Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Forrest Tucker: Pfc. Al Thomas
Quotes
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[During live fire training a Marine recruit accidently lets a grenade slip out of his hand and it rolls toward an unsuspecting platoon waiting their turn]
Sgt. Stryker : Grenade. Hit the deck.
[the platoon runs, except for Conway, who is reading a love letter and has to be tackled to safety by Stryker when the grenade goes off]
Sgt. Stryker : You idiot. When are you gonna wake up? You wanna see that dame again, keep your mind on your work.
Al Thomas : You may not know this, boy, but you just got your life saved.
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Pfc. Al Thomas : That's war.
Pfc. Charlie Bass : What's war?
Pfc. Al Thomas : Trading real estate for men.
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Pfc. Al Thomas : You know, my natural dislike for you is turning into a great hatred, Bass.
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Pfc. Al Thomas : I got a great future for the next couple of hours.