Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Page #6

Take the fight to America's enemies

and send them straight to hell?

If we didn't enjoy killing people,

what'd be the point?

Might as well send the Peace Corps in

to fight the war.

Uh...

Well, I... I guess you got me there.

Sir, you see these men?

I don't know how they were

before the Army got them,

but you give them a weapon system

and a couple Red Bulls

and they'll blast the hell

out of anything that moves.

- Ain't that right, Bravo?

- Yes, Sergeant!

See what I mean, sir? They're killers.

They're having the time of their lives.

So if your company

wants to frack the living sh*t

out of the Barnett Shale, that's fine,

that's your prerogative,

but don't go doing it on our account.

You got your business,

sir, and we got ours.

You just keep on drillin', sir,

and we'll keep on killin'.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm gonna go now.

Yo, Dave, after the Army, man,

you... You really should consider acting.

Dime ain't no act.

He just likes f***ing with people.

What do you think acting is, man?

Damn it, Billy, why did I have to

give that nice man such a hard time?

Hard to say, Sergeant.

Maybe I'm just an a**hole?

Maybe you are, Sergeant.

Good man, Billy. Stay sharp.

- Hey, Mango.

- Yeah, buddy?

I met somebody at the press conference.

- A cheerleader.

- Don't be an idiot, Billy.

I'm telling you, this girl and I...

We sort of connected.

Actually, we made out.

What? And then you banged her?

Man, this is serious.

I want to see her again,

get to know her better.

I hate to tell you this, Billy,

but you got to go for it

- right now, bro.

- Thanks for your service.

Thank you. 'Cause by the time we get back,

she's gonna be f***ing

this big-ass linebacker.

Buddy, she's gonna be like,

"Ay! Ay! Billy who? Ay!"

- F*** you, a**hole.

- I'm just saying,

give her a call, man.

You... You don't have her number, do you?

Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy.

Hey, what's up, vato?

Oh, yeah, what's up, vato? Como estas?

- Chillin', chillin'.

- Yeah. My friend Billy here

is feeling a little stress, you know?

Girl troubles.

Hey, Billy. I'm Hector.

I got just the thing for that.

- Let's go outside.

- All right.

What is this place?

Nowhere, man.

One of them place that don't exist.

Good for smoke breaks.

Uh-oh.

You think we should?

The hell are they gonna do, Billy,

send us to Iraq?

What's that all about?

- Norm's fancy-ass new stadium.

- It's huge.

This team hasn't made

the playoffs in, like, years.

- They suck.

- Doesn't matter.

Some folks pay tens of

thousands of dollars.

- For seats?

- Just to reserve the right to buy seats.

Jesus.

Rich people. I don't get 'em.

They don't

get you, either, Billy.

Well... Thanks for sharing, my bro.

Appreciate it.

Hey, got to support the troops.

Hooah.

You know, I'm thinking of signing up.

- For real?

- Yeah.

Well, I've got a kid and her mom,

and I want to take care of them and all,

but the way it is now,

it just isn't working out.

Once I'm in the Army,

won't have to worry about insurance.

Plus, they're offering

an enlistment bonus. Six thousand dollars.

Six...

They got my brown ass for free, Billy.

They said,

"Sign here, Mr. Montoya."

"Si, seor. Yes, of course. Here, take it."

I don't know why we're laughing.

- That pretty much sucks.

- Oh, it definitely sucks.

- Yeah?

- Yeah. All those days I was over there,

I just kept thinking,

"I am so done with this sh*t."

You know? But then I'm like...

Okay, so when my time's up...

What the hell's waiting for me

here gonna be any better?

Like, working at Burger King,

you know? F*** that.

That's when I remember why I signed

up in the first place, you know?

Exactly.

Yo, what I got out here sucks.

So, I might as well join.

- What else is there?

- What else is there?

What else is there?

Proudly We hailed

At the twilight's last gleaming

Whose broad stripes and bright stars

Through the perilous fight

O'er the ramparts we watched

Were so gallantly streaming

And the rockets' red glare

The bombs bursting in air

Gave proof through the night

That our flag

Was still there

O say does that

Star-spangled

Banner yet

Wave

O'er the land of the

Free

And the home

Of the

Brave

Order arms!

We were flying home

with Shroom's body two weeks ago,

and there were these

civilian contractors in

the front of the plane.

Bunch of chefs back from working

in the Green Zone for the big brass.

These guys made

a ton of money in Baghdad,

and they're all celebrating.

Handing us drinks, and...

It's like champagne and cigars.

And then there's Shroom

in the back, just...

Just lying there, in...

In his flag-covered box.

You know?

You doing okay?

We're there.

We just try to

get through the day in one piece.

I've been seeing this shrink.

He used to work at the VA hospital,

- seeing a lot of soldiers...

- Kat. I'm fine.

You're "fine"?

How?

Billy, what if you don't go back?

Like I have a choice.

You could.

There are a ton of ways

you could get shipped home.

Or at least out of active duty.

I mean, you're a decorated hero, Billy.

You've done your part.

There's no shame in it.

I've done my research.

- I made a commitment.

- To what?

We both know exactly why you signed up.

Okay, well, I'm going back, Kat.

If anything happens to you,

I'm gonna kill myself.

Now, why would you do a thing like that?

'Cause you're, like,

the last solid thing we

have left in this family.

Come on, look at us.

That's pretty f***ed up.

It is f***ed up.

What do you say?

I'm going back, Kat.

I have to.

Hit him! Hit him!

Get that motherf***er!

Get that motherf***er!

Go! Go, go, 90, go!

- Come on, D!

- Come on!

- Come on, D!

- Come on! Come on!

D-line, you're getting blown back!

Johnson hasn't

filled that gap in two seasons.

Foo, you haven't filled the gap

- in, like, three years.

- Shut up.

Losers, you suck!

Dude, can you show some respect?

I don't see you out there fighting for 'em.

Take a seat, killing machine.

You got this.

Hello, Billy? Dr. Paul Schatten here.

Your sister Kathryn asked me...

Man, football is boring.

What are you talking about?

Football kicks every other sports' ass.

There's, like, five seconds

of game play for ten minutes

of standing around checking in

on each other. Hi. How you doin'?

- You good?

- That's 'cause they're planning it out.

Do you know how much thought and effort

goes into this sh*t?

How much thought...

Hi. We got cut off.

This is Dr. Paul Schatten.

I know you're listening.

Billy, your sister spoke to me.

She's very concerned about you.

I believe there's solid grounds

for taking you out of active duty.

Now, Kathryn will drive you

to the VA hospital right after the game.

And I can put in a request for

a delay in your redeployment

pending an honorable discharge hearing.

I know this isn't an easy decision, Billy,

but there's no dishonor in it.

Many returning soldiers suffer from PTSD

and are not diagnosed.

The more courageous individuals

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