Soldiers quotes

“We're soldiers. It's my profession and I'm proud of it. Nobody said you had to be crap at it. As for the men who tortured us, they had a job to do as well. It's just that some of them enjoyed it a but too much. If I met any of them in the street tomorrow, and thought I could get away with it, I'd slot them.”
Sean Bean - Andy McNab

“I live for the privilege of commanding troops, I think it's the greatest honor an American can have...”
Samuel L. Jackson - Childers

“That's the thing about war Mannix, people die.”
Samuel L. Jackson - Major Marquis Warren

“This is the why of battle. This is the brotherhood of men in arms. An unbreakable bond made stronger by the crucible of combat.”

Sullivan Stapleton - Themistokles

“What am I looking at right now? Are you guys, soldiers or the casts of Magic Mike? Are you gonna fight or dance naked?”

Josh Gad - Ludlow

“This morning God gave us a great victory, but it is nothing compared to what He is ready to give us now. I know you are all tired and hungry, but I swear to you that even if these English were hanging from the clouds by their fingertips we would pull them down before nightfall. Now let all those who love me... follow me!”

Milla Jovovich - Joan of Arc

“- Ethne Eustace: What is it, Harry?
- Harry Feversham: Feathers of cowardice. Yesterday we were informed that our regement would be shipping out to Sudan. That we would be sent to war.
- Ethne Eustace: You don't know where they were sending you, you said it yourself. You did it for me. No one in their right mind could call you a coward....” (continue)(continue reading)

Kate Hudson - Ethne Eustace
Heath Ledger - Harry Feversham

“- Eddie Burton: When are you guys gonna hit the vault? I'm freezing my tits off up here. Over.
- Guy Singer: In the Army, soldiers would pull on their puds to keep the blood flowing.
- Eddie Burton: What regiment were you in? The Royal Corps of Wankers?
- Guy Singer: Yes, we welcome new members.”
Michael Jibson - Eddie Burton
James Faulkner - Guy Singer

“- Cpl. Stringer: We're doing our best, sir.
- Col. Harker: Your best isn't good enough, Corporal Stringer.”

Chet Hood - Cpl. Stringer
David Roger Harris - Col. Harker

“- Arlen Dregors: Recruiting new victims, Major? Heard all about your last mission. Yeah, twelve go out, only one comes home. Those are lousy odds.
- Maj. John Reisman: It's a lousy war. This is a lousy prison. And you have a lousy future.”
Ricco Ross - Arlen Dregors
Lee Marvin - Maj. John Reisman

“For those of you who forgot, my name is Reisman. You have all volunteered for a mission that gives you three ways to go. You can foul up during training, you can foul up in action, in which case I will blow your brains out, or you can do as you're told. In which case you may just get by. This is your new home. Do not try to escape. There will be...” (continue)(continue reading)

Lee Marvin - Maj. John Reisman

I cherish the memory of a question my grandson asked me the other day, when he said: "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?". Grandpa said, "No. But I served in a company of heroes".

Richard D. Winters - Himself

“- Capt. Stillman: You men are a disgrace. Maybe a few days in the stockade will help you change your rotten attitudes.
- Cruiser: But, um, we're supposed to graduate tomorrow, sir.
- Capt. Stillman: That's even better. Tomorrow, you'll be on parade in front of General Barnicke. And when he sees what total fuck-ups you are, I will recommend that...” (continue)(continue reading)
John Larroquette - Capt. Stillman
John Diehl - Cruiser

“Any of these Vietnam vets that have been there and know the deal, they don't feel that any Hollywood endeavor about the Vietnam era has ever gotten it right yet.”
Sam Elliott

“I was a grunt, walking around in the jungle of Vietnam, trying not to find the enemy.”
Bob Gunton

“The Marine must learn to kill. He may wear a tattoo, or display his medals, or tell lies in bars. But he is not a true Marine until he has seen combat.”
Jake Gyllenhaal - Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford

“That's the word of God. And it's good. But I don't think He'd mind if I put my oar in. These are eight men we knew and liked, guys like us. Guys we ate with and slept with and fought with. We were just a little luckier than they were. We'll miss them. All of them.”

Humphrey Bogart - Lt. Joe Rossi

“- Captain Sandy Browning: [tosses Hook's dog tags to him] There you go. There's my help.
- Lt. Armitage: Is he dead?
- Captain Sandy Browning: We do not know. The situation is confused, to say the least. Now if you do not mind, we have work to do. Off you go.”

Sean Harris - Captain Sandy Browning
Sam Reid - Lt. Armitage

“We inherited our freedom. Now it's up to all of us to fight for it.”

Chris Hemsworth - Jed Eckert

“Get one thing fucking straight, man. There is no hang-back now. You got a glob of greenies looking at you to keep 'em alive and if I find out that one of them answers the last muster because of your yellow streak, I will personally put a bullet in your brain.”

Dylan Bruno - Sgt. Talbot

“Fighter pukes make movies. Bomber pilots make... history!”
Brad Johnson - Lt. Jake 'Cool Hand' Grafton

“You must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.”
Stanley Tucci - Abraham Erskine

“Shut the fuck up. It's Christmastime. I'm gonna sing you a little song.”

Bette Midler - Dixie Leonard

“- Megan: What's the glue for?
- Pvt. Cooper: Ever wondered why the best thing that superglue sticks together is your fingers? Forget your grandma's china cups - this stuff was developed for the Vietnam war to patch up broken soldiers.”
Emma Cleasby - Megan
Kevin McKidd - Pvt. Cooper

“- Hodges: I'll make you a deal. If you can tell me right now what the life expectancy was for second lieutenant dropped into a hot LZ in Vietnam in 1968, I'll tell you everything I remember about Ca Lu.
- Major Biggs: One week.
- Hodges: Negative. Sixteen minutes. Sixteen fucking minutes. That's all I remember about Ca Lu.”

Tommy Lee Jones - Hodges
Guy Pearce - Major Biggs