We Were Soldiers Page #5

The Army wasn't ready.

I'll go with you.

Thanks.

Who's it for?

I thought she would hate me.

Your husband

didn't start the war.

They all knew this could happen,

and so did we.

I'll take care of this.

I'll go with you.

We'll do one at a time.

Okay?

We won't look.

Okay.

Julie...

do you think there'll be

more telegrams tomorrow?

If there are,

come and get me.

In the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Ghost, amen.

Out of the depths

I cry unto Thee, O Lord.

Lord, hear my voice.

Let Thine ears be attentive

to the voice of my supplications.

Thou, O Lord,

shall mark our inequities.

Lord, who can abide them?

With Thee there is mercy.

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord...

and may perpetual light

shine upon them.

And through the mercy of God,

may they rest in peace. Amen.

In the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Ghost.

Do you got a death wish,

Galloway?

No, sir.

Well, then why are you here?

'Cause I knew these dead boys

would be here, sir.

Why aren't you a soldier?

You got the guts for it.

My daddy was a soldier.

My granddaddy, two of my

great-granddaddies was soldiers.

Hell, that's how I came to be.

Each of them lost a leg

in the Civil War.

My Great-granddaddy Galloway,

he lost his left...

and my Great-granddaddy Reid

lost his right.

They met in a shoe store

in Galveston.

Every year after that, same date,

same store, they'd get together...

and pick out a new pair of shoes

for the two of them.

You are shittin' me.

No, sir.

I swear to God.

Anyway, one had a daughter,

one had a son... my grandparents.

What do you suppose the odds of them

having the same shoe size was?

I don't know, Colonel.

It was meant to be, I guess.

Yeah.

Meant to be.

Sir, Galloways have been in every

war this country's ever fought.

But when it came to this one,

I didn't think I could stop the war.

I just thought maybe

I might try and understand one.

Maybe help folks back home

understand.

I just figure

I could do that better...

shooting a camera

than I could shooting a rifle.

Well...

I sure hope you make it

through this one.

You too, Colonel.

Right 20!

Put it right on 'em!

Colonel, sir.

Captain Nadal.

Sir.

What is it, sir?

Nothing's wrong,

except there's nothing wrong.

Best get back to the termite mound.

You'll be fine. Go on.

Roger that, sir.

Come on!

All right, pass the word on.

Every man fire three rounds

at anything that looks suspicious.

On my signal.

They're gonna hit us like this

along the whole perimeter.

We gotta get back

to that termite mound.

Better hang here, sir!

Sh*t.

We need a medic!

Sir! Sir!

Captain Edwards, Charlie Company,

on the ridge.

Bob.

They're inside the artillery!

I need...

I need a grenade!

Go, Willie!

Come on, let's go!

Godboldt down!

I'll get him!

Willie!

Get those guys help!

Captain Dillon, get Bravo Company

to send a platoon across the LZ...

and support Charlie Company.

Bravo-Six, this is Trojan-Three.

And tell Charlie Company

to get real small in their holes.

I'm gonna drop some artillery

right on top of'em!

Charlie Company, get small.

We got AT coming

right on top of your position.

We're being overrun!

Nah, boys!

We're gonna win this fight.

Yes, sir, they brought a main force

of VC battalion against us too.

Colonel, I request you dispatch

another company of reinforcements...

for movement as soon as it can be

accomplished without undue risk.

Done.

How bad is it, Hal?

It's getting pretty sporty

down here, sir.

Get out of the way!

Medic!

Get a medic over here!

What's your name, soldier?

Jimmy Nakayama.

I got a baby being born today.

Oh, wow! Congratulations!

Thanks!

Medic!

Medic!

Can't take no pictures

lying down there, sonny.

Down, right there.

I'm a noncombatant, sir.

Ain't no such thing today, boy.

Sh*t.

Why aren't those mortars firing?

What's the problem here?

These tubes are red hot, sir.

I'm afraid we're gonna

cook a round off and blow us all up.

We can't cool 'em off

'cause we're all out of water.

Come on!

What are you waiting for?

Jimmy, come on.

Go, go, go.

Yeah, one more.

Gentlemen...

prepare to defend yourselves.

Grenade!

Negative! Negative!

Stand by!

My pilots do not see the enemy.

They cannot pick out our friendlies.

Bravo-Six, say again.

You gotta tell your company

commander to pop smoke now.

They need to mark the lines now!

We have no lines!

We have enemies and friendlies

mixed in all over the place.

Sir, our perimeter is collapsing.

Alpha Company and Bravo Company

cannot hold.

Charlie Company is being overrun.

Net call! Net call!

Keep this net clear!

Hastings!

Broken arrow!

Broken arrow!

I say again!

Broken arrow!

We have broken arrow!

Confirm. Broken arrow.

Broken arrow confirmed.

Broken arrow?

That means that an American unit

has been overrun.

It calls in every combat aircraft

for support.

My God, there's no hiding it now.

Charlie Company, report!

Signal is out!

Bravo Company, report!

Roger that!

Planes are on their way, Colonel!

Sir!

Roger that!

We have planes

at every 1,000 feet...

from 7,000 to 35,000...

we'll get 'em, sir!

Advancing north

on our position at 1-5-0.

Nine-six-two-five-zero-seven--

They're getting closer in

on 3-1-5 degrees!

That's 0-5-0!

Repeat, 0-5-0!

Goddamn it.

Company sighted out in the open,

advancing north on our position.

They're advancing on

Bring it closer in

on 3-1-5 degrees at 0-5-0...

Charlie, call that

son of a b*tch off!

Call an abort now!

Pull up!

Get down!

Charlie, listen to me.

You're keeping us alive now.

You forget about that one

and you keep 'em coming in.

You're doing well, son.

Seven-oh-two...

Attack against the tree line.

Medic! Medic!

Oh, God! Jimmy.

You know this guy?

You know him? Talk to him.

Just talk to him!

Jimmy, do you hear me?

It's Joe.

It's Joe Galloway.

Doc's giving you morphine.

We're gonna get you out of here.

We gotta get him to

the landing zone. Grab his legs!

You gotta get him out of here.

Hey! Hey!

I can't help you!

You gotta do it by yourself!

Get him on that chopper, okay?

Yes, sir.

Tell my wife I love her...

and my baby!

You tell'em!

Captain Nadal.

Sir...

Now that we put 'em back on

their heels, we got us a lull.

I want you to attack.

I want you to go over there

and rescue that cut off platoon.

Yes, sir!

First Squad, move out!

Come on, guys.

Move it!

Add fifty.

Keep moving the artillery forward!

Keep walking the artillery forward!

Spread it out!

Move it!

Move it!

Keep moving forward!

Sergeant Savage,

you guys still here?

We have 40 KIA,

we have two MIA.

These are the latest numbers.

Over.

That's a nice day,

Sergeant Savage.

Forty dead,

two unaccounted for, sir.

Right.

All right, boys,

let's get 'em up and get 'em out.

Let's get 'em out of here

and get 'em on the chopper!

Since most of the men

being loaded on the chopper...

are from Charlie Company...

I want you to take their place.

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