:18:32,650 --> 00:18:35,485 You get hungry enough, somebody'll want to trade for it. 271 00:18:37,188 --> 00:18:40,992 You do not trade this... Ever. 272 00:18:42,661 --> 00:18:45,496 .45 will stop a jap better than a clip of your carbine. 273 00:18:45,530 --> 00:18:48,132 You hit one of the suckers in the hand with that, 274 00:18:48,167 --> 00:18:50,268 Heh, take his arm right off. 275 00:18:50,302 --> 00:18:53,138 You can write your father a nice thank-you note for that. 276 00:18:53,172 --> 00:18:56,775 Working party... three of you boots go with Snafu. 277 00:18:56,809 --> 00:18:57,943 Hurry up! 278 00:18:57,978 --> 00:19:01,514 You heard the Sergeant... Now! 279 00:19:01,548 --> 00:19:04,083 You don't mind, do you, Leyden? 280 00:19:04,118 --> 00:19:07,754 You assholes are gonna miss cleaning out oil barrels pretty soon. 281 00:19:09,189 --> 00:19:11,925 You're gonna be humping up some fucking hill... 282 00:19:14,295 --> 00:19:16,363 Or across a beach, 283 00:19:16,398 --> 00:19:18,799 Japs pouring shit for fire, 284 00:19:18,833 --> 00:19:21,835 Pissing your pants, crying "boo hoo," 285 00:19:21,870 --> 00:19:24,638 And wishing you were back here with nothing asked of you 286 00:19:24,672 --> 00:19:26,573 But to scrub oil out of drums. 287 00:19:29,009 --> 00:19:31,343 Why don't you grab a brush 288 00:19:31,378 --> 00:19:32,744 And give us a hand? 289 00:19:32,779 --> 00:19:35,714 Fuck that shit. I scrub drums for no man. 290 00:19:35,748 --> 00:19:37,649 Can we take a break? 291 00:19:37,684 --> 00:19:40,552 Do whatever you want. This ain't my detail. 292 00:19:40,587 --> 00:19:45,057 I was supposed to dump you all off here, then report back to the C.P. 293 00:19:45,092 --> 00:19:47,093 Then why are you still here? 294 00:19:47,127 --> 00:19:51,230 I like to watch the new guys sweat. 295 00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:11,684 Ahh! Are those the most butt-ugly creatures 296 00:20:11,719 --> 00:20:14,787 You ever saw before in your life? 297 00:20:21,695 --> 00:20:23,863 Jesus, Sid. 298 00:20:25,967 --> 00:20:28,869 When you start pulling them out of your hooch in the morning, 299 00:20:28,903 --> 00:20:31,606 You won't feel so tenderhearted. 300 00:20:54,528 --> 00:20:57,530 Lost mine in the polk. 301 00:20:57,564 --> 00:21:00,866 Or somebody took it. Maybe one of the swabbies wanted a souvenir. 302 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,301 Yeah? 303 00:21:02,336 --> 00:21:05,371 Some of the guys think they're good luck. 304 00:21:05,405 --> 00:21:08,574 I don't know. You can have this one. 305 00:21:08,608 --> 00:21:11,210 I got a couple. 306 00:21:12,679 --> 00:21:14,646 Here. 307 00:21:14,681 --> 00:21:17,049 - Thank you. - Sure. 308 00:21:24,691 --> 00:21:27,026 Sid? 309 00:21:28,729 --> 00:21:30,497 What's it like? 310 00:21:38,107 --> 00:21:40,508 I slept with a woman in Melbourne. 311 00:21:40,543 --> 00:21:42,344 I'm not bragging. 312 00:21:44,380 --> 00:21:47,783 But that's at one end, right? 313 00:21:47,818 --> 00:21:52,055 And then way down there as far as you can go... 314 00:21:54,158 --> 00:21:57,995 And that's what it's like. 315 00:21:58,029 --> 00:22:00,597 And that... 316 00:22:00,631 --> 00:22:03,166 That you could never imagine. 