THE 12 MONTHS THAT THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAD TO SERVE…
IN THE VIETNAM IF IT KNEW AS: “MISSION OF THE DUTY.”
BASE LADYBIRD VIETNAM 1967.
Calling Pope 1. Oscar Ray X, exchange.
Calling Pope 1. He confirms, exchange.
They must be moved of this time, exchange.
They are sleeping, must be sleeping.
Perhaps the radio has broken.
Calling Pope 1. Oscar Ray X. is sleeping. What?, exchange.
Johnson, calls the Commander. He says to them that something will happen there.
I go to wake up the others.
It is not nothing, Mickey.
Brave squad, Brave Squad, Oscar Ray X, exchange.
Brave squad, Brave Squad, Ray X, exchange.
We go Peterson.
The Johnsons, Mickey enter in the trench!
We go, Mickey! It lowers! to withdraw! We go!
We go! Walking!
Fast, Mickey, We go!
We go Entering!
They do not go off! They do not go off! We are entering!
They do not shoot! They do not shoot! We are entering!
GD. it gives the good comings!
We go GD!
We go, clean everything, now!
They are moved fast!
They continue shooting!
- I cannot see them! - For the forest.
Sergeant, where is the Mickey?
It looks at, we delay two minutes. We need plus a thrower.
Where direction?
We saw one three lines, must be to ones 80.
Calling Pope, Calling Pope, us--
Doctor! We go, Lieutenant!
This way!
It supports lieutenant, we go boy.
Here and there, we go to be well.
They are moved away, are moved away from there!
Already I asked for this. Curse!
Now we have yellows in the line!
Where devils are vocês!
We need Napalm, in the arvoredos.
It says me, where, where?
It has that to be in the arvoredos. Position 7-6-7-9-3-5.
Napalm, in 7-6-7-9-3-5. Napalm now, necessary Napalm, now!
We go we have that hiding in them, now they are moved, if move!
Mickey!
Somebody saw the Mickey?
My God.
- Mickey, had taken the Mickey? - We go Johnson, if it was.
We lose it, we go.
We go Johnson, leaves it brother. Man leaves it.
We go brother.
- Better friend Is mine. - Walking, we go, we go.
We go, take it daqui.
- We go Johnson, leaves it. - We go.
We go, leaves it.
- Age a good man. - All we are good.
This must not have happened.
It must have been more easy. We had to be gaining this war.
Yes, I can say captain to it, that stows next to invadiz them.
I know.
We go to give a return. I have something to show to it.
I them vi up there. If they seem this?
It says - Me… for the uniform? - Yes.
Yes all use them to they.
But they seem typical young rice croppers.
Not!, she also has some old ones.
They are all of Exercito of the Vietnam of the north.
First time that I see to leave with this squad.
Yes, we have all a war of adversities.
It hears, I have a work for you. I want that you reviewed these bodies.
Detail of maps, papers, any identification that can find…
… I want that it catches the first helicopter and it goes to the aerial quarter…
-… it has something here very interesting. - Yes, Sir.
It forgives Sir, but before I must.,
.to.recrutar more men, first Sergeant.
- good idea. - It does not say this to me.
By the way…
… yesterday, it made a good work.
Cursed life, it could have been in another hour.
- Ei! partner. - Yes?
I am died…
-… it does not continue killing. - Still I am learning.
Yes, but it does not forget the lições.
QUARTER CHU LAI: DIVISION OF INFANTRY 23
Fast, they open, they open!
They open, Open! We go, we go! they are moved
Already I am going.
How beautiful weapon! We must have of these.
You were of guard, and said that she was together with the combatants.
Not Sir, I never said this.
I said that never I made nothing, to be able to escape of this hell.
Although, he must have many capable ones to make something thus.
The amazing one is that, the forces are if exhausting…
They are much more strong that we imagine and we can support.
We need more information. Penalty that we did not make prisoners.
Yes, it is important to make prisoners.
It says to the CO, that when to make contact, catches at least a living creature.
Yes Sir, I will make the possible one…
my priority was to escape with life, was not worried about the others.
I already listened, sergeant.
He is everything, Gentleman?
