The Pacific (TV Mini Series)

Basilone (2010)

William Sadler: Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

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• Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : Boys. Division just translated some Jap newspapers that was found on the other side of the Matanikau. Would you care to know what the Nips think of us?

  Marines : Yes, sir!

  [he pulls out a piece of paper and starts reading] 

  Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : "The Americans on this island are not ordinary troops, but Marines: a special force recruited from jails and insane asylums for bloodlust."

  [the Marines all laugh and cheer] 

  Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : They got that right.

  [the Marines laugh again] 

  Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : I got some more good news: rumors that they would never get here to the contrary, the Army just landed.

  [the Marines groan] 

  Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : I know, I know. I want every man in my battalion shaved by 1600.

  Marines : Yes, sir!

  Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : Guess there ain't nothin' much we can do about our dungarees.

  [he turns to Rodriguez] 

  Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller : I figure we're just raggedy-ass Marines. We look this way for a reason.

  Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez : Yes, sir.