317 00:22:08,771 --> 00:22:10,539 Okay. 318 00:22:15,444 --> 00:22:18,045 I'm gonna miss you, Sid. 319 00:22:26,087 --> 00:22:28,221 You'll be all right. 320 00:22:53,115 --> 00:22:55,916 Woman in movie: Are you angry about something? 321 00:22:55,984 --> 00:22:58,986 Man in movie: Of course no 322 00:22:59,020 --> 00:23:01,422 I'm glad. 323 00:23:01,456 --> 00:23:03,690 I won't cry. 324 00:23:06,394 --> 00:23:08,829 Dear Christ in heaven, would you look at her? 325 00:23:08,863 --> 00:23:12,999 I don't know how to kiss or I would kiss you. 326 00:23:15,537 --> 00:23:17,805 Where do the noses go? 327 00:23:23,278 --> 00:23:26,214 There we go! 328 00:23:26,248 --> 00:23:29,083 What are you waiting for? Fuck her. 329 00:23:29,118 --> 00:23:31,419 Think she's blonde down there? 330 00:23:41,163 --> 00:23:43,531 Look, Pilar! 331 00:23:43,565 --> 00:23:46,000 Roberto fell in the brook. 332 00:23:59,550 --> 00:24:01,851 Cease fire! 333 00:24:01,886 --> 00:24:04,887 Cease fire on the firing line! 334 00:24:06,991 --> 00:24:11,561 You stupid, goddamn shavetail son of a bitch! 335 00:24:14,798 --> 00:24:17,400 You keep your fucking weapon pointed downrange 336 00:24:17,435 --> 00:24:22,039 Or I will shove that fuckin' piece up your sorry fucking ass. 337 00:24:22,073 --> 00:24:24,641 Don't look at me, Lieutenant. The Gunny's right. 338 00:24:26,344 --> 00:24:28,378 Next relay! 339 00:24:54,740 --> 00:24:57,208 You seen Phillips? 340 00:25:00,278 --> 00:25:02,446 I believe the angels are shipping out. 341 00:25:02,481 --> 00:25:05,750 You might catch them back down at the docks. 342 00:25:27,473 --> 00:25:30,041 Sid was my best customer. 343 00:25:30,075 --> 00:25:32,644 When you've finished, please return it 344 00:25:32,678 --> 00:25:35,113 to the Pacific Library of Congress. 345 00:25:37,483 --> 00:25:40,619 Kipling. Always good. 346 00:25:40,653 --> 00:25:43,689 Most of these jokers can't read. 347 00:25:45,391 --> 00:25:47,426 Have you heard the latest about the other war? 348 00:25:47,460 --> 00:25:48,827 There's another war? 349 00:25:48,862 --> 00:25:52,164 We invaded Europe. Landed last month in France. 350 00:25:52,198 --> 00:25:55,233 Hell, unless you got a brother over there, most guys don't give a shit. 351 00:25:55,268 --> 00:25:57,769 My brother landed in Italy, 352 00:25:57,803 --> 00:26:00,906 Tank Battalion. 353 00:26:00,940 --> 00:26:03,208 Well, I guess you get to give a shit. 354 00:26:07,213 --> 00:26:09,581 Just coffee, thanks. 355 00:26:25,198 --> 00:26:28,634 That explains it. You're a believer. 356 00:26:28,669 --> 00:26:30,937 Yes. 357 00:26:33,073 --> 00:26:35,175 Okay, question: 358 00:26:35,209 --> 00:26:36,943 God created everything, right? 359 00:26:36,977 --> 00:26:41,013 The heavens, the seven seas, the Marine Corps... 360 00:26:41,047 --> 00:26:42,847 Sleeping beauty there... 361 00:26:42,882 --> 00:26:44,415 Even him. 362 00:26:44,449 --> 00:26:47,216 ...Land crabs, rats, mosquitoes. 363 00:26:47,251 --> 00:26:49,318 The mosquitoes are a little tough to understand, I guess, but... 364 00:26:49,352 --> 00:26:52,287 God created japs too, right... 