Yes, excused.
Transmitting the vocês the radio of services…
We offer optimum rock of the Vietnam.
especially dedicated the vocês in the Young FM “of the Korea”.,
… they follow young listeners ahead.
Wild dog.
I do not know the rules of voleibol, but., I want to play.
Olá!, Zeke Anderson.
- What it is this? - è much thing that I have here…
… it is a genuine cinturão of the Army Vietnamese North of 28.
It is for few friends, even so…
… you can adjust pra making plus some punctures.
- Zeke, this hashmark is finishes. - Its Is all.
What I can make for you?
… In the truth I look men well to make a small group.
Well, they are there… Debtor, officer.
The novices, are coming back of the trainings of combat.
Yes, he pleases me to this.
All the winners, this way.
- In them we are group 93. - The winners, make a line there.
The losers for there.
Ten already go to help, vocês also there in the grass, go, are moved.
We go.
Well, the ones that are wounded give a step behind…
… Porra, I am seeing more wounded than it imagined.
You not, son, are only, some small scratches.
In case that vocês they have not noticed, I am searching winning…
… surviving, because he is this that I am,… a survivor.
I am very good in this, and wait to teach to the others to survive.
Somebody is pra low?
“Drug - cocaine-da-good” has much “Vietnamese”.
Nobody.?
Nobody?
That beauty.
I do not want nobody chapado…
… I do not want nobody chapado, smoking or if they prick…
… hearing they are me? e if not hears, me, also can die…
but. .isso will not happen.
I more want bad faces, that can lock support it, and…
… if somebody not to want., that it gives a step behind.
- Which its name, welded? - Lawrence.
- Clyde R. Lawrence. - Of where you are? Clyde R.Lawrence?
Of Montana.
This, is in the U.S.A?
Montana? It is in Detroit.
You are a survivor, Lawrence?
- I am a correct man. - To hear this pleases, me.
It leaves the line and it comes here.
It has problem in following., Sergeant?
Nobody goes to know, son.
Nobody goes to know.
- Which is its name? - Corporal Danny Percell.
Corporal Danny Percell?
Who gave this Corporal name?
It was in the superior school. Nor I imagine why.
You were voluntary in the Vietnam, Corporal Danny Percell?
You are who you said, Sergeant.
- Voluntary. - He is what he is.
Why he did not give a step behind with the others, as I I said?
I do not find this funny one, Sergeant.
Son, when we will be in the fire line, will be also…
… And this is that he is funny.
It is well, a step to the front, felt. e joins it the others.
I can make a personal question?
How it is remained so strong?
Well., I keep a balanced diet…
… I practice race, much cool milk…
… fishing., bombs, but not of this type…
-… and I practice exercises. - It is of California?
Yes, of Anaheim, It knows where is the Disneylândia?
Yes, I know where it is the Disneylândia. It is different, Mr. Gênio.
- Of where it comes? - Of the Gulf of the Winners, it knows?
Yes, I know.
- Which its specialty, welded? - Machine guns, and I am good.
Yes, it is good with paper objects. When it is that you saw somebody to bleed?
Man, I come of the Bronx. There blood, is not new for Alberto Ruiz.
, This is something well that I will have that to see exactly for me.
- We go. - Yes Sir.
Yes, Sir.
Well, they rest, they are winner.
They finish to be elect, voluntary, for Brave Company 3.
The vocês remaining portion is losing. They can follow playing between vocês.
Well, now they are of my squad, they arrange its tralhas for the 14 hours.
They are moved! they are moved!they go. .vão. .vão.!
Nothing badly for an initial reaction.
We will be here waiting…
… nothing badly, better that to be wild.It listens… listens.
It is Digger's Nose. It is not nothing badly.
It is, saying I am you is of first
- I have… obliged. - Of where is its gaita, soldier?
Of Chicago.
Blues” in Chicago has much “.
- Yes, Júnior Weels, Bob Butterfield. - Bob Butterfield is my friend.
- Not! - Yes.
Himemberg Golberg and Al Cooper also.
This face is optimum!, Now, free time will be had.
- I can teach to you, I am not difficult. - Yes?
