Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
John Agar: Pfc. Peter Conway
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Quotes
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[During the night the squad is guarding a trenchline amid word that the Japanese may launch an attack. From out of the night a faint voice can be heard calling "Corpsman."]
Pfc. Benny Regazzi : [his voice hushed] Stryker!
Sgt. Stryker : [hushed] Get down! Stay down! You have your orders, don't move!
Pfc. Peter Conway : [hushed] There's somebody wounded out there. Let's go get him!
Sgt. Stryker : Stay down, it might be a Jap trick, they pulled it off plenty of times at Guadalcanal.
Pfc. Peter Conway : That doesn't sound like a Jap to me!
Sgt. Stryker : I don't care what it sounds like to you! You stick your head up, you'll tip our position.
[the voice resumes, and now we can recognize it]
Pfc. Charlie Bass : [unseen in the night] Stryker!
Pfc. Peter Conway : That's Bass. How many Japs know your name, Stryker?
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[Last Line]
Pfc. Peter Conway : All right, saddle up. Let's get back into the war.