“Vietnam took my boy, and I didn't understand why we were there in the first place.”
Forest Whitaker - Cecil Gaines

“Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?”
Mark Rylance - Mr. Dawson

“- Zev Gutman: Did your father ever talk to you about Germany?
- John Kurlander: Are you kidding me? He never stopped talking about Germany.”
Christopher Plummer - Zev Gutman
Dean Norris - John Kurlander

“- Captain Said: What make you decide to tell me about Crystal, my main man?
- Troy Barlow: Because we're both fathers.
- Captain Said: I'm not father no more, you remember? My son is dead now. Can you think how would feel inside your heart if I bombed your daughter?
- Troy Barlow: Worse than death.
- Captain Said: That's right. Worse than death.”

Saïd Taghmaoui - Captain Said
Mark Wahlberg - Troy Barlow

“- Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan: I heard about your good news, congratulations, the children will finally have a mother again.
- Vivian Berger: Oh, I wouldn't go that far, boarding schools in Switzerland are year-round you know.”
Heidi Lenhart - Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan
Jane Sibbett - Vivian Berger