30 quotes
The Dilemma of Duty and Sacrifice
Pvt. Ryan
It doesn't make sense, sir. I mean, why me? Why not any of us? Hell, these guys deserve to go home as much as I do. They’ve fought just as hard.
Capt. Miller
Is that what they're supposed to tell your mother when they send her another folded American flag?
Pvt. Ryan
You can tell her that when you found me, I was here, and I was with the only brothers I have left. And that there was no way I was deserting them. I think she'd understand that.
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A Soldier's Plea for Responsibility
Captain John H. Miller
James... ]
[''Dying words, to Private Ryan''; [w:Operation Overlord#Casualties|earn this. Earn it.]
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Challenging search in a difficult situation
Captain John H. Miller
Like finding a needle in a stack of needles.
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Reflections on Courage and Fear in Battle
Capt. Miller
Tell, me Reiben, if you had to do it again, how'd you think you'd react the next time?
Pvt. Reiben
Me? ] before I ever got off the damn boat.
[[w:Suicide in the military|I'd shoot myself]
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Assessment of Reinforcements and Strategy
Capt. Miller
Is this all, all that's made it?
Sgt. Horvath
], sir. ]
[[w:Omaha Beach#Infantry landings|We're scattered pretty bad; [w:Fog of war|There's bound to be more of us.]
Capt. Miller
Not enough. This is not enough.
Sgt. Horvath
Dog One exit, it's got to be that cut on the right, or is it the one on the left? Shit!
Capt. Miller
No, no, no, ] is to the west of us, this is Dog One.
[[w:Vierville-sur-Mer|Vierville]
Soldier
They're killing us! And we don't have a fucking chance, and that ain't fair!
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The Burden of Leadership in War
Captain John H. Miller
You see, when...when you end up ] one of your men, you tell yourself it happened so you could save the lives of two or three or ten others. Maybe a hundred others.
[[Killed in action|killing]
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Striving for Redemption and Acceptance
Private James Francis Ryan
]. They wanted to come with me. To be honest with you, I wasn't sure how I'd feel coming back here. Every day I think about what you said to me that day on the bridge. And I've tried to ] the best I could. I hope that was enough. I hope that at least in your eyes, I've earned what all of you have done for me.
[Older James Ryan at Captain Miller's grave; [w:Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial#In popular culture|My family is with me today; [Living|live my life]
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Mission to Save a Soldier's Family
Capt. Miller
You and I are taking a squad up to ] on a public relations mission.
[[w:Neuville-au-Plain|Neuville]
Sgt. Horvath
What, you're leading a ]?
[[w:Squad|squad]
Capt. Miller
Some private in ] lost three brothers and he's got a ticket home.
[[w:101st Airborne Division|the 101st]
Sgt. Horvath
How come Neuville?
Capt. Miller
They think ]
[[w:101st Airborne Division#Operation Overlord|he must be there somewhere along with all the other airborne mis-drops.]
Sgt. Horvath
It isn't going to be easy trying to find one soldier in the middle of this whole goddamn war.
Capt. Miller
Like trying to find a needle in a stack of needles.
Sgt. Horvath
What about ]?
[[w:Company (United States Army)|the company]
Capt. Miller
We take the pick of the litter and the rest get folded into Baker.
Sgt. Horvath
Geez, they took away your company?
Capt. Miller
Wasn't my company; was the Army's, or so they told me anyway. Get me Reiben on ], ]
[[w:M1918 Browning automatic rifle|B.A.R.; [w:Saving Private Ryan#Cast|Jackson, Wade, Beasley, and Caparzo.]
Sgt. Horvath
Beasley's dead.
Capt. Miller
Alright, Mellish, then. Got anybody who speaks French?
Sgt. Horvath
Not that I know of.
Capt. Miller
What about Talbot?
Sgt. Horvath
This morning.
Capt. Miller
Oh. Assemble a ] on the beach while I go dig up another interpreter.
[[wikt:motor pool|motor pool; leaves to command post]
Sgt. Horvath
Alright. Listen up.
