All language subtitles for Tour of Duty S01E06 Burn, Baby, Burn

Not in my platoon!

[ddd]

Yee-haw!

Whoo!

[SOLDIERS CHEERING AND WHOOPING]

PATRON: I think
I'm in love.

d ...With a lonesome whistle
Blowing d

d And the youngest dreamer
Floating on the Rhine d

Sing it, girl.

SINGER: d Like a freight train
Leaving town d

d Not knowing where I'm bound d

d And the one
Who changed my mind d

d But Mama tried d

d And I turned 21 d

d And freezing
Doing life... d

Whoo!

[MEN CHEERING]

d ...But Mama tried d

d Mama tried
To raise me better d

d But a bleeding heart knows d

d That there's only me
To blame d

d 'Cause Mama tried dd

[ALL CHEERING]

See, that's some real
American music.

[MEN CHEERING]

I'm glad
we came out tonight.

The soul buzz at the base
like to have drove me crazy.

[MEN CHEERING]

[TALKING AND CHEERING STOP]

You get the feeling

we're not wanted here,
brother Don?

Looks that way to me.

We definitely change
the complexion of things

around here, that's for sure.

I'm trying real hard

to learn
that new handshake

I've seen you boys doing.

I can never figured out

why it takes homeboys
10 minutes

just to say hello.

Must not have
a whole lot else to do.

Yeah, maybe they need
all that time

just to figure out
what they say.

Or maybe he needs
a little dancing...

Do the bugaloo.

I thought it was
the boogaloo.

What do you boys want?

Hey, look,
Percell said he'd meet us here.

Well, you don't see him, do you?

I knew he'd have
more class

than to hang out
in a joint like this?

Yeah, you can get going
about 10 seconds ago, boy.

Did he call you "boy"
or "Roy?"

Hey, man, let's
get out of here.

Four beers now.

Uh-uh.

You know, I may have to ride
the same buses

and use the same toilets
as y'all,

but there ain't nothing to say
I got to socialize with you.

Now, I know there ain't
no signs up here

spelling out for you
loud and clear,

but you know the deal.

In case you ain't heard,
all deals are off.

Don't do it, man.

I'm warning you.

Man, you ain't nothing to me.

Let 'em be, boys.

Come on!

You got him!

All right!

There you go!

Oh, well.

What about those beers?

Not if I was dying of thirst.

Watch out, you guys.
You're bunching up.

Ambush!

Sniper! Sniper!

[SHOUTING]

[GUNSHOTS FIRING]

Where's he at?

I don't know.

I think he's my 11:00.

I'm not sure.

Innis!

Yo.

I'm gonna cover for you.
You get the right flank.

Go!

Go!

I got you man.

I'll cover you! Go!

Get him!

Oh!

Got him, man.

My leg!
My leg! My leg!

They got him, man.

No!

Where the hell
were you, man?

My gun jammed!

Mighty convenient time, sucker.

What are you saying?

You know what I'm saying.

I'm saying that I can't be
losing people like this.

My gun jammed, man!

Let it go.
Let it go!

It's over.
Let it go.

It's over for him.
For me, it's just beginning.

Now, you get this scum
out of my face

and don't be asking me
to cover for him.

Hey, Tucker, I don't
want to hear that.

You know
these weapons jam.

Jammed, huh?

MINISTER: Thou preparest
the table before me

in the presence of mine enemies.

Thou anointest my head with oil.

My cup runneth over.

Surely, goodness and mercy
shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell

in the house of the Lord
forever.

These brave young men

made the ultimate sacrifice
for their brethren

and for their country.

They have given their lives
so that others might walk free.

[HELICOPTER APPROACHING]

They will not enjoy
the bounties of life

on this earth,

so we ask you, oh, Lord...

to welcome their souls
into heaven.

Platoon dismissed.

What am I gonna tell his mother?

LT will write her.

That woman helped raise me, man.

I've got to write her.

She thought we were fools

to volunteer
for a second tour...

but I just kept on pushing.

How come
you came back?

I don't know.

Things in the world
just got so crazy.

What the hell have I done?

Man, niggers around here
are bad enough.

They're going crazy
back home.

