The tunnel is clear.
Alright, let's go. Move it!
Come on, move, man, move. Let's go. Pick up your positions.
Anderson, on that tree line.
Move out!
Hey, Nicky, I got a letter from your mother.
Alright, boys, let's do it. Let's roll. We don't got all day.
Welcome home.
It's not Buckingham Palace, but it looks like something doesn't it?
A roof on your head, a bed to sleep on.
Garrity, how the fuck are ya?
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Garrity.
Don't feed him. He fuckin' bites.
Find a bed. Unpack your kit.
Hey, welcome, welcome.
Bunch of fucking clowns.
Gentlemen, we chow at seventeen-hundred hours.
That's it. That's my bit.
The illustrious Lieutenant Hollibord.
Sir.
Men, I'm Lieutenant Hollibord.
I don't give a fuck what you did before you got here.
There's no dope smoking in this platoon.
You settle in, get some chow, get some rest.
We open our first tunnel tomorrow.
You have any problems, talk to Sergeant Henny.
Or me, or whatever.
First tunnel tomorrow?
Great.
Three months off the boat and I'm already in this hellhole.
That's my stuff.
- What's your name white bread? - Miller.
It's a little early to get your ass...
- ...whipped in this war, huh, Miller? - Fuck this shit. Fuck this shit.
Uh, you're on my bunk.
H. You wanna trade?
No.
Goddamnit.
You look in the Bible at the Battle of Jericho,
Joshua is ordered...
...by Yahweh to slay everyman,
woman, child, cattle, and slave of his enemy.
That's how you win a fucking war.
You want the prisoner hung?
That fucking gook...
...murdered five of my men. I want him hung.
I understand that lieutenant, but he's still a soldier.
He's not a soldier.
He's not in uniform. I want him hung.
Yes, sir.
Corporal.
Platoon,
...form up.
Witness the execution.
Let's go. Let's go.
This man is a VC sniper.
He's killed at least five of our brothers.
We show no mercy.
We take no prisoners.
Best gook's a dead gook.
They're sick.
- They're sick. - Garrity,
- ...cut him down. - Alright.
You know, where I come from that's murder.
You got a problem with the army...
or you got a problem with me, asshole?
I believe I've got a problem with you, sir.
Good.
You one of the new guys?
Yeah.
How long you been here?
A while.
Heard about the tunnels?
Yeah.
Ever been in one?
A few.
Well, shit,
welcome to the camp.
Portison.
- Johnson. - Alright.
Thanks.
Johnson, right?
Miller. Bob Miller.
And you are?
Portison.
Portison. Right.
Man,
I just cannot get used to this food.
My mom's the best cook.
Her brisket...
...is out of this world.
Every Friday night we have the best Shabatt dinner.
Me, her,
...the entire neighbourhood.
I can't wait to get back.
She's sick, my mom.
Every week I'm away,
it breaks her heart more and more.
If I lose her before I get back...
Gary, right?
Yeah.
Miller.
People like Miller got no business being here.
- I know. - Blabbermouths,
nothing they say is ever worth hearing.
Talking too much out here can get you hurt,
...get other people killed.
Take a look at them for example,
battle-hardened vets, they come in hearth their chow and leave.
Then you've got the enlistment types...
who think this is a fucking game.
And there's guys like Miller,
...future, KIA,
someone who talks a lot because he's scared shitless to be here.
Well I hope this makes you feel better.
You wanna play god you son of a bitch?
Is that what you wanna do, play god, huh?
It ain't about god or the devil, Harris.
It's about survival, asshole.
Alright.
Charlie's gonna kill you just for fucking being here.
He doesn't care if you're a nice guy.
Same old shit.
Murano,
...come here.
Sarge.
What's wrong with the food
Just tastes bad, sergeant.
I know.
Where you from?
- Michigan. - Yeah?
My wife's parents have a place in Sharlamon.
You know where that is?
- Yeah. - It's around the lake.
It's beautiful.
Sarge, can I ask you a question?
Yeah.
You ever get scared out there?
Let me tell you the only thing you need to know.
This place is all about survival.
It's not black and white. It's all grey.
The sooner you realize that,
you've got of packing your shit together one day...
and doing the duffle bag drag back to the world.
Understand?
- Yeah. - Alright.
Now finish your meal.
Alright, going for three?
- Going for three. - I've already beat you twice.
I don't know, but I think you're trying to hustle me, boy.
Alright, here we go.
- With the queen, you got it? - Got it.
Alright, look at this beautiful black queen.
- Looking at her? - Yeah.
Keep your eye on her, boy.
Come on. You ready?
Where's she at?
You got her, right? Keep your eyes open, boy.
All you've gotta think about...
...is that beautiful, black,
...thick queen. Where's she at?
She's right there.