365 00:26:52,321 --> 00:26:56,256 Yellow slants who have tried to kill me on many occasions? 366 00:26:56,290 --> 00:26:58,791 Japs come from the garden of Eden too? 367 00:27:00,894 --> 00:27:02,862 Well, what we do is up to us. 368 00:27:02,896 --> 00:27:05,865 He gives the choice. 369 00:27:05,899 --> 00:27:09,101 Free will. Right. 370 00:27:09,135 --> 00:27:13,238 Except he's God, of course, so he knows what we're gonna do before we do it. 371 00:27:13,272 --> 00:27:15,674 Predestination. 372 00:27:18,277 --> 00:27:21,078 So the whole game is fixed by the will of gramps on his throne 373 00:27:21,113 --> 00:27:22,880 while we're down here for what? 374 00:27:22,914 --> 00:27:26,316 His entertainment? That makes us chumps and God's a sadist. 375 00:27:26,351 --> 00:27:30,553 And either way I got no use for him. 376 00:27:30,588 --> 00:27:32,722 So what do you believe in? 377 00:27:32,757 --> 00:27:34,691 I believe in ammunition. 378 00:27:34,725 --> 00:27:37,860 Tell you what, though. 379 00:27:37,895 --> 00:27:40,529 Since I'm not on speaking terms with him anymore, 380 00:27:40,563 --> 00:27:43,132 Next time you're having a chat with the old geezer, 381 00:27:43,166 --> 00:27:45,534 Can you ask him to sink a few jap transports 382 00:27:45,569 --> 00:27:47,502 and have them all fall on their bayonets 383 00:27:47,537 --> 00:27:50,938 so I can get the fuck out of here and go home? 384 00:27:50,973 --> 00:27:54,140 I sure would appreciate it. 385 00:27:59,278 --> 00:28:01,480 You go ahead and keep it. 386 00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:04,515 I don't know why I have it in the first place. 387 00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:06,117 No, thanks. 388 00:28:08,921 --> 00:28:11,789 I've got my own. 389 00:28:39,247 --> 00:28:41,582 Follow the man in front of you 390 00:28:41,617 --> 00:28:43,584 and get off that beach. 391 00:28:43,619 --> 00:28:47,355 And when you get to the tree line, remember to clear your weapons of sand. 392 00:28:47,389 --> 00:28:48,757 - Aye, Sir. - Mortarmen... 393 00:28:48,791 --> 00:28:50,325 - Here you go, Marine. - Thank you, Sir. 394 00:28:50,359 --> 00:28:52,727 ...Make sure you have four H. E. Rounds set for fire. 395 00:28:52,762 --> 00:28:55,797 Good luck. God bless. 396 00:28:55,831 --> 00:28:59,034 You heard the skipper! Get your gear on. Move! 397 00:29:02,004 --> 00:29:04,606 How's my pack? 398 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:09,243 Let's get it done, Eugene. 399 00:29:09,277 --> 00:29:12,113 2nd Squad, fourth boat! 400 00:29:15,316 --> 00:29:19,052 Get inside! Easy easy! Get inside. 401 00:29:21,154 --> 00:29:22,922 Section 1 and 2 loading. 402 00:29:22,956 --> 00:29:24,957 - Good luck, Sledge. - Thank you, Sir. 403 00:29:24,992 --> 00:29:27,493 Sergeant. 404 00:29:43,476 --> 00:29:46,045 I don't smoke. 405 00:29:46,079 --> 00:29:47,779 Yeah? 406 00:30:10,904 --> 00:30:12,272 HERE WE GO , BOYS! 407 00:31:31,151 --> 00:31:33,752 Stay the fuck down! 408 00:31:35,689 --> 00:31:39,726 ...My trespasses... 409 00:31:54,810 --> 00:31:57,645 Fire! Open fire! 410 00:32:01,050 --> 00:32:02,684 Load and lock, gentlemen! 