Burning down Detroit.

Most of it.

Big riot
in New Jersey too,

and some place
in Maryland.

Man, this right
brown boy

wants to torch
the whole damn country.

Well, where's he going
to sleep afterwards, huh?

INNIS: I don't know...

but I tell you,
it's serious.

Man, who knows what these boys
are gonna do next.

You know,
it's just like them

trying to hang
Darden's death on me.

If I wanted that nig dead,
I'd have shot him straight out.

Nat's really crying
about him being gone.

I'll tell you what.

With all these riots
spreading like wildfire,

I reckon it's time
us white folks

stand up
before they walk all over us.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, boy...

I reckon it's time

we make a little...
statement of our own.

Oh, yeah.

I never showed this to you,

did I?
No.

Put this up right up here
in the doorway.

I can't believe it.

It look like they bombed
the place.

Detroit, my home.

My uncle used to live

about a block away
from all of this.

If you can call being
in the rat hole living.

I used to play
right on this corner.

Forty people killed.

Something's gonna happen
to my family.

Bad enough,

the pigs shooting
and gassing our people

in their own homes,

but look at

who else
is doing it,

bringing
in the honky troops

to take care
of business.

Some of them dudes
were Vietnam vets, man.

Yeah.

They training them
over here

to annihilate us
back there.

Black man shouldn't even
be fighting this war.

Maybe it's like
Muhammad Ali said,

"No Vietcong
ever called me nigger."

Amen.

I hear that.

[GUYS WHOOPING
AND CHEERING]

Oh, no.

Tell me
I ain't seeing this, man.

[CHEERING AND LAUGHING]

Yeah, man,
you seeing it,

but you ain't gonna be
seeing it for long.

Let's go tear
that sucker down.

Now, just be cool, man.

When the officers
see it,

they'll make them
take it down.

Those peckerwoods
down home

call you "Uncle Johnson?"

Look, just back off,
Tucker.

Now, trash like Innis

is gonna always
be around.

Look, man.

If you're selling
that "slow change" jive,

this is one blood
who ain't buying.

Now, let's go grab that rag.

Whoo-hoo!

That's real white of you, Innis.

Thank you.

But it got to come down.

I don't think you're the man
for the job, Tucker.

You're disrespecting
every black man in the unit.

I'm real sorry you blacks
take it that way.

Man, you all are sure
getting sensitive lately.

You hear
what your people

are doing back home?

Man, I think
it's a crying shame,

all that freedom.

Think about it.

I think
you ought to be

taking down
the Yankee flag.

Take it down, Innis,

before
there's trouble.

Ain't gonna be no trouble,

Johnson.

Now, you from
down home.

You show
some sense.

You just
take your boys

and walk away.

Who you calling "boy," Innis?

Take it down.

Hold it... like you said,
I'm from down home.

I'll take it down.

Yeah,
you go get it.

Sorry, boy.

Just an accident.

Just like your gun jamming
for Darden, right?

Break it up!

The flag comes down.

Get off me.

I'll get you
next time, man.

The objective is to coordinate
search Binh Jurang,

maybe pick up
some NVA activity

out of there tonight.

You'll set up
a night defensive position

near the LZ.

Keep LPs out all night

and move on Binh Jurang
in the morning.

Aren't we telegraphing
the operation

by leaving
this afternoon?

The bad guys
are supposed to think

you're part
of Alpha company's

sweep of the valley.

Once you've
secured the hamlet,

Lieutenant Minh, your job
will be--

My job will be to find
and interrogate

Vietcong sympathizers.

I know my job well, captain.

Well, enough said, then.

You got any questions?

We'd like to delay going out
for a couple of days.

We're not sure
we can control the men.

Tucker.

Captain, don't
get me wrong now.

That man's a good soldier.

He got a bronze star
and a silver star

his first tour here.

It's just sometimes these guys
go over the edge,

and-- and it's impossible
to get them back.

I'd like to be able
to help you guys out,

but brigade says
this one is important.

Well, then, I think

we ought to transfer
Tucker and Innis out.

This racial stuff
is blowing up

all over the place.

If I move Tucker and Innis
on to somebody else,

I may get even worse in return.

