Army Wives: A Final Salute Page #7

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Roland was a man who had

a lot of really beautiful women

for friends.

So, that's pretty unique.

- You want to talk about it?

- About what?

Whatever it is that's made you dry

that same glass since I got here.

These women,

he would do anything for

because they did the same thing

for him.

Denise:
We're not gonna

let this baby

have a moment's rest

while Joan's away.

She's got four more mamas now.

What I also really love about

our friendships

is that, like,

we all had these,

like, really big fights

and disagreements.

Like, there was a huge fight

- between Claudia Joy and Denise...

- Yes.

Over Jackie.

- What the hell, Claudia Joy?

- What?

Do you have to contradict

everything I say?

I'm sorry.

I thought you wanted my opinion.

I'm beginning to wonder.

We had a huge fight

when you thought that Roxy

was getting a little bit

too close with Whit. Remember?

- Yeah.

- Mm-hmm.

He is just a friend.

Why can't you just

leave it alone?

Because he was just a friend the

last time you slept with him.

Shut up, Pamela.

Just shut up.

That's what friendships are.

We went through, like,

big, big things.

Roland:
- Denise.

- Hey, Roland.

You didn't return my call.

Brown:

When Roland has his affair,

the only person

that knew about it was Denise.

[ Sighs ] Oh, Roland.

It was a one-time thing.

Denise had judged you

quite harshly.

It's been all of us

and you and...

And now I'm just another man.

Brown:

Denise had her problems with it,

but ultimately was able to say,

"You're my friend. I love you.

Whatever I can do

to support you, I'll do that."

Hey. What's going on?

What are you guys doing here?

Roxy:

We didn't know if you'd heard,

but there's a really stupid

rumor going around.

Brown:

And then we all came to find out

that Denise had her affair,

as well.

It's true.

What?

I said it's true. I'm late.

I can't talk right now.

And she was

sort of walking around posed

with the Scarlet A

on her chest.

I didn't know where else to go.

I can't talk right now.

Denise:
It's over.

There's nothing left for me

here.

I mean,

I'd probably act the same way.

No, you wouldn't.

You'd be there for them the same

way you were there for me.

And then he later

told the tribe...

I had an affair.

Denise never stopped

being my friend.

She never abandoned me.

That's what

he was trying to say.

Like, we've meant too much

to each other

to let that love go

without fighting for it.

Claudia Joy:

We love you, Denise.

We didn't do

a very good job showing it.

Yeah, we're pretty much idiots.

No. I'm the one who owes

the apology.

Brown:
We can't just start

fracturing off from one another

- because somebody does something that

you don't like. - No, you stick by.

You fight and you make up

and you don't hold grudges

and you just, you know,

keep loving each other.

Claudia Joy, we're a match.

- Yes, we are.

- No.

No, what I mean is

that we are a medical match.

That was a really close

friendship.

When you were diagnosed,

I got tested

to see if I could give you

one of my kidneys.

I can.

Denise.

Please just say yes.

Our husbands were really close.

We had been together for years.

They'd go, you know, to the

gates of hell for each other.

Absolutely.

What about the group hugs,

guys?

I mean,

it started in the pilot.

Pressman:
We're like this.

We're ending the scene,

"Really? Okay."

- Another hug.

Brown:
- I'm coming in.

Always drinking

and always hugging.

- But Sterling liked it.

- I don't mind.

- [ Chuckles ]

- Somebody had to do it.

I'm so blessed to have

you all in my life.

These are my people.

That's what we do... we hug.

Yeah, these are our people.

I'm very proud to be

a Marine wife.

I'm proud of my husband

for fighting for our country.

I'm proud of my children

for their sacrifice,

and we all just pull together.

They fight for their brothers,

they fight for their sisters,

they fight for us.

Not everyone's made out

for the military and, you know,

I just really respect my husband

and value what he does.

And I let him know it every day.

[ Voice breaking ]

It just makes me proud

to be able to stand beside him

and say that that's my husband,

that's my soldier,

and that's my hero.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I want to thank you, families

and friends, for your support.

Your presence here today

reminds us of what we fight for.

Soldiers of the 23rd, fall out.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Serpico:
I think when the show

first started

that they might very well

have seen the husbands

or the soldiers as kind of

ancillary to the story.

While it is a show called

"Army Wives,"

we are the context

that their heroism shines in.

Whenever the army enlists

a soldier,

it signs up a family, as well.

And because of you,

we are the strongest

fighting force in the world.

McNamara:
My oldest brother,

Christopher, is a retired Navy captain.

And this was me imitating

my brother Chris.

Nobody comes back

from a combat zone

the same person

they were before.

I don't have to tell you that.

- But some soldiers need more guidance

than others. - Understood, sir.

Your father was a soldier,

and you had a little more

of a connection with Frank.

Having grown up in the military

and having grown up the son

of a soldier,

I personally felt

a huge responsibility.

From the moment

I got the audition,

I'm looking at this

and I'm like, "Really?

God, I got this."

Sorry I let you down, sir.

No, you didn't let me down.

You let yourself down.

I just knew immediately that

I know this guy inside and out.

It wasn't just a uniform.

It wasn't just a job.

This was the epitome of once

a soldier, always a soldier.

You got a minute, sir?

Yeah.

What's on your mind?

General Holden

and Colonel Sherwood

were good friends

on a personal level.

And I would still call you sir.

Well, our intel is that

you're not much of a cook.

[ Chuckles ]

It's your wife's words, sir.

Not mine.

I call my dad. It's like, "Would

I ever just call him Michael?"

- [ Davis laughs ]

- "Mike or something?"

It's like, "Uh, no.

He still outranks you

so it's still sir."

Roger that, sir.

Three, two.

Contact east.

Small arms

developing the situation.

The first few seasons,

most of the action, the plot

took place at Fort Marshall.

[ Gunfire ]

What you saw in later seasons,

you saw more action

from places like Afghanistan.

Let's go.

We're moving.

The filmmaking of those scenes

is a kind of

guerilla filmmaking.

[ Explosion ]

They say "Go," and you

have to charge up that hill

and things are going off,

exploding all around you.

Let's move! Move, move, move!

[ Gunfire ]

Serpico:

Pretending to be a soldier

just feels like the artifice

is just too much, you know?

Davis:

And those aren't real bullets,

and those aren't

real explosions, you know?

- Yeah.

- And that's... Right.

McNamara:

But at the end of the day,

that's how we honor them

because the more real

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