- You sure? - Positive.
Damn, boy. Look at that.
You're getting hustled, Murano.
- Stop corrupting, Terrance. - Nobody's corrupting, Terrance.
- Am I corrupting you, boy? - No.
Trying to learn something. Ain't that right?
Damn this thing.
Big, heavy ass. Come on, split six.
- Six? - Yep. Come on.
- Alright, you ready? - Alright.
Let's go.
Where it at, bro?
Where's she at?
She's right there.
- You sure? - I'm positive.
Uh-oh.
Shame, boy. Come on, pay up.
- Big fucking surprise. - All good.
You'll win next time.
Better save your cigarettes, Terrance.
Ain't got nothing to do.
What you reading over there, man?
Romans, chapter eleven.
Romans Chapter eleven. You hear that?
We've got a southern belle out here.
Flip that on...
- Jeremiah twenty-nine eleven. - Oh yeah?
Where'd you find this, street Chicago?
Street Chicago.
Now what the hell do you know about the bible?
You're about to see, boy. I'm about to learn you.
Yeah, okay.
For I know the thoughts that think toward you, said the lord,
thoughts of peace and not of evil,
to give you an expected end.
Then shall you call upon me...
Then shall you call upon me and I will listen
and I will call you from the...
nations from which you were banished
and I will bring you out of the exile in which I carried you.
That's right.
What the hell's that supposed to mean?
Tell him what it means?
It means if you have faith god will save you from this horrible shit.
- You got faith? - I do.
So god's gonna save you from this god-awful shit, huh?
I believe that.
Well that's good. That's good, because while men...
are cutting off other men's heads for trophies
and hanging ears around their neck,
It's good to know that Harris is going to be saved.
- This isn't the end, man. - Oh, this is the end.
Ain't nobody trying to hear that jive-ass shit, man.
You're fucking up my high.
- That books a high. - Oh, here we go.
That books a high.
Got men believing they're just going to get swept up out of here.
Shut the fuck up. How about that?
Oh, got to you, huh?
- I'll kick your ass, man. - Don't you fucking touch me.
Do something, nigger.
You fucking hoodies.
Go take a shower, bitch.
Come on, boy.
Come on. Put your money up, boy.
- Show me the queen. - alright, you ready?
Where you from Graybridge?
Hey, let me ask you a question. Do you believe in god?
I believe in god.
Let me ask you a question.
When was the last time the Red Sox won the series?
I don't know. Fifty-some years ago I guess.
Does that answer your question.
I tell you what.
A greater franchise has never existed.
I think this is our year.
Year. Year of the franchise.
- What the fuck are you smoking? - Listen, listen.
You like burgers, right?
- Everybody likes burgers. - Right, everybody likes burgers,
but check it out. This guy in California...
...he started up a franchise. That's the magic word.
Burgers, fries, shakes, speed, like that.
You just find a plot of land, he fronts the dough.
It's easy as pie. It's the American dream.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Which America dream? This fucking American dream?
I don't know, man,
this don't seem like no dream to me.
No, you're missing it. I'm talking about when I get back.
I'm gonna be my own boss.
I'm gonna be an entrepreneur.
- I'm gonna... - No, you're gonna.
Me too, Graybridge.
Alright, I'm gonna get a girl.
I'm gonna get a boat.
I'm gonna get a little house on Lake Winnipesauke.
It's gonna be fucking great, I'm serious...
...but meantime,
this is what we've got right here, right fucking here.
There's a forest full of chinky-eyed motherfuckers...
and they got their vision...
of the gook dream, whatever the fuck that is
...and they'll slit your fucking throat to get it.
Your missing it.
Burger joints.
Burger joints. I'm telling you, they're the wave of the future.
Hat sounds good. How about some fucking water.
Sure.
What the fuck, man. Did you piss in this?
This is serious shit, boy, alright, so pay attention.
There is power to the way a man smokes a cigarette.
Okay.
Right handed?
- Yeah. - Alright, relax your shoulders.
Look forward,
...inhale.
- Alright? - Shit.
Heading in the tunnels tomorrow. I wouldn't be smoking if I were you.
VC don't give a damn about no cigarette smoke.
When you're underground in a confined space,
the VC can smell anything on you,
aftershave,
cigarette smoke in your uniform.
They can even tell what brand you've been smoking.
If that fucking happens you're as good as dead.
Bullshit, Johnson. Bullshit, alright?
My mom would kill me if she saw me doing this.
I wouldn't worry about your mom killing you tomorrow, Murano.
My parents...
have a house on Lake Michigan
and at night, me and my sister, we'd sneak out
and go down to the beach.
We'd run up the sand dune
and lay there and look at the stars.
We'd talk about all kinds of shit.
She'd talk about girl stuff and I'd talk about baseball.
