“- Ray Elwood: So how come they assigned you here?
- Pfc. Brian Knoll: I put in for it. My fiancée is here on base, so we arranged for a transfer together.
- Ray Elwood: Oh, how sweet. Who's she?
- Pfc. Brian Knoll: Margolis, Carol-Anne. Private First Class.
- Ray Elwood: You call her by her last name? What do you do, salute in bed?”
Gabriel Mann - Pfc. Brian Knoll
Joaquin Phoenix - Ray Elwood

“- Col. Everett Dasher Breed: What's your name, soldier?
- Vernon Pinkley: Number two, Sir!”
Robert Ryan - Col. Everett Dasher Breed
Donald Sutherland - Vernon Pinkley

“I already gave them my word. I told them I'd bring them all home to their mothers, which means I already lied to half of them. Can't lie to the rest.”

Barry Pepper - Mike Strank

“Fuck politics. We're here. All the rest is bullshit.”
Peter Sarsgaard - Alan Troy

“We call this friendly fire, friendly fucking, or getting friendly fucked.”
Jake Gyllenhaal - Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford