51 That's what happens to a man when he's talking to a beautiful woman. 52 It happens when you're not watching my lips, Joe. 53 Watch this. 54 You're a mess, Joe. You're not fooling anybody. 55 No, Rita. He's a mess. 56 I'm getting better every day. 57 You got a perforated eardrum, Enders. Your equilibrium's all screwy. 58 You can't go back to war if you can't stand up. 59 Let's go, marines. This war ain't gonna wait forever. Let's go. 60 Joe... 61 Why don't you just stay here, Joe? 62 Somebody's gotta keep the WAVES company. 63 Are you gonna help me or not? 64 Marked improvement. 65 And his left ear is the worse of the two? 66 It's... amazing. 67 TBYhasn't got the range of the TBX. 68 So you may need a relay to get your transmission to command post. 69 But what it really comes down to is speed and accuracy under pressure. 70 Transcribe now. 71 Victor, Victor. This is X-ray. Over. 72 Damn it! We got a unit under fire! 73 We're losing men. 74 I need this message decrypted. 75 "Request fire support. We have target at one-one-niner, Baker one-five." 76 "Pillbox with heavy machine gun. Fire at will." 77 Beginner's luck. 78 You're up, mac. 79 - Corporal Enders reporting, sir. - At ease. 80 You've done well as a marine, Corporal. 81 Better than you did as a civilian. 82 Stole a motorbike, crashed it. Got kicked out of high school. 83 Assault and battery... on one Father Crispin O'Donnell? 84 A priest? 85 Assistant principal at Archbishop Keenan High School, sir, and head disciplinarian. 86 Public-school boy myself. 87 Some minor problems in boot. 88 A commendation for valor in Shanghai. 89 And you made a hell of a stand on the Solomons. 90 Tough bit of business there, huh? 91 Pretty tough, sir. 92 But you're prepared to jump right back into it? 93 Yes, sir. Very much so. 94 Very much so. 95 Well... 96 The Japs have pretty much busted every code we've thrown at 'em, Corporal. 97 You men on the Solomons were lost to a broken code. 98 Tell me something. You ever run into any Indians on the Solomons? 99 - Indians, sir? - Navajo, to be exact. 100 The Corps has developed a new code based on their language. |