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We Were Soldiers

Sergeant Ernie Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant!
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: What are you a fucking weatherman now?

[after savage is rescued]
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Well, Sergeant Savage, now it's a nice day!

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I can hear you laughing you know.
Julie Moore: I'm not laughing, I'm marveling.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: At what?
Julie Moore: That you can find stubbornness in your children and think it comes from anywhere but you...

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: They attack us; no casualties. They retreat into the mountains and, naturally, we follow them. Smell like an ambush to you?

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I wonder what was going through Custer's mind when he realized that he'd led his men into a slaughter?
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Sir, Custer was a pussy. You ain't.

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I'll never forgive myself.
Joseph Galloway: For what, sir?
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: That my men...that my men died and I didn't.

Joe Galloway: Sir, I don't know how to tell this story.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Well you have to, Joe. You tell the American people what happened here. You tell them how my troopers died.
Joe Galloway: Yes sir.

Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Any one of you pussies call me grandpa, I'll kill ya.

[Galloway is on the ground]
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: You can't take any pictures from down there, son.
[Galloway gets up and is handed a rifle]
Joseph Galloway: I'm a non-combatant.
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Ain't no such thing today.

Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Can't take no pictures laying down there sonny!

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Where you from, son?
Joseph Galloway: Refugia, Texas, sir.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Well, that's the first thing I've heard today that makes any sense.

[Moore and Plumley are looking on at the NVA headquarters]
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: You want to know how Custer felt? Why don't you ask him?

Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves!

Cecile Moore: Daddy, What's a war?
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Well a war is when people hurt other people, and people like daddy try to stop them.

[Moore and Geoghegan a prayer before leaving for Vietnam.]
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Our Father in Heaven, before we go into battle, every soldier among us will approach you each in his own way. Our enemies too, according to their own understanding, will ask for protection and for victory. And so, we bow before your infinite wisdom. We offer our prayers as best we can. I pray you watch over the young Jack Geoghegan. That I lead into battle. You use me as your instrument in this awful hell of war to watch over them. Especially if they're men like this one beside me, deserving of a future in your blessing and goodwill. Amen.
2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan: Amen.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Oh, yes, and one more thing, dear Lord, about our enemies, ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to Hell. Amen.

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I will leave no one behind. Dead, or alive, we will all come home together.

[On the radio]
Colonel Tim Brown: Colonel, what's the situation down there?
[Colonel Moore spins around and shoots a Vietnamese soldier that was just about to stab him]
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: It's getting pretty sporty down here, sir!

[At night]
Specialist Galen Bungum: I can't see a thing, but I can smell them.
Sergeant Ernie Savage: Dead bodies smell, Bungum.
Specialist Galen Bungum: No it's not the dead ones! I can smell them creeping up on us.

Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: If any of you sons of bitches calls me grandpa, I'll kill you.

[To Major Crandall]
2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan: Our guys are being killed, sir, you gotta get us in there!

[After Ouellette takes a prisoner just after landing in Ia Drang]
Mr. Nik: [translating] He say he deserter.
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Bullshit, he's a lookout.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Ask him where his friends are.
[Mr. Nik asks in Vietnamese]
Mr. Nik: He say this is basecamp for whole division. 4,000 men.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Where?
[Mr. Nik points to a nearby mountain]
Mr. Nik: [still translating] Same army that destroyed French. They want to kill Americans very badly, but have not been able to find any yet.

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: He died keeping my promise.




	Home Jokes Film Quotes Boss Alert News Forum Links		Back to - Film Quotes - W We Were Soldiers Sergeant Ernie Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant! Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: What are you a fucking weatherman now? [after savage is rescued] Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Well, Sergeant Savage, now it's a nice day! Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I can hear you laughing you know. Julie Moore: I'm not laughing, I'm marveling. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: At what? Julie Moore: That you can find stubbornness in your children and think it comes from anywhere but you... Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: They attack us; no casualties. They retreat into the mountains and, naturally, we follow them. Smell like an ambush to you? Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I wonder what was going through Custer's mind when he realized that he'd led his men into a slaughter? Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Sir, Custer was a pussy. You ain't. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I'll never forgive myself. Joseph Galloway: For what, sir? Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: That my men...that my men died and I didn't. Joe Galloway: Sir, I don't know how to tell this story. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Well you have to, Joe. You tell the American people what happened here. You tell them how my troopers died. Joe Galloway: Yes sir. Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Any one of you pussies call me grandpa, I'll kill ya. [Galloway is on the ground] Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: You can't take any pictures from down there, son. [Galloway gets up and is handed a rifle] Joseph Galloway: I'm a non-combatant. Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Ain't no such thing today. Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Can't take no pictures laying down there sonny! Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Where you from, son? Joseph Galloway: Refugia, Texas, sir. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Well, that's the first thing I've heard today that makes any sense. [Moore and Plumley are looking on at the NVA headquarters] Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: You want to know how Custer felt? Why don't you ask him? Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves! Cecile Moore: Daddy, What's a war? Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Well a war is when people hurt other people, and people like daddy try to stop them. [Moore and Geoghegan a prayer before leaving for Vietnam.] Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Our Father in Heaven, before we go into battle, every soldier among us will approach you each in his own way. Our enemies too, according to their own understanding, will ask for protection and for victory. And so, we bow before your infinite wisdom. We offer our prayers as best we can. I pray you watch over the young Jack Geoghegan. That I lead into battle. You use me as your instrument in this awful hell of war to watch over them. Especially if they're men like this one beside me, deserving of a future in your blessing and goodwill. Amen. 2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan: Amen. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Oh, yes, and one more thing, dear Lord, about our enemies, ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to Hell. Amen. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I will leave no one behind. Dead, or alive, we will all come home together. [On the radio] Colonel Tim Brown: Colonel, what's the situation down there? [Colonel Moore spins around and shoots a Vietnamese soldier that was just about to stab him] Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: It's getting pretty sporty down here, sir! [At night] Specialist Galen Bungum: I can't see a thing, but I can smell them. Sergeant Ernie Savage: Dead bodies smell, Bungum. Specialist Galen Bungum: No it's not the dead ones! I can smell them creeping up on us. Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: If any of you sons of bitches calls me grandpa, I'll kill you. [To Major Crandall] 2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan: Our guys are being killed, sir, you gotta get us in there! [After Ouellette takes a prisoner just after landing in Ia Drang] Mr. Nik: [translating] He say he deserter. Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Bullshit, he's a lookout. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Ask him where his friends are. [Mr. Nik asks in Vietnamese] Mr. Nik: He say this is basecamp for whole division. 4,000 men. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Where? [Mr. Nik points to a nearby mountain] Mr. Nik: [still translating] Same army that destroyed French. They want to kill Americans very badly, but have not been able to find any yet. Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: He died keeping my promise.