Warning from U.S. military officers

Vergie 2021-12-22 08:01:27

A very restrained movie, without crying or rhetoric, but rather sincere and deep.
But what impressed me most was the remarks heard when the officer played by Meg Ryan accepted the rank
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everybody, in the end, I would like to remind everyone to command wisely
after
dismissing the troops,
warn them
to protect with all their strength, to protect, and
to judge, the
most important thing is
to be sincere. Sincerely
use your full spirit
and the utmost courage to
protect the lives of your subordinates and our country
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protection is the most important thing, protect your subordinates, protect your citizens, not the so-called victory at all costs.
But how can an army with such noble spirit fail?
In the end they will win everything

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Courage Under Fire quotes

  • Joel Walden: [to LTC Serling, after Anne Marie saw him and ran away] Men dressed as you are came to the door to tell her her mother had died.

  • Nathaniel Serling: Will there be a public statement of the facts when the Al Bathra investigation is over sir?

    General Hershberg: There's been a decision not to release any of these findings until every case has been thoroughly reviewed.

    Nathaniel Serling: [pause] Well how long do you imagine that will be sir? I mean the next time I see Lieutenant Boylar's parents, I'd like to be able to tell them the whole truth.

    General Hershberg: Do you want to know how many grieving parents I had to deal with during Vietnam?

    Nathaniel Serling: With all due respect sir, this is not Vietnam. Lieutenant Boylar's tank was hit by uranium-depleted shells. We're the only country in the world that uses them. We got these reporters from the Washington Post sniffing around his parents, looking for the truth, and the only person that knows the truth is not allowed to say it because these investigators are dragging their backsides. Someone has got to be accountable for this.

    [pause]

    Nathaniel Serling: Sir.