No, you deal with them now.

Yes, sir.

Looks like
our ride's here.

Hey, you guys ready
for another one?

Ready for you
to didi, white meat.

Lighten up, dude.

Percell, don't play
that trash.

Besides,

he's the best shot
in the platoon.

So what?

Why don't you go over with Innis

and your other
honky confederates?

PERCELL:
Because I'm over here.

I don't think
like those guys, Tucker.

I was taught to judge a man
by what he does, not his color.

What do you want,

the Nobel Peace Prize?

[CHUCKLES]

Wow, Tucker,
you and Innis

got a lot more in common
than you know.

You guys aren't buying
this stuff, right?

Look, don't put me
in the same breath

as that cracker.

Then do me the same courtesy.

Why don't you guys
lay off, man.

Now, look, he ain't
got nothing to it.

Get hip, farmer boy,
before it's too late.

The time is coming

when you're gonna have
to choose sides.

Well, the time's here

when we're going on a mission--
together.

[ddd]

I want two of that.

You want
one of these?

You want two of these?

Yeah.

For one piece...

Okay, okay, okay.

Okay, thank you.

You're welcome.

That ought
to fix them, Jeremiah.

Yeah, I reckon.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Time to establish
a little brotherhood.

All right.

Hey, there, Johnson.

What you want, Innis?

Now, no need to be unfriendly.

I just wanted to bury
the hatchet and the fence,

all that good stuff.

You mean bury
the hatchet

in my back, right?

I'm talking about brotherhood,
Johnson, you know.

Let's get rid of all that--
that nigger and honky talk,

and let's get
some equality here.

Hey, look.

I don't know what your game is,
all right, but I ain't playing.

Game?

Just democracy.

We over here
to protect the world

from the international
communist conspiracy,

and I reckon
we won't do much a job of it

if we're always
at each other's throats.

Am I right?

Well, action speaks
louder than words.

And you going to see
some real good ones.

Let's smoke the peace pipe
on it, huh?

Thanks, but I don't smoke.

I take very good.

Oh, you likey menthol, huh?

Well, why not?

Let's let everybody in
on this deal,

white... black...

and yellow.

Hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey.

[SPEAKS VIETNAMESE]

What in the hell
do you think you're doing?

Oh, relax, sarge.

Don't get your eyes crossed
over some gook.

You call me sergeant.

And that ain't a gook.
That's a soldier.

He's got his butt
on the line out here

just as much
as anybody.

Sounds like Yankee talk to me.

Oh, just listen to yourself,
would you, please, Innis?

You know what scares me
most about you, Innis,

is I might have ended up
something like you.

How's that?

You wouldn't understand

because you think
you're an original, don't you?

Huh?

Well, you ain't.

I spent a whole lifetime
around people like you,

and what you got

is a case of
the white trash syndrome, boy.

And you got it real bad.

Equality, huh?

I say we ought
to frag the sucker.

You gonna do it?

What about you, Marcus?

You wouldn't be
shedding any tears

if we did.

Hey, you're talking
about murder, man.

It sounds more like
pest control to me.

I thought I was talking
about self-defense.

The clown's already
started a fight with you.

Now, he's trying

to blow up cigarettes
in your face.

You ain't
the kind of man

who wouldn't
defend yourself.

Now, you know better than that.

Suppose you was
in Detroit, man...

Saw all these honkies

coming to burn down
your crib,

put your family

out in the street,
or worse.

Yeah?

Try and imagine it, man.

What would you do?

You know what I'd do.

If anybody mess
with my family, man,

I don't care who it is,
I'd frag 'em.

That's what
we talking about, blood.

Family.

All right, Jenkins.

Make sure you've got
a clear field of fire

at all times here.

All right?

Taylor,
you all right?

Fine, sarge.

All right.
All right.

[ddd]

[GULPS]

Look, I told you, sir,
I was asleep.

Is this your bayonet?

Now, everybody knows

I keep green tape
on my bayonet--

Johnson, is this your bayonet?

Yes, sir.

ANDERSON: Well, it's also
the bayonet

that wound up
in Innis' back.

Now, how
do you explain that?

I can't explain it.

It didn't just jump
out of your scabbard, man.

