Richard Venture Quotes

Don Boylar I guess we've been expecting you.

Nathaniel Serling Ahem. First of all, let me, um. Let me just say that, uh, there was nothing that, uh, Tom and I wouldn't do for each other. Nothing. He was a good soldier. He was like a brother to me. That night, uh, 25 February, there were enemy tanks in our lines. We thought... I... I thought that, uh, Tom's tank was an enemy tank. And, uh... I gave the order to fire. God help me. I, um... Yeah, I killed him. As for the funeral, the lies the Army told, and the lies that I told, to you, I can only beg for your forgiveness. As far as the, as far as that night, um, I guess there's no way that, uh, I can even begin to ask you to forgive me.

Boylar I know that, but it's a burden you're going to have to put down sometime.

Serling Thank you, sir.

Highway, Choozoo Semper Fi, sir.

Colonel Meyers Ooh-rah...

Major Powers Fill out the proper request forms and send it through the chain of command.

Highway Request forms?

Major Powers Ten-hut!

Colonel Meyers At ease, men.

Major Powers Major Malcom Powers, sir. Annapolis, Class of 71.

Colonel Meyers How are your men doing, Major?

Major Powers My men are ready to fight to the death to protect our country, sir.

Colonel Meyers Let's hope that won't be necessary. Have we ever served together?

Highway I don't know, sir. Sergeant Major Choozoo and I were in 2nd Battalion, 7th in 68.

Colonel Meyers I had a rifle company in 1st Battalion, 7th.

Highway Well, we sure as hell chewed some of the same dirt, sir.

Colonel Meyers That's for sure. What's your assessment of this alert?

Highway It's a clusterfuck.

Colonel Meyers Say again?

Highway Marines are fighting men. They shouldn't be sitting around on their sorry asses filling out request forms for equipment they should already have.

Colonel Meyers Interesting observation, Gunny. Carry on, Major.

U.S. Ambassador So, you see, Mr. Horman, the hiding theory seems to be the most viable, at least for the present.

Beth Horman That's dumb. If he were in hiding, he'd call me and let me know he was all right.

Colonel Clay Maybe he can't. There have been a lot of civilian accidents and injuries.

Beth Horman No shit, Sherlock.