101 It's had quite an impact. 102 So much so the navy have decided to go to great lengths to protect it. 103 That's why you're here. 104 You're to pair with one of them, keep his ass safe. 105 Your job is to keep him alive so he can do his job. 106 Begging the major's pardon, but I believe I'd best serve the Corps killing Japs, 107 not baby-sitting some Indian. 108 Enders, we didn't pick your name out of a hat. 109 We need good marines. 110 That's why you're standing here. 111 Take a look. 112 It's a Navajo. Or it was. 113 Tortured to death by Japanese intelligence trying to bust our code. 114 Fortunately, he couldn't help them even if he wanted to. 115 - Sir? - Man's a Navajo, not a codetalker. 116 Code's based on their language, but it is still a code. 117 Tojo would like nothing more than to catch a live one. 118 What I'm about to tell you, Corporal, cannot leave this room. 119 Under no circumstances can you allow your codetalker to fall into enemy hands. 120 Your mission is to protect the code... 121 at all costs. 122 You understand me? 123 Yes, sir, I do. 124 Good. 125 Congratulations. You just made sergeant. 126 Keep those hands vertical. 127 Way to go, marine. 128 Fortino, take over. 129 Hey... That was you, right, sitting in front of the major's office? 130 Yeah. Listen, I'm Pete Henderson. 131 They call me Ox. Not cos of my big muscles or anything. 132 I'm from Oxnard, California. Just north of Hollywood a ways. 133 So you're with JASCO too, huh? 134 Hey, know where we might find 2nd Joint Assault Signal? 135 Hey, know where we might find 2nd Joint Assault Signal? 136 No fucking idea, mac. 137 Thanks. Thanks a bunch. 138 I've never seen so many white men. 139 They've never seen so many Navajo. 140 Looks to me like you got to see a little action there. 141 Me too. 142 Jap sons of bitches shot me right in the ass. 143 You believe that shit? I wasn't running or nothing. 144 So, your duty with JASCO have anything to do with these Navajo radiomen? 145 I'm not at liberty to say. 146 I see you got a new stripe there. Me too. 147 So I'm guessing the orders you can't tell me are the same orders I can't tell you. 148 Hell of a thing, huh? 149 Ain't a democracy, Sergeant. It's the marines. 150 Yeah. |