Nobody saw you sleeping.

Nobody saw me kill Innis.

And, look, if I did kill him,

you think I'd be dumb enough
to leave my bayonet there?

Marvin, everybody saw you guys
going at it.

LT, this is Johnson
we're talking about.

Taylor, get out of here.

He ain't no killer.
Taylor.

But, LT..

Taylor.

He ain't no killer.

Hey, look, why are you trying
to pin this on me, damn it?

Now, you know
what kind of soldier

I am, lieutenant.

All right, Johnson.

Now, we're pulling out of here
in a few minutes.

Now, the body and the bayonet
are going back to brigade.

I got to tell you, man,

they're gonna do
a full investigation at CID.

That's it.

I'd love to scrap
this whole mission,

but the old man told me
battalion said no way.

Now, LT, I know

you don't think
Johnson did it.

Under ordinary
circumstances,

I'd say no.

But this racial crap

has got everybody's
blood boiling.

Damn.

Marvin.

For what it's worth,
I don't think you did it.

Now ain't
the time, Danny.

Well, I just wanted to let--

Danny!

Have it your way.

What you doing,
Percell?

I'm sneaking around

looking for someone
to stab.

Got any suggestions?

You think it's funny, huh?

A joke?

This outfit, this war,

the whole damn thing's
turned into a joke.

I got no time to be fat mouthing
with some honky.

Hey, look,
take the time, Tucker.

Take the time.
Do me a favor.

Enlighten me
to what this blackness

is all about.

Don't be pushing me, man.

I ain't pushing, Tucker.

Look, I'm just a hick
from Montana.

I hardly ever saw a black man
till I joined the Army.

So what's your point?

It seems to me that y'all
had the short end of the stick

for a long time.

But why do you want
to turn your backs

on people that have
nothing against you?

Aw, man.

Don't "Aw, man" me, Tucker.
Tell me something.

What do you want, whitey?

A little bedtime story
about being poor

and fighting the rats for a bed,

about seeing
my father's spirit break

and watching my mother

turn into an old woman
before she was 40?

About doing
the tour in 'Nam

and then
going back home

to the same old
garbage?

Did you think the world
was gonna change?

I don't know
what I thought, man.

I went back proud
to have done my duty

for my country.

Really thought I found a home
in the Army.

What happened?

Nothing, man...

except maybe the rats
got fatter.

Man, I could have
died over here

fighting in
this white man's war,

but back home,
I ain't no better than dirt.

So you came back here.

That's because I don't know
where I belong no more.

So forgive me
if I can't let go of my hatred.

I got nothing else
to hold on to.

We got to stick together, guys.

That Johnson's
dangerous.

Johnson is the best soldier
in this platoon.

Yeah, and he didn't
kill that jerk, either.

That "jerk" was my buddy.

What are you, Baker,
a nigger-lover?

No. He loves greasers.

That's why we're partners.

Whose side are you on?

Not yours, bro.

When you're done
with the bloods,

you're probably gonna
come after the Spics.

and then it'll be
the Jewish lieutenant,

probably surfers after that.

Well, ain't that just--

Get out of here, man.

This stuff's bringing me
way down, and I don't like it.

So why don't you just
didi out of my area.

All right, people,
let's saddle up.

Let's get it done.

Just wanted you
to know

that the brothers
are behind you, man.

Maybe they can help
find the guy that did Innis.

Look, in case you don't know,
murder ain't my thing.

Look, just be cool, blood.

We ain't gonna let you
get railroaded.

Hey, look,
do me a favor, Tucker.

Just stay out of my life,
you hear?

Partner's got
no appreciation

at all, man.

[ddd]

Yeah, they're getting
real confident now.

We're gonna have
to block off

that far corner.

Yeah, yeah.

Horn. Horn.

Tiger Six,
this is Bravo Two Six.

Over.

Roger, Two Six.

Six, I want you to block
on the east.

We'll come in on the west
and the south. Go.

Roger, Two Six.
We come when you need us.

All right.

I want you
to take the first squad

and take the third squad.

You sweep around to the west,
we'll just head on in.

And let's take some prisoners.

If they'll let us.