Pvt. Caparzo
Where are we going?
Sgt. Horvath
You're going to be sent home wrapped in an American flag with a hunk of cheese in your ass, Caparzo, you smart-ass.
Pvt. Reiben
Wait, I thought you liked it in the ass.
Sgt. Horvath
What?
Pvt. Reiben
I thought you liked it in the ass.
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Preparation and Focus in Combat
Captain John H. Miller
] before the assault] Move fast and ] . . . Keep the sand out of your weapons. Keep those ] clear. I'll see you on ]
[''In the [[w:LCVP (United States) | Higgins boat landing craft; [w:Atlantic Wall#D-Day | clear those murder holes.; [w:Action (firearms)|actions; [w:Omaha Beach | the beach.]
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Searching for a Replacement in Crisis
Sgt. Horvath
Reiben, where's your ]?
[[w:M1918 Browning automatic rifle|B.A.R.]
Pvt. Reiben
The bottom of the channel, Sarge, the bitch tried to drown me.
Sgt. Horvath
Find a replacement.
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Following Orders in Uncertain Times
Pvt. Reiben
I guess that was the, uh, ] thing to do, huh Captain?
[[wikt:decent|decent; Pause]
Capt Miller
Get your gear. Let's go.
Sgt. Horvath
You heard him. Gear up. The captain just gave you an ].
[At Reiben; Pause; [w:Military order (instruction)|order]
Pvt. Reiben
Yeah...Like the one he gave to take ]. That was a real doozy, wasn't it Sergeant?
[[w:List_of_World_War_II_firearms_of_Germany#Machine_guns|this machine gun]
Sgt. Horvath
Soldier, you are way out of line.
Pvt. Reiben
Yes, sir. That was ] coming to take this ], but...The hell, we ] one of our guys going for it. I swear, I hope Mama Ryan's real fucking happy knowing that But then again, we haven't even found him yet, have we?! HAVE WE?! Get the hell off me.
[At Miller; [w:Mission-type tactics|one hell of a call; [w:Defensive fighting position|nest; [Loss|lost; https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/saving-private-ryan-1998 little Jimmy's life is a little bit more important than two of our guys!; Sgt. Horvath grabs Reiben and throws him to the ground and attempts to grab him again.]
Sgt. Horvath
Reiben, get up. Gear up. Fall in.
[Reiben gets off the ground]
Pvt. Reiben
I'm done with this mission.
[Reiben walks away and Horvath runs toward him.]
Sgt. Horvath
Hey! HEY!
Cpl. Upham
Sir...
[At Miller]
Sgt. Horvath
Don't you walk away from your captain. Reiben, get back in line!
[At Reiben]
Pvt. Reiben
No, sir. I'll spend for the rest of my life in the stockade if I have to, but I'm done with this.
[Horvath pull out a pistol on him]
Sgt. Horvath
I'm not gonna ask you again, soldier. Fall in!
[Aims the pistol at Reiben]
Cpl. Upham
Captain!
Pvt. Jackson
Aw, now this is bullshit.
Sgt. Horvath
FALL IN.
Pvt. Reiben
You gonna shoot me over Ryan?
Sgt. Horvath
No, I'm gonna shoot you cause I don't like ya.
Pvt. Jackson
Sarge, if he wants to go, just let him go!
Cpl. Upham
Are you letting this happen?! Captain! You see this?!
[At Miller]
Pvt. Mellish
Captain, sir. Sir, Ryan's dead.
Cpl. Upham
Bullshit!
Pvt. Jackson
Sir, we have a situation you might...
Cpl. Upham
That is Bullshit!
Pvt. Mellish
Captain, I have a sixth sense about these things. I know it in my bones.
Pvt. Reiben
You didn't kill that son-of-a-bitch Kraut, now you're gonna shoot me?
[At Horvath]
Sgt. Horvath
He's better than you.
Pvt. Reiben
Then why don't you just do it, Sarge? Do it man. Put one in my leg and give me that million-dollar-wound!
Sgt. Horvath
I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU IN YOUR BIG GODDAMN MOUTH!!!
