Old Gold

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WELSH
You haven't changed at all, have you, Witt? You haven't learned a thing. All a man has to do is leave it to you, you put your head in the noose for him. How many times you been AWOL? You been in the army what, six years now? Ain't it time you smartened up? Stop being such a punk recruit? I mean if you ever gonna.

WITT
We can't all be smart.

WELSH
No, we can. That's a shame. Look at you.
Truth is, you can't take straight duty in my company. You'll never be a real soldier. Not in God's world. This is C company of which I'm First Sergeant. I run this outfit. Now Captain Staros, he's the CO, but I'm the guy who runs it. Nobody is gonna foul that up. You're just another mouth for me to feed. Normally you'd be court-martialed. I worked a deal for you. You ought to consider yourself lucky. I'm sending you to a disciplinary outfit. You'll be a streatcher-bearer. You'll be taking care of the wounded.

WITT
I can take anything you dish out. I am twice the man you are.

WELSH
In this world a man himself is nothing. And there ain't no world but this one.

WITT
You're wrong there, Top. I seen another world. Sometimes I think it was just my imagination.

WELSH
Well, then you've seen things I never will. We're living in a world that's blown itself to hell as fast as everybody can arrange it. In a situation like that all a man can do is shut his eyes and let nothing touch him. Look out for himself. I might be the best friend you ever had. You don't even know it.
-- From The Thin Red Line

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The Fountain
The River

and... I won't abandon you and the kids.