411 00:32:02,718 --> 00:32:04,119 Load and lock! 412 00:32:04,153 --> 00:32:06,721 Load and lock! 413 00:32:37,151 --> 00:32:38,952 Stand by, Marines! 414 00:32:49,730 --> 00:32:51,965 HERE WE GO! LET'S GO, LET'S GO! 415 00:32:51,999 --> 00:32:54,468 MOVE MOVE MOVE! GO GO GO! 416 00:32:54,502 --> 00:32:56,304 MOVE OUT! 417 00:33:01,410 --> 00:33:03,444 LET'S MOVE OUT! LET'S GO! MOVE OUT! 418 00:33:03,478 --> 00:33:05,279 AHH! 419 00:33:05,313 --> 00:33:07,081 KEEP MOVING! KEEP IT MOVING! 420 00:33:07,115 --> 00:33:12,219 GO GO GO! 421 00:33:12,254 --> 00:33:15,089 KEEP MOVING! 422 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,661 Sledge, get on the beach! Let's make a move! 423 00:33:20,695 --> 00:33:23,030 LET'S GO, LET'S GO! 424 00:33:23,064 --> 00:33:25,465 Marines, move it! 425 00:33:33,475 --> 00:33:34,842 I'm hit! 426 00:33:34,876 --> 00:33:37,010 I'm hit! 427 00:33:37,044 --> 00:33:40,581 I'm bleeding out! I'm bleeding out! 428 00:33:40,615 --> 00:33:43,417 I'm bleeding out! Help! 429 00:33:54,030 --> 00:33:56,599 Let's go! Open fire! 430 00:34:02,740 --> 00:34:05,375 I'm hit! I'm hit! 431 00:34:05,409 --> 00:34:07,511 I can't breathe! 432 00:34:24,663 --> 00:34:26,830 Get up, get up, get up! 433 00:34:26,865 --> 00:34:28,599 Ahh! 434 00:34:37,776 --> 00:34:39,776 Corpsman! 435 00:34:40,778 --> 00:34:43,246 MARINE! LET'S GO THIS WAY! 436 00:34:44,148 --> 00:34:47,117 Ahh! 437 00:35:05,580 --> 00:35:08,015 HOLD THE MORTARS DOWN! HOLD THE MORTARS! 438 00:35:31,421 --> 00:35:32,955 Easy on the water. Easy on the water 439 00:35:32,989 --> 00:35:35,490 Where the hell is Love Company? 440 00:35:35,524 --> 00:35:37,625 - IS THIS 3/7? - NO, 3/5! 441 00:35:37,659 --> 00:35:39,760 WELL, WHERE THE HELL IS THE 7TH MARINES? 442 00:35:39,795 --> 00:35:44,698 YOU'RE ON ORANGE BEACH 3! 3/7's sUPPOSED TO BE ON OUR RIGHT FLANK. 443 00:35:44,732 --> 00:35:48,268 GODDAMN COCKSUCKING SON OF A BITCH. 444 00:36:00,747 --> 00:36:03,215 Ahh! 445 00:36:19,499 --> 00:36:23,235 SLEDGE! SLEDGE, YOU GOTTA... 446 00:36:26,740 --> 00:36:29,041 THEY GOT US BRACKETED. WE GOTTA MOVE! 447 00:36:29,075 --> 00:36:31,310 LET'S GO! GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THIS HOLE! 448 00:36:31,344 --> 00:36:33,812 WE GOTTA MOVE! 449 00:36:35,549 --> 00:36:37,883 MOVE! GET UP THERE! 450 00:36:40,388 --> 00:36:42,691 LET'S GO! 451 00:36:52,199 --> 00:36:55,935 SLEDGE, GOD DAMN IT, YOU GOTTA GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THAT HOLE RIGHT NOW! 452 00:36:55,969 --> 00:36:59,338 MOVE IT! MOVE FORWARD. JOIN YOUR SQUAD! 453 00:36:59,372 --> 00:37:01,206 MOVE! 454 00:37:03,877 --> 00:37:06,145 MOVE MOVE! 455 00:37:07,881 --> 00:37:10,183 KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN! 456 00:37:13,420 --> 00:37:14,954 Aw, fuck! 457 00:37:18,692 --> 00:37:20,926 WE GOTTA GET OFF THE BEACH! I know! 458 00:37:20,961 --> 00:37:24,696 - LECKIE, YOU GOTTA MOVE! - LLEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE! 459 00:37:32,436 --> 00:37:35,705 I'm fucking bleeding out! 460 00:37:49,151 --> 00:37:51,719 Keep 'em here, Gunny. I gotta find 2nd Platoon. 461 00:37:51,754 --> 00:37:54,121 - Aye aye, Sir. - Hillbilly! 