[ddd]

[SCREAMS]

Watch it!
Punji stakes!

That sucker's gonna beat it! Go!

Flank him!
Flank him!

Get it on!

Go!

Three teams on the hooches.

Taylor!

Good work,
Johnson.

All right, I want teams of two
on the hooches.

Keep your eyes peeled.

There's probably
NVA in there.

All right, Tucker, Percell.

Yo!

ANDERSON:
You start down left.

Johnson, Wall.

Yo.
You got the middle.

Taylor, Hall.

Up top there. Let's move.

I said move it!

What in the hell
is wrong with you?

Can't you see, sarge?

Nobody in this outfit

wants their back
to anybody else.

I say the hell with y'all.

Get up!

No, stay down!
Stay where you are.

Why?

If we move, they'll kill us.

I'll get lieutenant
to call in artillery.

Damn it.

[GUNSHOTS]

Nothing.

We had them,
and now we got nothing.

And where the hell
were you guys, huh?

I'll tell you something.

I'm ashamed to have you guys
in my command.

Not only did we lose
the intelligence,

we lost the enemy.

And you know what?

While you guys were waging
your private little war,

these guys got greased.

If the honky was looking
instead of being a crybaby,

none of this
would've happened.

I suppose you wouldn't
have said a word

if you'd been stuck.

In the first place,

I wouldn't have been dumb enough
to get stuck,

and I wouldn't
have screamed if I had.

I reckon animals don't feel pain
like real people.

You gob of spit.

Shut up. Just shut up!

Will you listen
to what I'm saying here,

or are you
too thick?

Now, why, huh?

Why are you
doing this?

TUCKER: Because
it's the truth.

No, the truth is

you don't want
to see anybody get along.

Give you nothing
to complain about.

Now, how can I trust you dudes

when you go and hang Johnson
out to dry?

Johnson is not hung yet.

And I'm going to make sure
he gets a fair trial.

Oh, white man's justice.

You know what,
Tucker?

There is no room here
for what you're spreading.

One more time,

that's one more time
for all of you,

and you're all gonna be
hung out to dry.

You ain't seen nothing yet, boy.

Okay, Ron, could
you get that

on the left side?

Morales, get
your butt over here.

Let's go.

Okay, Sergeant.
I'll be right there.

It's a shame this thing
was ever pulled down.

Well, this rebel's gonna put it
back up.

Where are you
going, Alan?

Outside, sir.

That belonged
to the effects

of PFC Innis.

You know, I got a lot of respect
for Southern courage and pride,

but this thing
is over, Alan.

Now that I got my baby
all cleaned up,

I'm gonna be getting
into cutting,

up till tomorrow noon.

I don't want nobody
messing with me, either.

You may have
to attend to business.

Hey, what are you,
man?

Chairman of the board
or something?

I'm just looking out
for my own people, man.

Well, your jive
is wearing real thin, bro.

RUIZ: You know,
when the war comes,

what side you gonna
put me on, huh?

Yeah,
and what about me?

Yo, Johnson.

Yeah, sarge?

Get your stuff.

Where you taking him?

You got the need to know,
soldier?

I got a need to find out.

Brothers are looking after
brothers from now on.

TAYLOR:
Come on, sarge.

You know Johnson
ain't did nothing.

You know as well as I do,
Taylor,

I am only following orders here.

Don't worry, blood.

We ain't going to let them
mess with you.

No, we won't.

Come on.

All right,
listen, Marvin.

We're gonna get
this whole mess cleared up

and we're gonna get you
back to soldiering

like you ought to be.

You ain't got
to fake it, sarge.

I'm in up to my neck,
ain't I?

They don't
have a witness.

They got a weapon.

Now all they need
is a body to hang it on.

Specialist Johnson
reporting as ordered, sir.

I'm sorry, Johnson.

I wish there was something
I could do,

but I have my orders.

So what happens next?

You stay
in the CP tonight.

Tomorrow, you and I go
for a chopper ride

down to brigade.

I am sorry about this, Johnson,

but once the CID
gets into this stuff,

it's out of my hands.

I have to follow
procedure.

Yes, sir.

Lieutenant.

Let's get it together, brothers.

