Phil McKee

Phil McKee

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    The Lost Battalion quotes

    • Yoder: Hey, how come nobody ever calls me Bob?

      Cepheglia: Who's Bob?

      Rosen: He's Bob you dumb Dago. Haven't you ever heard of a first name?

      Cepheglia: Your first name is Private. You're gonna be Private all your life Rosen. You'll never make Corporal.

      Rosen: All I wanna make is civilian.

    • Maj. Whittlesey: Lieutenant Leak, fine officer, from Texas...

      Capt. McMurtry: We lost over 60 men to our own fire today. We heave less then 200 able troops left. I don't know how they keep doing it.

      Maj. Whittlesey: Don't sell them short, Captain. Two days ago we had a Chinese working our field-phone, an American-Indian for a runner; they're both dead now but that's not the point. These Italians, Irish, Jews, and Poles, they'd never hire me as an attorney; we wouldn't be seen at the same events. But we will never, in our lives, enjoy the company of finer soldiers or better men then we do tonight.

      Capt. McMurtry: Major, I was with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. And I have never served with a finer officer then you. Do you know that your men would do anything, go anywhere for you?

      Maj. Whittlesey: Thank you, George.