462 00:37:54,156 --> 00:37:56,857 You're with me. Bring a runner. Let's go! 463 00:37:56,892 --> 00:37:58,993 You, let's go! 464 00:38:06,967 --> 00:38:11,036 - "K" Company? - Part of it. 465 00:38:11,071 --> 00:38:13,005 You're supposed to hook up with the rest of the Battalion 466 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,775 in the southern edge of the airfield, in the brushline. 467 00:38:15,809 --> 00:38:17,977 Got it. 468 00:38:18,011 --> 00:38:19,945 You guys got any water? 469 00:38:19,979 --> 00:38:22,013 No, we ain't got any fucking water. 470 00:38:22,048 --> 00:38:23,749 Southern edge of the airfield. 471 00:38:23,783 --> 00:38:26,518 Everybody take another salt pill. 472 00:38:27,953 --> 00:38:29,922 Gunny, bring them up here. 473 00:38:29,956 --> 00:38:31,490 Do it later! We gotta move! 474 00:38:31,524 --> 00:38:33,359 FIRST THREE MARINES LET'S GO! 475 00:38:38,633 --> 00:38:41,700 - Keep moving! - Ahh! 476 00:38:47,172 --> 00:38:49,872 let's go! 477 00:38:54,078 --> 00:38:55,913 COVERING FIRE! 478 00:39:00,351 --> 00:39:03,219 SHIFT LEFT! 479 00:39:10,826 --> 00:39:13,929 - Ahh! - Oh, fuck! 480 00:39:13,964 --> 00:39:16,332 Keep the fire on them! 481 00:39:29,581 --> 00:39:32,885 Oh, Bill. Bill. 482 00:39:32,919 --> 00:39:35,088 Dropped my fucking weapon. 483 00:39:35,122 --> 00:39:38,357 CORPSMAN! CORPSMAN! 484 00:39:39,359 --> 00:39:41,192 Corpsman! 485 00:39:43,128 --> 00:39:45,495 CORPSMAN! 486 00:39:46,764 --> 00:39:48,997 Hey, everything's gonna be fine. Bill! 487 00:39:49,032 --> 00:39:51,865 It ain't shit. Everything's gonna be fine. 488 00:39:54,001 --> 00:39:55,835 It ain't shit. 489 00:39:59,105 --> 00:40:02,106 DAMN IT! CORPSMAN! 490 00:40:03,241 --> 00:40:06,378 There you are, God damn it! 491 00:40:06,412 --> 00:40:08,113 Pressure! Pressure! 492 00:40:10,349 --> 00:40:12,049 - Sorry. - What? 493 00:40:17,487 --> 00:40:20,421 Bill? - Corpsman: Help me carry him back. 494 00:40:20,455 --> 00:40:22,655 Bill? 495 00:40:24,424 --> 00:40:27,826 Bill? 496 00:40:27,860 --> 00:40:30,561 Bill? 497 00:40:50,346 --> 00:40:52,780 Son of a bitch. Those are jap tanks. 498 00:40:54,616 --> 00:40:58,385 Mortars! Get me some H.E. on those sons of bitches! 499 00:41:00,788 --> 00:41:03,221 - NOW! LET'S GO, LET'S GO. - YOU HEARD THE LIEUTENANT. 500 00:41:03,255 --> 00:41:05,422 LET'S GO! MOVE OUT! 501 00:41:10,596 --> 00:41:13,966 HOLD HERE, HOLD HERE! 502 00:41:18,213 --> 00:41:19,880 Hot load! 503 00:41:20,882 --> 00:41:23,516 - Hanging! - Snafu: FIRE! 504 00:41:25,219 --> 00:41:27,186 - Hanging! - FIRE! 505 00:41:30,224 --> 00:41:31,724 DROP 2-5. 506 00:41:37,329 --> 00:41:38,895 - Hanging! - FIRE! 507 00:41:40,130 --> 00:41:42,098 - Ahh! - Hot load! 508 00:41:42,132 --> 00:41:44,233 - Hanging! - FIRE! 509 00:41:57,142 --> 00:41:59,242 - Hanging! - FIRE! 510 00:42:01,677 --> 00:42:03,809 Round's complete. 511 00:42:05,511 --> 00:42:07,911 FALL BACK 50 AND DIG IN! 512 00:42:07,946 --> 00:42:11,212 - LET'S GO! - Oh, shit. 513 00:42:11,247 --> 00:42:14,347 - Shit! - FALL BACK! 514 00:42:27,989 --> 00:42:30,190 Fuck! 515 00:42:38,763 --> 00:42:42,065 SPREAD OUT! SPREAD OUT! 516 00:42:46,568 --> 00:42:49,835 Chuckler. Chuckler. 