Pvt. Reiben
Well, put your money where your mouth is and do it then! Do it! Pull the trigger already!
Sgt. Horvath
You don't know when to shut up. You don't know how to shut up.
Cpl. Upham
Captain, please.
[At Miller]
Capt. Miller
What's the pool on me up to?
[At Upham]
Sgt. Horvath
YOU ARE A COWARD SON-OF-A-BITCH!!!
[At Reiben]
Pvt. Reiben
I'm waiting, Sarge.
[At Horvath]
Capt Miller
Mike, what's the pool on me up to? Wha-Wha-What it is up to? Wh-What is it up to? 300? 300 dollars? 300? Is that it? I'm a schoolteacher. I teach English composition in this little town called Addley, Pennsylvania. It's uh...Last 11 years, I've been at Thomas Alva Edison High School. I was a coach of a baseball team in the springtime.
[At Horvath; breaks up argument; Pause]
Sgt. Horvath
I'll be doggone.
Capt Miller
Back home, I tell people what I do for a living, they think, "Well, that figures." But over here, it a...a big...a big mystery. So I guess I changed some. Sometimes, I wonder if I changed so much, if my wife is gonna even recognize me, whenever it is I get back to her. And how I'll ever be able to...to tell her about days like today. Ah, Ryan...I don't know anything about Ryan. I don't care. The man means nothing to me. He's just a name. But if...you know, if going to Ramelle and...finding him so he can go home, if that earns me the right to get back to my wife, well then, that's my mission. You wanna leave? You wanna go off and fight the war? All right. All right, I won't stop you. I'll even put in the paperwork. Just know, every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel.
[At Reiben]
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Nostalgic Memories of Home and Humor
Pvt. Reiben
You know what that song reminds me of? It reminds me of Mrs. Rachel Troubowitz and what she said to me the day I left for basic.
Pvt. Mellish
What, "Don't touch me"?
Pvt. Reiben
No. Mrs. Rachel Troubowitz was our super's wife. She comes into my mom's shop to try on a few things, all right? And she’s easily like a, uh, a 44 double E.
Pvt. Mellish
Double E?!
Pvt. Reiben
I mean, these things are massive.
Sgt. Horvath
Those are big!
Pvt. Reiben
And I've got her convinced that she’s like a 42D, all right? So we're in the dressing room, she’s trying to squeeze into this side-cut, silk-ribboned, triple panel girdle with the, uh, shelf-lift brassiere and it's beautiful because she's just pouring outta this thing, you know?
Pvt. Mellish
Is it tight?
Pvt. Reiben
It's beautiful. And she sees me and she can tell I got a hard-on the size of the Statue of Liberty, right? And she says to me, "Richard, calm down." And she says, "Now when you're over there, if you see anything that upsets you, if you're ever scared, I want you to close your eyes and think of these. You understand?" So I said, "Yes, ma'am.
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Questioning Divine Favor in Warfare
Pvt. Reiben
What's the saying? "If God's on our side, who the hell could be on theirs?
Pvt. Reiben
Yeah, that's it. What did I say?
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A Perspective on Beauty in War
Capt. Miller
Yes it is. Quite a view.
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Assessment of Readiness and Strategy
Capt. Hamill
What've you heard? How's it all falling together?
Capt. Miller
Well, we've got ] secure, problem is ], we can't move out til he's ready.
[[w:Operation Overlord#Beaches|the beachhead; [w:Bernard Montgomery#Normandy|Monty's taking his time moving on Caen]
Capt. Hamill
That guy's over-rated.
Capt. Miller
No argument here.
Capt. Hamill
We gotta ] to take ].
[[w:Battle for Caen|take Caen; [w:Saint-Lô#World War II|St. Lo]
Capt. Miller
You gotta ] to take ].
[[w:Battle of Saint-Lô|take St. Lo; [w:Valognes|Valognes]
Capt. Hamill
], you got ].
[[w:Operation Cobra#Planning|Valognes; [w:Cherbourg#Second World War|Cherbourg]
Capt. Miller
], you got ].