I am saying, it goes for Brave Company 1, will be in my squad.
- A moment, you not to have this face… - Why?
. It is a protestant of the war.
- Anti-war? - It is this.
- The baboseira Counts that counted to me. - On the war?
It is an unjust war.
I want to say, that U.S.A. is corrupted. E I do not go to fight therefore.
I say that he goes to fight, and still I go to teach to me to touch gaita.
We leave the 14 hours. It arranges its things.
Well, we go moving in them, they are moved, they go, they go, they go…
- Somebody knows the 2 º Goldman lieutenant? - Yes I am Goldman Lieutenant.
- I am Sergeant of this squad. - Where is its greeting, Sergeant?
We go to cagar in these faces, Sergeant. We go, we go.
Welcome Brave Company 1, Gentleman.
It looks at, is scared?
I am only giving one looked at.
I also.
- It takes. - Obliged.
It hears, Sergeant…
We will go to the Vietcongs or not?
I only wait its order to lead.
Vietcongs, Vietcongs.
That devils?
- It finds that age of truth. - It is well, is an initiation for them.
- I feel very, Sergeant. - It does not make plus this.
- To be wanted can go with the Jeep. - Not all good, I will go with them, Sergeant.
Lode of West Point, Lieutenant?
Not, of the Superior School of Officers.
- Another good boy. - ei, can stop with this.
How much time is in the Vietnam?
I am to the 4 months, and in 3a. mission.
- Its third mission? - Yes.
Perhaps it is half wild.
We go to touch a little.
Well, boys, this are everything. Come well to the house.
They follow me with its things. This way.
We go, they move themselves, they move themselves!
Lieutenant, goes that trench, somebody wants to speak to it.
Debtor, Sergeant.
We go, we go, we go. They leave, leave.
- Sir Forgives. - Yes.
Goldman lieutenant in service.
I am Rusty Wallas.
It rests.
- Had a good trip? - Yes Gentleman, debtor.
- Of where you come Myron? - Of New York, Queens, Gentleman.
- Then he has house in NY. - Obliged, Sir Sir…
Congratulations.
It knows?, it had a General celebrity Goldman in the World War II.
Yes Sir, probably my father, Martin Goldman…
… he got Medal of Honor of the Congress for its huge value.
He must be difficult to be equal.
Yes, Sir.
He knows that they thought that we two, were players of baseball…
… and I game soccer.
Well., I wait to follow the tradition of my father…
… and with optimism, surpassing in some aspects.
Tomorrow he will be in the Myron command, and we will go the same behind bastard…
-… that he attacked in them in the other night. - Yes, Sir.
I do not want to send a new Lieutenant without it has many alternatives.
I go to give advice the same to you that I give to all the new Lieutenants.
If it bases on the experience of its Sergeant,
they know it to the men and they trust it.
My Sergeant is the Anderson, Sir?
Yes it is.
- Has some problem with this Myron? - Not Sir, the Sergeant in certain way… [00:22:54.89]
… he is a good man. He gives a chance to it.
Yes Sir, is everything Sir?
- Yes, excused. - Obliged, Sir.
They remain seated. We are in lodging.
In front.
- This bed is busy? - It was.
It was?
It was of the Mickey. It came back toward house,
in a plastic bag.
One of the truest and good friend, if was…
E this?
It was of the Williams, had not been able to find its parts to place in a bag.
Man, and I go to sleep in this cursed soil.
They are not worried about me.
It swims goes to kill Clyde Lawrence.
What it had? they never turn before a black speaking?
Not so ugly expensive one thus.
It is with some problem, mamy?
- There they come, come they there! - It is a patrol, are fast!
This happens frequently?
- They prepare In them for the procedure. - It happens to each night, garotão.
They in them attack, attack we them… are as to make sex until to go crazy.
They are not worried, will finish in some minutes.
For God.
They leave me to leave! They leave me to leave!
They leave - Me to leave! - She stops, are very close, is here!
- She is there! - What?
A rat, I hate rats
Not, not skirt daqui!
For God they leave, me to leave!
- For God they leave, me to leave! - It is calmed, walks!
