Born on the Fourth of July Page #4

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Code blue! Code blue!

Let's go!

He's code blue!

Code blue! Code blue!

Get the machine!

Get the machine!

Let me in.

Let me in.

Stay with me, Marine.

Stay with me!

Give me

the shock defibs!

Stay with me now.

We're going to

jump-start you. Clear!

Where's the priest?

Get me a priest.

Breathe! Breathe!

Breathe!

Breathe!

I took the Packers

at minus 7.

Sh*t. They ain't

got a chance.

How are you?

You tell them

they've got to operate.

There's something

wrong with me.

The doctors

are real busy.

There's a lot

of wounded here.

There's no time

for anything

except trying

to stay alive.

You got to try

and stay alive. O. K?

Try and stay alive.

I've come to give you

your last rites.

Are you ready?

I'm ready, Father.

I am the resurrection

and the life.

He that believeth in me,

though he were dead,

yet shall he live.

We brought nothing

into this world,

and it's certain

we can take nothing out.

The Lord giveth, and

the Lord taketh away.

Blessed be the name

of the Lord.

I got sunshine

On a cloudy day

And when it's

cold outside

I got the month of May

Eddie, I need

some help in room 13.

Give me

a second, man.

His catheter's

plugging up.

It's backing up

into his kidney.

I said I'd be there.

Give me a break.

Man, what's going up?

Nothing, man.

You ain't supposed

to be having this.

Oh!

Didn't I tell you not

to do that to him

in the A.M.?

Take the needle

out of my arm.

Good morning,

Nurse Washington.

How are you today?

You up bright

and early today.

Everybody up!

Good morning, gentlemen.

Let's rise and shine.

Pea!

Can I have some aspirin?

I ain't feeling well.

I'd like some aspirin.

Hmm. I'll get to you.

Leon! How you

doing today?

Look at this sh*t.

Mm-hmm!

My catheter's

clogged.

Give it a minute.

They're getting

bigger every day.

You don't bother them,

they ain't going

to bother you.

That's why

I'm feeding him.

Keep on feeding him,

and everything'll be fine.

Up and at 'em!

Frankie's here!

Hey, Frankie.

What's up?

Hopkins, come on,

wake up.

All you guys,

6:
00 special.

F*** you.

Fenaday,

I'm looking at you.

Keep looking.

My man Kovic.

Up already?

That's good. Let's go.

Let's do it.

Let's go.

Give me a hand over here.

How you doing,

Eddie?

Yeah, you about ready.

Let me have that thing there.

Hey, where did we go

Days when the rains came...

I think my stomach

is bloated.

Just take it easy.

Eddie going to take care

of all you boys.

It's like

a car wash.

Bernstein,

what's wrong today?

You got sh*t up you

ain't coming out.

Stick your head up my ass,

see what the problem is.

Your piss bag's

cloudy, too.

You been drinking

enough water?

You gots to flush

them kidneys every day.

Yeah, yeah,

yeah, yeah.

Frankie,

I think I'm done.

I think I'm ready.

Are you f***ing

with me again?

You better

chill out.

I'm not

f***ing with you.

I'm not f***ing

with you, man.

My man Kovic!

Mr 4th of July.

Politicians,

protesters, and police

are all here in Chicago

for the 1968

presidential election.

Chicago police tonight

charged the crowd...

Gook-Iovers.

They ought to die.

Hey! Hey!

There he goes, man.

It's Leon.

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

They're coming

through the wire!

Hey!

Chieu hoy!

Chieu hoy, Leon.

They're going

to overrun us!

Shut up!

They're going

to overrun us!

Hey, John!

Hey, hey, hey,

chieu hoy, Leon.

Chieu hoy, man!

Shut the f*** up, Leon!

Hit him with

some morphine.

Chicago has an Alice in Wonderland

quality about it.

Things are getting

curiouser and curiouser.

Everywhere you go, there's a sign

reminding you...

Love it or leave it,

you f***ing bastards!

Hey, you ready, Kovic?

They're burning the flag.

They're f***ing burning

the American flag.

Come on.

Let's look alive.

Looking good.

Looking good.

Come on, Kovic.

Real nice.

How many

did I do yesterday?

Three.

Three?

You had enough?

Let's do seven.

There you go.

Let's go for seven, then.

Come on, Ronnie.

That a way.

Get up there.

Get up there.

Keep going.

Come on, f***ing Marine.

There you go.

Real nice.

This'll be the day

that I die

We want

to make one thing

very clear to you, Ron.

The possibility of your

ever walking is minimal.

Almost impossible.

You're a T-6, paralysed

from the midchest down.

Probably you'll be

in a wheelchair

for the rest

of your life.

Do you understand

what I'm saying?

Well, doctor, will...

Hmm?

Will I ever be able

to, uh...

to have children?

No.

No, but we have a very good

psychologist here.

He's helped...

Oh, I'll walk again.

I know I'll walk again.

Let me

tell you something.

You will never

walk again.

Let's go.

Uhh!

Uhh!

You're walking good

in these things.

What am I

looking like, good?

You're one crazy Marine.

So gung ho,

but you don't know sh*t

about what's going on

in this country.

F*** you, Willie.

It ain't about burning the flag

and Vietnam.

Why fight

for rights there?

We ain't got rights

at home.

It's about Detroit

and Newark.

It's about racism, man,

but you can't get

no job at home.

Vietnam's a white man's war,

a rich man's war.

Where's my money?

You got

to read some books.

There's a revolution

going on.

If you ain't part

of the solution,

then you's part

of the problem.

Jesus Christ, Willie.

Just get my chair for me.

You got to watch

for her.

Oh, man.

Some good weed.

Take the bra off.

I'll give you

another 10.

Why, sure, sugar.

Like this?

Oh, shh! Shh!

Yeah. Yeah.

Suck on my tits.

Honey, anything

you want.

Shh!

Oh!

Jesus!

I guess you'd say

What could make me

feel this way

My girl

My girl

My girl

Talking 'bout my girl

My girl

Good.

Easy now.

Easy now.

Very good.

Hey, Doc...

it's really beautiful

up here.

Ha ha ha!

I'm walking

out of here, guys.

You'll see.

Right, Willie?

Right.

Easy.

Oh... I'm all right.

I'm all right.

O.K. That's enough

for today.

O.K.

Now, good. Good.

Easy, now. Easy, now.

Don't go too far.

Don't do too much.

Looking good today.

Looking good.

Don't go too far.

All right!

Way to go, Kovic.

Amazing, huh?

Nothing from

the chest down.

It can be done.

It can be done.

Semper fi, motherf***er!

All right!

All right, Harry, man.

Keep it going. Let's go!

Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go.

Aah!

Oh!

Willie!

I think I need...

Oh! Oh.

Get him up.

Somebody...

Something snapped.

It's my neck.

All right.

Just my neck.

Ah, sh*t! Harry!

Hang on. Hang on.

What was that sound?

Oh, sh*t.

What?

Oh!

It's fine.

We're doing fine.

Is that my bone?

Harry, Harry,

get a doc.

Am I O.K.?

It's O.K. Everybody, relax.

Harry! Let's go!

Oh, f***.

- Sh*t.

- F***.

Washington!

Washington,

where the f*** were you?

I've been pushing

this call button

and staring at my own vomit

for two hours.

What's the matter

with you f***ing people?

I'm laying

in my own sh*t.

Why don't you

change the sheets?

This goddamned f***ing place.

I need a bath.

Don't be raising

your voice to me!

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