[[w:Battle of Cherbourg|Cherbourg; [w:Paris in World War II|Paris]
Capt. Hamill
], you get ].
[[w:Liberation of Paris|Paris; [w:History of Berlin#Second World War|Berlin]
Capt. Miller
And then ].
[[w:Operation Magic Carpet|that big boat home]
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The Mission Centers on a Single Individual
Taglines
The mission is a man.
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Tensions Rise Among Soldiers in Formation
Pvt. Mellish
Hey! You want to get your head blown off, you fancy little fuck? Don't ever fucking touch me with those dirty little rat claws again. Get the fuck back in formation.
[Upham gives him a tap on the shoulder]
Cpl. Upham
I was just wondering where you're from, that's... Uh, Caparzo, is that it?
[Mellish glares at him. Upham walks ahead to Caparzo]
Pvt. Caparzo
Hey, drop dead, ].
[[w:Corporal#United States Army|corporal]
Cpl. Upham
Got you.
Pvt. Caparzo
And another thing, every time you ] the captain you make him a target for the Germans. So do us a favor, don't do it. Especially when I'm standing next to him. Capisce?
[[w:Salute#U.S. Armed Forces|salute]
Cpl. Upham
Alright, capisce.
Medic Wade
Corporal, what's your book about?
Cpl. Upham
It's supposed to be about the ] during war.
[[w:Unit cohesion|bonds of brotherhood developed between soldiers]
Pvt. Caparzo
]? What do you know about brotherhood? Get a load of this guy, Fish. Why don't you ask the captain where he's from?
[laughs; [Brotherhood]
Pvt. Mellish
Yeah, ask the captain. He'll tell ya everything you wanna know about him.
Pvt. Reiben
You want to explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense in risking the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?
Capt. Miller
Twenty degrees. Anyone wanna answer that?
[Quietly; Speaks up]
Medic Wade
Hey, Reiben, think about the poor bastard's ].
[[Mothers|mother]
Pvt. Reiben
Hey, doc, I got a mother, you got a mother, the sarge has got a mother. Shit, I'll bet that even the Captain's got a mother. Well, maybe not the Captain, but the rest of us have got mothers.
[Looks at Miller]
Corp. Upham
].
[[Alfred, Lord Tennyson#The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854)|Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die]
Pvt. Mellish
La-la-la-la-la-la-la. What the fuck is that supposed to mean, Corporal? We're all supposed to ], is that it?
[[Death|die]
Capt. Miller
Upham's talking about ]. We have ] and we are to follow those orders, and that supersedes everything, including our mothers.
[[w:Soldier's Creed|our duties as soldiers; [w:Military order (instruction)|orders]
Corp. Upham
Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.
Pvt. Reiben
Even if you think the mission's ], Captain?
[[w:List of military slang terms#FUBAR|FUBAR]
Capt. Miller
Especially if you think the mission's FUBAR.
Corp. Upham
What's FUBAR?
Pvt. Mellish
Oh, it's German.
Corp. Upham
Never heard of it.
[who is fluent in German]
Pvt. Jackson
Sir, I have an opinion on this matter.
[At Miller]
Capt. Miller
Well, by all means, share it with the squad.
Pvt. Jackson
Well, from my way of thinking, sir, this entire mission is a serious misallocation of valuable military resources.
Capt. Miller
Yeah, go on.
Pvt. Jackson
Well, it seems to me, sir, that God gave me a special gift. Made me ].
[[w:Sniper|a fine instrument of warfare]
Capt. Miller
Reiben, now pay attention. THIS is the way to gripe. Continue Jackson.
Pvt. Jackson
Well, what I mean by that, sir, is if you's to put me and this here ], anywhere up to and including one mile of ] with a clear line of sight, sir, pack your bags fellas, war's over. Amen.
[[w:Sniper rifle|sniper rifle; [w:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]
Pvt. Reiben
Oh, that's brilliant, bumpkin. Say Captain, you don't gripe at all?
