We Were Soldiers

them anything. 405 00:29:38,203 --> 00:29:40,103 - Politicians? - Politicians... 406 00:29:46,146 --> 00:29:47,146 ♪ Hold me. ♪ 407 00:29:48,148 --> 00:29:49,148 ♪ Hold me. ♪ 408 00:29:50,150 --> 00:29:52,118 ♪ Never let me go... ♪ 409 00:29:52,218 --> 00:29:54,118 ♪ ...until you told me... ♪ 410 00:29:54,220 --> 00:29:56,120 ♪ ...told me... ♪ 411 00:29:56,222 --> 00:29:58,122 ♪ ...what I want to know... ♪ 412 00:29:58,224 --> 00:30:01,126 ♪ ...and then just hold me. ♪ 413 00:30:01,228 --> 00:30:03,128 ♪ Hold me... ♪ 414 00:30:03,230 --> 00:30:07,132 ♪ Make me tell you ♪ ♪ I'm in love with you... ♪ 415 00:30:17,178 --> 00:30:18,178 Thank you, Sir. 416 00:30:19,181 --> 00:30:21,240 By the way, Hal, since we're being deployed... 417 00:30:21,349 --> 00:30:23,146 ...they're renumbering the units. 418 00:30:23,251 --> 00:30:25,151 You're now the Commanding Officer... 419 00:30:25,253 --> 00:30:27,153 ...of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry. 420 00:30:31,193 --> 00:30:32,193 The 7th? 421 00:30:33,195 --> 00:30:34,958 The same regiment as Custer. 422 00:30:39,202 --> 00:30:40,202 Thank you, Sir. 423 00:30:41,204 --> 00:30:45,163 ♪ They told me: "be sensible ♪ ♪ with your love". ♪ 424 00:30:45,274 --> 00:30:48,175 ♪ Don't be fooled... ♪ 425 00:30:48,277 --> 00:30:51,178 ♪ ...they missed the last ♪ ♪ you've find. ♪ 426 00:30:52,215 --> 00:30:57,176 ♪ But they never suited ♪ ♪ after you... ♪ 427 00:30:57,287 --> 00:31:01,121 ♪ ...when you take me in ♪ ♪ your arms... ♪ 428 00:31:01,225 --> 00:31:05,127 ♪ ...and I'll go slowly out of ♪ ♪ my mind. ♪ 429 00:31:06,163 --> 00:31:08,131 ♪ Kiss me... kiss me. ♪ 430 00:31:09,166 --> 00:31:11,134 ♪ And when you do I'll know... ♪ 431 00:31:11,235 --> 00:31:14,136 ♪ ...that you will miss me. ♪ 432 00:31:14,238 --> 00:31:15,239 ♪ Miss me. ♪ 433 00:31:16,174 --> 00:31:19,143 ♪ Did we ever say... ♪ 434 00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:21,144 ♪ ...I've been so kiss me. ♪ 435 00:31:21,246 --> 00:31:22,246 ♪ Kiss me. ♪ 436 00:31:23,181 --> 00:31:25,149 ♪ Let me tell you... ♪ 437 00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:27,150 ♪ ...I'm in love with you. ♪ 438 00:31:33,191 --> 00:31:34,192 ♪ Kiss me. ♪ 439 00:31:35,194 --> 00:31:37,162 ♪ Kiss me. ♪ ♪ And when you do I'll know... ♪ 440 00:31:37,263 --> 00:31:39,163 ♪ ...that you will miss me... ♪ 441 00:32:49,205 --> 00:32:51,173 Look around you. 442 00:32:53,209 --> 00:32:55,177 In the 7th Cavalry... 443 00:32:56,212 --> 00:32:58,180 ...we've got a Captain from the Ukraine... 444 00:33:00,216 --> 00:33:02,116 ...another from Puerto Rico... 445 00:33:03,152 --> 00:33:06,121 ...we got Japanese, Chinese, Blacks... 446 00:33:06,222 --> 00:33:08,123 ...Hispanics, Cherokee Indians... 447 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,128 ...Jews and Gentiles... 448 00:33:13,163 --> 00:33:15,131 ...all Americans. 449 00:33:16,166 --> 00:33:18,134 Now here in the States... 450 00:33:18,235 --> 00:33:20,135 Some men... 451 00:33:20,237 --> 00:33:22,137 ...in this unit... 452 00:33:22,239 --> 00:33:25,140 ...may experience discrimination because of race or creed. 453 00:33:26,177 --> 00:33:28,145 But for you and me now... 454 00:33:29,180 --> 00:33:31,148 ...all that is gone. 455 00:33:32,183 --> 00:33:34,151 We're moving into the Valley... 456 00:33:34,252 --> 00:33:36,152 ...of the Shadow of Death. 457 00:33:37,188 --> 00:33:39,554 Where you will watch the back... 458 00:33:39,658 --> 00:33:40,778 ...of the man next to you... 459 00:33:40,859 --> 00:33:42,156 ...as he will watch yours. 460 00:33:43,194 --> 00:33:45,163 And you won't care what color he is... 461 00:33:46,198 --> 00:33:49,167 ...or by what name he calls God. 462 00:33:50,202 --> 00:33:52,170 They say we're leaving home. 463 00:33:55,207 --> 00:33:57,175 We're going to what home... 464 00:33:57,276 --> 00:33:59,176 Was always supposed to be. 465 00:34:01,147 --> 00:34:04,117 So let us understand the situation. 466 00:34:05,152 --> 00:34:07,120 We are going into battle... 467 00:34:08,155 --> 00:34:11,124 ...against a tough and determined enemy. 468 00:34:15,162 --> 00:34:17,130 I can't promise you... 469 00:34:18,165 --> 00:34:21,134 ...that I will bring you all home alive. 470 00:34:23,171 --> 00:34:25,139 But this I swear... 471 00:34:26,174 --> 00:34:29,143 ...before you and before almighty God... 472 00:34:29,243 --> 00:34:32,144 ...that when we go into battle... 473 00:34:33,181 --> 00:34:36,150 ...I will be the first to set foot on the field... 474 00:34:37,185 --> 00:34:40,154 ...and I will be the last to step off... 475 00:34:42,191 --> 00:34:45,160 ...and I will leave no one behind. 476 00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:52,167 Dead or alive... 477 00:34:54,203 --> 00:34:57,172 ...we will all come home together... 478 00:34:59,208 --> 00:35:01,109 ...so help me God. 479 00:38:28,162