This is not great thing, man.
- It is well, where is? - That way.
That way?
- Yes. - very well friends, go off.
He takes this, dirty rat.
men, in the other night we lose many friends.
Now we have the chance of avenging in them.
We have you inform of a great group of North Vietnamese troops…
… in the outskirts, that never before we had seen in this part of the South.
However, we go we withhold them.
Now, they are here.
The Company Bravo and Charlie iscas will be ours.
we will leave, we will make contact, and then the attack will be sudden.
The classic dispersion and escape.
Leader of squadron, revises its men.
I cannot believe, iscas., it lived of fishes with iscas…
Of that, for everything this, war.
Percell, goes to have that to join them, or if not, they will sound as rattlesnakes.
It paid for this, Taylor?
Sergeant, I want that it knows that I did not change my opinion.
I do not go to fight.
Horn listens, because today I do not go to argue with you…
… it finishes its protest here, is understanding?
our lives are in game, and each one goes to depend on the other.
It looks at, Percell, it brings the radio.
Now he is an operator of Radio Telephone, have I it between me and the Lieutenant.
He gives the radio to it.
We go, we go carregue it.
they go.
They are prepared!
OK! this is very good.
We go to enter burning!
Well, gentlemen, literally!
They polish, they polish, they polish!
- We go! - All Follow me!
We go, we go!
It is moved until it!
Doctor, doctor!
they are in leaving!
Now… we go!
They kill them kill, them!
Doctor!
We go personal, follow advancing!
Doctor!
- We go, we go, we go! - Not Lieutenant, does not leave it!
He is lowered, Is lowered!
Lieutenant, if lowers!
They advance in the trees! Sergeant covers, me!
If it lowers. he is lowered, we will call for radio, that they put in charge themselves!
I am in the command, and will take these trees! He goes to follow my orders!
You go to die, equal to this man! Horn!
It brings the radio!
It supports, supports.
Red Line, I am Brave 2.
It points in the Whiskey Delta I join. 0-0-9.
It looks for in the trees, are there, exchange.
I will open way, in row with smoke.
Correct, Sergeant.
Good, Red Line, Brave 2, frees one in the 0-0-5-4-6, exchange.
Received, us we copy.
It saw Lieutenant, everything what she has that to make is to leave with the armed, thus nothing is lost.
It follows shooting, Baker! They shoot, we go, continue shooting!
Fire!
- where it is its weapon, welded? - I lost in the helicopter.
- You what? - I am not fighting, Sir.
Vocês two, will face the Martial Cut when to come back.
Horn, you is incredible. Simply incredible.
- How can somebody survive to this? - It is remained, intent.
It is remained intent.
This is frightful, does not have bodies, does not have nothing.
- It is moved that way. - It does not have nothing.
A blood track, has a blood track here.
- It goes that way. - Good, they follow the track…
… they keep the opened eyes, can be in watching.
Lieutenant, calls the 6 and says to them that in we will delay them…
… therefore we must find the place stops joining in them to the remaining portion of the Company.
It seems that it is taking many decisions, Sergeant.
- I only try to help, Lieutenant. - It gives this to Me.
Brave 6, here Brave 2, exchange.
Brave 6, here ahead Brave 2.
Brave 6, here Brave 2, we are to a km the Northwest of the coordinates…
… we have a blood track, we go to follow direction west, exchange.
For west we copy, it, exchange.
That is brilliant!, if it assumed that we would be a complete Company, and not half squad.
Man, the Lieutenant has much that to learn.
Better that he learns fast, or go to put it one cursed bullet.
Six, we lose the blood track completely…
… we request that they collect in them in the coordinates, exchange.
Negative, I want that they encircle to IF, the remaining portion of the company will aterrisará in 2-2-3-4-7-2.
I repeat, 2-2-3-4-7-2, exchange.
Received, we will find in them in 2-2-3-4-7-2, I disconnect.
Well gentlemen, us we go to the Southeast, we will join in them to the remaining portion of the Company.
Oh. yes!
- Well, they are moved, they moved. - We go Percell, we go, we go.
Taylor, that is making? fast, we go.
Sergeant.
