Soldier: You guys aught to do a story on me suntahm. Herr: Why should we do a story about you? Soldier… — Michael Herr
Soldier: You guys aught to do a story on me suntahm.
Herr: Why should we do a story about you?
Soldier: 'Cause I'm so fuckin' good, 'n' that ain' no shit, neither. Got me one hunnert 'n' fifty-se'en gooks kilt. 'N' fifty caribou. Them're all certified.
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War stories aren't really anything more than stories about people anyway.
Mal Hombre: God damn it, Sergeant. I thought you were a professional soldier.
Sergeant: I waited as long as I could, Sir. Any longer, and I was gonna lose my man.
Mal Hombre: This outfit is perfectly capable of taking care of its own dirty laundry. Is that clear, Sergeant?
Sergeant: Colonel, since when is a wounded trooper 'dirty laundry'?
Black sergeant: You a reporter?
Herr: No, a writer.
Black sergeant: Careful. You can't use no eraser up where you wanna go.