We ain't nothing
if we sit here

and let Johnson
take all the heat.

Well, what are we gonna do?

We can't go take him back.

I say we can.

I don't want
to see this happen.

What's it to you, white meat?

It's a lot to me.

Johnson's a good damn soldier,
and he's my good friend.

I don't see why
we all can't just get together

and go see Captain Wallace.

Yeah, just like
a committee.

You know, Percell,

you becoming
my main white liberal.

First, we form a committee.

Then, we discuss the problems
for another five years

while they put
a hundred niggers

behind bars.

Well, that's-- Tucker,
that's not the way it is.

Maybe you ought
to leave it alone, Danny.

We've got
to work this out

between ourselves,
okay?

You brothers with me or not?

You gonna be strong black men

or you gonna be

a bunch of Uncle Tom
niggers?

Man, you talking about taking on
the United States Army.

I'm talking about
defending our own.

I say we take
the brother back.

I don't know, man.

I'm with you,
but we might be provoking

a little more
than we can handle.

The black man has always
been the underdog.

Ain't nobody
gonna defend us,

so we damn well better
defend ourselves.

If you brothers are with me...

Lock and load.

Probably get 20 years
in Leavenworth.

Twenty years?

Hell, ought to put his butt
in front of a firing squad.

Relax, Hall, before
you have a hemorrhage.

It's those niggers--
a bunch of them with guns.

Coming here?

I don't know.
Maybe to CP.

Looks like one war
ain't enough

for these boys.
Let's go.

Listen up, whiteys.

We want Johnson out here now.

He stays where he is, Tucker.

You ain't the law
around here.

Only law
I see around here

is a bunch of honkies.

We do law for black folks now.

You get in the way,
you pay the price.

Go head on.

Come on.

It's got to happen
sooner or later.

[GUNS COCKING]

Truth is,
I'd rather shoot you all

than the gooks.

Suits me just fine, boy.

But maybe you'd like us
to turn our backs first.

Ain't that the way
it's always been?

Innis is the one
your boys got in the back.

ANDERSON: Hey!

Now, you listen up.

The only people
you're gonna be fighting

are the NVA

that you let get away
this morning.

I tell you
the honest to God truth,

just looking at you pukes

gives me a real bad case
of the jaws.

We're coming
to get Johnson back.

You did, did you?

Yeah, and we aim
to take him back.

Well, you got
a little problem, Tucker.

What's that?

You want Johnson,

you're gonna have to come
through me.

So you come on up.

Not in my platoon!

Not in my platoon.

This is where I live,

and I will do anything necessary
to stop this.

You take this garbage
someplace else.

You find something funny
there, son?

You know, I got
the real impression

that you thought
something was funny there,

didn't you?

No, sir. No, sir.

All right, then, why don't you
take your sense of humor

and get on out of here?

Taylor,

I'm real disappointed
in you, son.

Real disappointed.

What about Johnson?

He's innocent.

You heard me.
He's innocent.

Tam, the little ARVN soldier
that-- that Innis messed with,

they found
his fingerprints

on the bayonet.

Goldman and Wallace
are with him now.

Tam?

Tam, yes,
the little guy

that Innis gave
the cigarette to.

You watch your manners,
gentlemen.

Tucker, can I talk to you
for a minute?

You can talk to me all night.

You're in charge.

You know, uh, your last tour
over here in country

was really something, Tucker--

the Medal of Valor,
two Purple Hearts.

I mean, that's some
heavy-duty soldiering,

Tucker.

Put it all with a dime
and I might get a cup of coffee.

Only if it's a cheap cafe,
you will.

But that's not what
it's all about, anyway,

is it?

You know what
impressed me most

was that soldier's medal
you got

for pulling that woman
out of that river.

You almost got yourself
wasted in the process,

and she wasn't even
the same color

as you are.

That's all, sarge?

No, it's not.

You're a good soldier,
Tucker.

You're a damn good
soldier.

The men
in the platoon

respect you
and look up to you.

You could be a model

for the new guys
coming in.

You can stick your platoon.

Brigade's forming
a new LRRP unit

and I'm transferring
out of here.

And don't think
your problem's over.

The real storm
is on the horizon.

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