We'd spend hours up there.
I remember one time,
we fell asleep up there and we got in so much trouble.
I woke up to my fucking dog licking me in my face.
I don't know, man.
I'd do anything to see my family right now,
my sister and my dog...
...and my parents.
What about your folks?
It must have been tough on you, your mom and your dad...
You don't know shit about my mom and my dad, alright?
Sorry.
And why you asking all these stupid-ass questions anyway?
Get the fuck off my bunk, man.
I didn't mean anything. Sorry.
None of that shit matters,
where you've been, where you're from.
Right now you're in Vietnam.
It matters what you do on that field.
Oh, shit.
Got a blow a kiss to my girl.
Oh yeah,
the moon is nice and bright out there.
Who you out there kissing, Graybridge?
Oh, it's a concept me and my girlfriend came up with...
...Satelite love. Send a kiss up every night
and she takes one down from the moon.
- It's nice. - Yeah.
And let me ask you something.
What happened with you and Hollibord today?
We had to talk a couple things out.
Did you get to say anything?
Not much.
Yeah, maybe next time you'll keep your mouth shut, huh?
Hero. John Wayne.
Thanks for the headset, Murano.
Would you eat that.
Yeah,
- it looks good. - Thanks.
I heard about these tunnels.
I had an uncle who died here last year.
Your uncle obviously didn't have an M-60.
They say they stretch for hundreds of miles.
Nobody knows where they start or where they end.
This is a really bad place to be.
This is it, Portison. You ready?
I was born ready.
You nervous?
Not at all. Just follow my lead.
- You got it. - You got it.
You just love following the white man, don't you, boy?
Saddle up, motherfuckers. We're moving out. Let's go.
- Alright, Corporal Green, take point. - Yes, sir.
Garrity, get that sixty and get in front of me.
Johnson, I need you bringing up the rear. Let's go. Fall in.
RTO, you do not leave my side.
Let's go. Let's go.
Let's go, gentlemen. Move it.
Check it out, man.
Henny.
- Yes, sir. - Secure the perimeter.
Murano, Litford, Green, give me a perimeter.
We found this tunnel yesterday just before sundown
and I'm not clearing a tunnel at night.
Alright, let's see what it's all about.
Using a stick,
whereas a knife,
might set off a trap...
and these holes are full of them...
Volunteers.
Got it, sir. I'll go first.
- Garrity, Johnson, Portison. - 1 ain't got a lot of cock,
but I've got a lot of balls.
Harris,
take the sixty.
Fucking John Wayne.
- Fucking 'A'. - Hey, Garrity,
- five bucks for a dead gook. - Alright.
Later, fuckers.
- Shit. What the fuck, man? - I'll get him.
Watch your fucking six.
Shot in the stomach, coming up.
Portison, give me a hand.
I need another compress.
- Shit. - I gotcha. I gotcha. Right here.
Keep holding, man.
Garrity, look at me. Look at me. I'm right here.
You're going to make it, alright? Just hang in there.
You're going to make it.
Hold on.
Garrity? Look at me. Look at me.
No.
Portison, give me grenades.
- Give me grenades. - Yes, sir.
Blow it.
Blow it and get the fuck out of there!
Come on!
How many VC's did you see down there, Johnson?
I saw two VC's, Lieutenant.
Alright, get some CS gas down there.
Harris.
I'm going to take Garrity back to base camp.
- Henny, - Sir.
I want them to gather as much intel as is left
and Dave, Bob, you're going with me.
Miller, leave that radio with me.
Come on, let's get him up.
Go.
Portison
- you ready? - Ready.
We've got one!
- Got one VC coming up! - Come on. Here we go.
Coming up.
Over here.
His fucking leg.
We've got another one.
Litford,
give me a knife and a flashlight.
We're going back down.
The radio's hot.
Keep your eyes peeled.
It's a dead end. There's nothing down here.
Alright, I'm going to go up and check the surrounding area,
...see if I can find Sergeant Henny,
let him know the section of the tunnel's clear.
- You cover the rear. - Right behind you.
Johnson!
Alpha Bravo, come in. Over.
Check the connection.
It's loose.
Shit!
Harris, Litford, stay here in case they come back.
Green, Murano, come with me. We're going to check that out.
Yes sir.
Jesus Christ. Fucking Christ.
We need to get back to Harris and Litford.
What about Portison?
We're gonna fucking leave him here?
We'll come back for Johnson. We need to get back now.
What about Portison?
What the fuck, man? Where the fuck is everybody else?
Johnson's dead.
What do you mean he's fucking dead?
What do you think he fucking means he's dead?
He's got a fucking hole in the neck
- ...the size of a baseball
and he's got blood coming out his eyes!
You need to calm the fuck down.
We get the picture, Green.