- Taylor Looks at. - What?
It says me, and either honest, honest of truth,
- Already it killed somebody? - It depends, of who question?
- It only answers the question, - it does not ask.
As the GTO, with purple ceiling, lowered and splices, man.
It looks at, keeps silent.
- You do not like cars? - I do not hate the cars.
Taste very of the tunnels.
- As soon as it is of New York, friend? - Care Has, flat and ugly face…
It does not call me ugly flat and.
They hear, are quiet!
- What it has there? - A wire.
Oh! yes.
- What it is seeing? - C4.
- Johnson, has eagle eyes. - He is. my back one…
- Lieutenant, has C4 explosives.
For what I see, we can detonate, or embed with the others,…
… we can disarm it.
- It Disarms. - It is well.
You must have a mother, lizard.
My mother?
Yes, its mother.
- Here it is. - Beautiful girl?
They are calmed, we go, are of well open eyes. They are moved, slowly.
Percell, goes to have that to go in the front, while Johnson is with the Willy.
We go, we go.
They see where step on.
Which is the problem? It does not like, Baker? If touch!
We go, is a poor lizard.
Ruiz, comes back here!
- A little Waits. - Ruiz!
Ruiz, comes back here.
- Vi the hiding place of the rats. - Where?
There, to banish we go them, certain?
Well, it comes back until the Lieutenant, now, but in silence.
very well, today it is its day of luck, Lieutenant.
Up there in that hill.
This must be the quarter that we were searching.
very well, I go to call for the radio the CO so that they give a stroll this way.
with certainty.
We go, are remained lowered, in I silence, are moved.
Brave 6, here Brave 2, exchange.
Its Brave position 2.
Co-ordinated 4-0-6-3-7-9. We have an enemy encampment.
Vietcongs.
Lottery, What they need, exchange.
We want artillery.
Copied.
We go, are moved.
For God, it sees Sergeant, it sees this Sergeant, it is a wire.
Quiet Lawrence, if does not move.
He is where is, man.
They are not worried, I am well.
I do not go to go to no place. I find that I ruined everything, Sergeant.
I find I activated that it a bit.
For God.
- I only go to leave daqui mor… - It is quiet Law, quiet.
We go, are escaping! They shoot!
Fire!
- We go Horn! - Brave 6, here Brave 2!
We have enemy fire the 5 minutes.
We go to have problems to leave daqui.
Where demons are the artillery?
I repeat: we cannot open fire of this time. We have helicopters in the area, exchange.
Helicopters in this area? Therefore they say who leave from there!
Part support, part air support.
very well control, sends me well armed birds, goes.
It waits, I go to verify.
- To the devil with them, we go with the staff. - I have a better idea.
I will give a return for the flank. Ruiz, Johnson!
What he goes to make?
Already, he will understand soon, I wait… Here we go.
Doctor, doctor! They had given to me had made right… me!
they are on of us!
- Man, helps me! - He will be well, will be well.
I was not very… we go.
They shoot, shoot in them!
Excellent, it continues shooting, we we will go for the flank!
soon? We go!
Good! Johnson.
- In agreement Johnson is well here? - I cannot speak.
It was bonitão. In agreement, and these caixotes, must be the ammunition.
- We go baby, we only have one of this. - This is for the Mickey.
We find one cursed to bunker there. We make unusable radio command all.
Hum, very good work, man. It is just what the Division wanted.
Congratulations.
Obliged Gentleman.
I find that the Lieutenant would have to recommend to all for what they had made.
- They do not find? - Good Work.
- I believe that the sergeant deserves the credit. - Oh not, not.
It learned fast. Now I go to start to look like itself as Lieutenant.
I go to start to be a good sergeant.
Care!
- You are sergeant well? - Yes.
They do not go off, will make right the Horn.
Debtor. You are well?
Matei…
I killed it…
Not, what it made was to save us, and I find that is this that we must make.
It makes a favor to you yourselves, of the next time uses one of these.
The war goes badly.
Perhaps, but the question is not this.
Legendas: aRGENTeaM Tradu��o: Marza Zerbinato e A. Morinico Revis�o: J. Ritter