517 00:42:51,837 --> 00:42:53,836 You see Chuckler or Runner? 518 00:42:53,870 --> 00:42:55,604 Who? 519 00:42:55,638 --> 00:42:57,438 Juergins or Conley? H-2-1? 520 00:42:57,472 --> 00:42:59,006 Never heard of them. 521 00:43:01,641 --> 00:43:05,041 Lieutenant wants us up front. Let's go! 522 00:43:09,978 --> 00:43:11,745 Leckie! Leckie! 523 00:43:11,779 --> 00:43:13,512 Runner! 524 00:43:16,583 --> 00:43:19,383 - Are you okay? - Thirsty. 525 00:43:25,752 --> 00:43:28,986 Hoosier got hit. 526 00:43:30,653 --> 00:43:32,219 Keep moving, keep moving. 527 00:43:32,254 --> 00:43:34,686 Let's go, let's go! 528 00:43:39,323 --> 00:43:41,257 You going asiatic? 529 00:43:43,026 --> 00:43:44,760 Feet are soaking wet. 530 00:43:47,796 --> 00:43:49,797 What you gonna do in your stockin' feet 531 00:43:49,831 --> 00:43:52,899 When the fucking japs bust through the line? 532 00:44:38,619 --> 00:44:42,821 GET BACK! TAKE COVER! 533 00:44:49,092 --> 00:44:50,925 You men got enough ammo? 534 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:52,993 Sure thing, skipper. 535 00:44:53,028 --> 00:44:56,461 Perimeter's 30 yds out from your hole. 536 00:44:56,496 --> 00:44:57,561 L.P.'s out beyond that. 537 00:44:57,595 --> 00:44:59,795 The password's "Lilliputian." 538 00:44:59,830 --> 00:45:02,227 One man awake at all times. 539 00:45:05,362 --> 00:45:06,694 Lilliputian? 540 00:45:06,729 --> 00:45:09,796 Hard for the japs to say. 541 00:45:10,830 --> 00:45:13,263 Hard for me to say. 542 00:45:21,630 --> 00:45:23,731 Trade you. 543 00:45:34,472 --> 00:45:37,808 Shit, I forgot about that guy. 544 00:46:06,965 --> 00:46:09,768 We're rich, boys. 545 00:46:12,106 --> 00:46:14,773 Jap's got a shitload of gold in his teeth. 546 00:46:15,908 --> 00:46:18,775 Gold is what? Bucks an ounce? 547 00:46:30,816 --> 00:46:34,518 Take the first watch. Wake me up in four hours. 548 00:46:34,553 --> 00:46:37,054 Anything moves, kill it. 549 00:47:14,364 --> 00:47:16,898 Look at that. 550 00:47:21,902 --> 00:47:25,137 You ever been to the Grand Canyon? 551 00:47:25,172 --> 00:47:27,307 No. 552 00:47:27,341 --> 00:47:30,311 My dad went when he was a boy. 553 00:47:30,345 --> 00:47:33,717 He was always going on about it when I was little. 554 00:47:33,751 --> 00:47:37,356 I'd ask him about it. He said I had to see it to understand. 555 00:47:37,725 --> 00:47:42,027 Finally took me as I was 10, we got there late at night to these cabins. 556 00:47:42,061 --> 00:47:44,996 Couldn't see a thing on account of the dark. 557 00:47:45,030 --> 00:47:47,198 Next morning we got up, 558 00:47:47,232 --> 00:47:49,499 went outside... 559 00:47:49,533 --> 00:47:53,303 10yds from where we slept, the fucking Grand Canyon. 560 00:47:53,337 --> 00:47:58,274 A mile down, colors I'd never seen before. 561 00:47:58,308 --> 00:48:02,477 My dad was right: Pictures don't show it. 562 00:48:04,113 --> 00:48:06,047 You have to be there. 563 00:48:06,082 --> 00:48:08,083 Looking down into it. 564 00:48:10,187 --> 00:48:13,022 Shut the fuck up, you idiot. 565 00:48:18,431 --> 00:48:20,967 We have to go out there tomorrow. 566 00:48:34,968 --> 00:48:40,968 fixed by leeway hdbits.org