[At Jackson; At Miller]
Capt. Miller
I don't gripe to you, Reiben. ]. We have a ]. Gripes go up, not down. Always up. You gripe to me, I gripe to my superior officer, and so on and so on and so on. I don't gripe to you. I don't gripe in front of you. You should know that, as a ].
[[w:Captain (United States O-3)|I'm a Captain; [w:Command hierarchy#Military chain of command|chain of command; [w:United States Army Rangers|Ranger]
Pvt. Reiben
Well, I'm sorry, sir, but let's say you weren't a Captain, or maybe I was a ]. What would you say then?
[[w:Major (United States)|Major]
Capt. Miller
Ah, well, in that case, I'd say this is an excellent mission, ], with an extremely valuable objective, sir, worthy of my best efforts, sir. Moreover, I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother of Private James Ryan and am willing to lay down my life, and the lives of my men — especially you, Reiben — to ease her suffering.
[[w:Sir#Military and police|''sir'']
Pvt. Mellish
He's good.
Pvt Caparzo
I love him.
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A Humorous Exchange Between Soldiers
Sgt. Horvath
Captain, if your mother saw you do that, she'd be very upset.
[after Miller sends Jackson out under fire from German machine guns]
Captain Miller
I thought you were my mother.
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The Dilemma of Saving Private Ryan
Sergeant Mike Horvath
I don't know. Part of me thinks the kid's right. What's he done to deserve this? He wants to stay here, fine. Let's leave him and go home. But another part of me thinks, ], and by some ] we actually make it out of here alive? Someday we might look back on this and decide that saving Private Ryan was the one decent thing we were able to pull out of ]. And like you said, Captain: We do that, ].
[[Sacrifice|what if we stay; [Miracles|miracle; [w:Operation Overlord#German preparations and defences|this whole godawful, shitty mess; [w:Demobilization of United States Armed Forces after World War II#Germany surrenders|we all earned the right to go home]
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Reflections on Character Quotes in Saving Private Ryan
Quotes about Saving Private Ryan
* Dean, Arts & Sciences, Daytona Beach Community College, in a movie review entitled published in ]. (Fall, 1998)
[https://www.frankwetta.com/ Frank J. Wetta,; https://www.smh-hq.org/gazette/ryan3.html Private Ryan's Celluloid War; [w:The Journal of Military History|''The Journal of Military History'']
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Identifying Their Location in Unfamiliar Territory
Capt. Miller
Sergeant Horvath! Do you recognize where we are?
Sgt. Horvath
], but no one else is!
[[w:Omaha Beach#Plan|Right where we're supposed to be]
Soldier
]
[[w:Omaha Beach#Initial assault|Nobody's where they're supposed to be!]
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The Burden of Leadership in War
Capt. Miller
You see, when... when you end up ] one of your men, you see, you tell yourself it happened so you could save the lives of two or three or ten others. Maybe a hundred others. Do you know how many men I've lost under my command?
[[Killed in action|killing]
Sgt. Horvath
How many?
Capt. Miller
Ninety-four. But that means I've saved the lives of ten times that many, doesn't it? Maybe even twenty, right? Twenty times as many? And that's how simple it is. That's how you... that's how you rationalize on making the choice between the mission and the man.
Sgt. Horvath
Except this time, the mission is a man.
Capt. Miller
This Ryan better be worth it. He better go home and cure some disease or invent a longer-lasting light bulb, or something. Because to tell you the truth, I wouldn't trade ten ].
[[w:Saving_Private_Ryan#Cast|Ryans for one Vecchio or one Caparzo]
Sgt. Horvath
Amen.
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The Reality of Combat in Saving Private Ryan
Quotes about Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg's summer 1998 "blockbuster," is noteworthy its recreation of the experience of combat . . . . udiences will surely remember attention to the realities of battle . . . . Private Ryan is not anti-war; rather, it is a bloody memorial to the veterans of the crusade against Hitler. . . . We may leave the film with the conviction that war is hell, but not the belief that this war was unworthy of sacrifice. . . . The scene in which Private Ryan's mother sees the priest emerge from the car and she realizes that someone has been killed (she does not yet know that three of her sons are dead) is as powerful as any of the action scenes: She steps out onto the porch and in silent agony slowly sits down to await the news . . . . takes the history of combat seriously military historians, at least, owe Spielberg a debt. And for those who never saw a battle, Spielberg has enriched the imagination.