- What about Portison? - We didn't see him.
So what now?
Harris, get on the radio. Try to get a hold of the lieutenant.
Litford, I need you to cover him.
Murano, you also.
Corporal, I need you to stay here. I'm going in.
I'm going with you, sarge.
- Sure about that, Terrance? - Fuck that.
Fuck 'Corporal stay here.
Charlie set to Alpha one, over.
We're sitting fucking ducks for Charlie right now.
I think you understand that, sergeant!
- Yes, I do. - Charlie set to Alpha one, over.
Good luck.
- Fuck this - Come on.
Charlie set to Alpha one, over.
We're supposed to sit around here like a bunch of fucking ducks
waiting for Charlie to come to us. Fuck that.
Hold tight. Hold tight.
Yeah, good luck, fuckers.
Get that shit working, Harris.
- I'm trying. - Get that shit working.
Make that shit work!
Make the shit work! Make it work!
That's not going to help, okay?
It's dead, man. It's dead.
Shhh.
What's wrong?
The tunnel splits in two different directions.
We need to split up.
Portison is down here some place
and if we don't find him someone else is going to find him first.
We need to split the fuck up.
We stay together and stay quiet.
Sarge?
Oh my god.
- Heeny - Oh my god.
Oh my god. Sarge.
Oh my god.
Sarge?
I wanna go home.
Oh fuck.
- Oh fuck. - Murano, get away from the hole.
I'm not fucking leaving him.
Look at me, sarge.
Get the fuck away from the hole.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
How long have they been gone, Harris?
Way too long. Way too long.
Just keep some cover, alright?
Keep your eyes open.
You hear that...
over there.
They're coming.
Fuck!
Litford, get in the hole.
Motherfuckers, come on!
Come on, Motherfuckers!
Fuck you!
Come on, piece of shit. Fuck you!
Shit!
Come on,
get your ass down now!
Let's go!
I've been here over a year now...
...and I can't get used to it.
How many deaths have you seen?
I don't want to talk about that. I don't want to talk about that.
Where are you from?
- Do you have any family? - You're cool with me, alright?
I don't want to talk about that.
Come on, Graybridge!
Come on.
Go.
Go! Go! Go!
- Stay there! - What the fuck is going on?
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
Portison?
It's Harris.
Harris?
Green,
It's okay. we took heavy fire up top.
Litford's been shot. He's losing a lot of blood.
We've gotta get his ass out of here now.
They're all over us down this way.
Green, where's your team?
Is that too tight?
Green.
Where's your team?
I'm gonna fucking die out here, man. I'm gonna die in this fucking hole.
Don't get stupid on me.
You're not going to die.
We're going this way.
Get your shit together.
Let's go.
Litford.
Fuck!
Litford.
Put your head down!
Fuck!
Jim, put your fucking head down!
Fuck!
Jim?
Come on.
Keep moving.
What you doing?
I'm done.
What?
I'm not going no more, Harris.
Put that cigarette out.
Those commi gook motherfuckers want me.
I'm going to be right here,
here, but I'm not moving another fucking foot in this goddamn tunnel!
Shut your damn mouth.
Shut up!
I'm not going anywhere.
I got two.
Hotel one,
hotel one, this is zebra three.
Hotel one, this is zebra three. I need air support immediately.
Oh, fuck it, we're overrun.
Hotel one, this is zebra three, I need an air strike at my position.
Zebra three, out.
Come on, Miller.
I believe. I believe.
Come on. Come on.
Graybridge!
Jesus?
I believe. I believe.
Shit.
Don't shoot.
Oh god.
Portison.
Easy.
Easy now.
Okay.
I'm not going to hurt you.
I'm not going to hurt anyone.
I just want to go through.
Look, I'm not a killer. I don't want to use this, alright?
Do you speak English?
I'm not going to hurt you.
Look, look, look,
I'm your friend, right?
Right.
I'm your friend. I'm not going to use this.
Hey, little girl. Hey, little sweetie, I'm not going to hurt you.
I'm not going to hurt anyone.
I just want to go home.
I just want to go home, please.
Please, I'll put it away.
See?
Look?
See? See?
See?
I'm not going to hurt your children.
Just let me go through here.
I want go up. Alright?
Please, please. I'm not going to hurt your children,
I couldn't do that. I just want to go through here...
...and get up.
I just want to get out of here.
Get those kids out of here.
Go! Go!
You've gotta go through there.
You have to get outta here!
I'm not going to do anything to you!
I don't want to die down here!
You don't want to die down here! Get out!
Go!
Just go!
- Stop!
Go. Get out, please.
Alright, we dig now, alright? Dig.
There it is.
Okay.
There it is.
Easy.
Come on!
We're almost there.
Easy.
Shit.
Come on!