[among other reasons for; A; the film's; ''Saving Private Ryan''; and for that]
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Seawall Command During Beach Assault
Capt. Miller
The seawall! Move up to the seawall!
[Goes to soldiers huddled behind a beach obstacle]
Soldier
Sir, ]
[[Safety|I'm staying!]
Capt. Miller
Clear this beach, make way for the others!
Soldier
This is all we've got between us and the Almighty!
Capt. Miller
]
[[w:Omaha Beach#Terrain and defenses|Every inch of this beach has been pre-sighted! You stay here, you're dead men!]
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Tensions Rise During Tactical Discussion
Capt. Hamill
How was the road in?
Capt. Miller
Scenic. We lost most of our ammo.
Pvt. Mellish
Not to mention one of our men.
Capt. Hamill
Lieutenant, redeploy that ] to the other side of the road!
[Speaking to another soldier; [w:Bazooka|bazooka]
Soldier
Yes, sir!
Capt. Hamill
And get Ryan up here.
Soldier
Ryan! Ryan! Front and center! Ryan!
[Running away from Hamill]
Pvt. Reiben
Here comes our boy. Told ya he was an asshole.
[Seeing Ryan running down the road; Ryan runs past Reiben. At Horvath.]
James Frederick Ryan
Sir, Private Ryan, reporting as ordered, sir!
[At Hamill]
Capt. Hamill
At ease. Captain Miller ] wants a word with you.
[[w:2nd Ranger Battalion#Omaha Beach|2nd Rangers]
Capt. Miller
This way. Take a knee. Private, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. Well, there isn't any real easy way to say this, so, uh...I'll just say it. Your brothers are dead. We have, uh, orders to come get you cause you're going ].
[Directing Ryan; Miller stops and sits on a rock; He does so, taking his helmet off as well. Pause; Pause; Ryan has a saddened look on his face.; [home; There is a long pause]
James Frederick Ryan
Oh, my God, my brothers are dead. I was gonna take em fishing when I got home...
[crying]
Capt. Miller
I'm so sorry, James.
James Frederick Ryan
H-How'd they die?
[sniffling]
Capt. Miller
They were killed in action.
James Frederick Ryan
T-That can't be. That can't be, my brothers are still in grammar school.
Capt. Miller
You're James Ryan?
James Frederick Ryan
Yeah.
Capt. Miller
James Francis Ryan from Iowa?
James Frederick Ryan
James Frederick Ryan, Minnesota? W...Does that mean my brothers are okay?
[Hamill has a confused look on his face]
Capt. Miller
Yeah, I'm sure they're fine.
James Frederick Ryan
Are you sure that they're okay though? How-
Capt. Miller
We're looking for a different Private Ryan. This is just a big ].
[[wikt:foul up|foul-up]
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Value of Sacrifice in War
Captain John H. Miller
This Ryan better be worth it. He better go home and cure some disease, or invent a longer-lasting light bulb, or something. Because to tell you the ], I wouldn't trade ].
[[truth; [w:Saving Private Ryan#Cast|ten Ryans for one Vecchio or one Caparzo]
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The Challenge of Saving One Life
Taglines
In the last great invasion of the last great war, The greatest challenge for eight men... was saving one.
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The Tragic News of Ryan's Brothers
Capt. Miller
James... I'm here to tell you your brothers were killed in combat.
Pvt. Ryan
Which... which ones, sir?
Capt. Miller
All of them.
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Mission to Save the Last Family Member
Taglines
There was only one man left in the family, and the mission was to save him.
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Commitment to Companions in Adversity
Private James Francis Ryan
Tell her that when you found me, I was here, and I was with ]. And that there's no way I was gonna desert them.
[[wikt:brother-in-arms|the only brothers that I have left]
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