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PRIVATE AARON PHILLIPS, 6146825.

AH!

I'M GOING ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME.

WHERE IS THE AMMUNITION?

PRIVATE AARON PHILLIPS, 6146825.

[TYPING]

WHERE AM I?

WELCOME TO PARADISE, SOLDIER.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

PHILLIPS, PRIVATE AARON PHILLIPS.

WELL, I'M SERGEANT MONROE, AND THIS HANDSOME

FELLA HERE IS LT. HILL.

SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT.

WHERE ARE WE?

WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

WELL, BEST WE CAN TELL THIS MAY BE HELL.

SORRY FOR THE RHYME, HOW'D YOU END UP HERE ANYWAY?

WELL, I WAS WITH THE THIRD BATTALION.

WE WERE DOING SOME HUMPING OUT THERE IN SECTOR SIX.

IT WAS AN AMBUSH, SIR.

THEY HAD NOWHERE TO FIRE AT.

WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO WAS AMBUSHING US.

ALL I KNOW IS I WOKE UP WITH MY HEAD TIED TO A TABLE.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANYONE ELSE?

NO, YOU DIDN'T TELL THEM NOTHING DID YOU?

NO, NO, SIR.

JUST MY NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER, AND SERVICE.

THAT'S GOOD.

SERIOUSLY, SIR, DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE?

NO, BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IT AIN'T CLUB MED.

- WHO WAS IT, PRIVATE? - SIR?

THAT INTERROGATED YOU, WAS IT THE CZAR?

YEAH, BIG UGLY GUY, LONG SCAR DOWN SIDE OF HIS CHEEK.

SORRY TO SAY, FELLAS, I DIDN'T CATCH HIS NAME, SIRS,

BUT I GOTTA ADMIT HE WASN'T AN ATTRACTIVE FELLOW.

YEAH, THAT WAS PROBABLY THE CZAR.

LOOKS LIKE HE DID QUITE A NUMBER ON YOU.

YEAH, IT FEELS LIKE THAT.

WISH I COULD SAY I GAVE AS GOOD AS I GOT, BUT I DIDN'T.

WELL YOU DID WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF YOU, PRIVATE.

YOU JUST STICK TO YOUR TRAINING, AND YOU'LL

BE JUST FINE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHY DID THEY TAKE OUR BOOTS, BY THE WAY?

IT'S AN OLD TACTIC, IT KEEPS YOU FROM RUNNING.

THEY PUT GLASS ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CELL.

THAT WAY EVEN IF YOU FIND A WAY OUT,

WE AIN'T GETTING FAR.

SERGEANT, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

ME? I DON'T KNOW, IT'S BEEN GOING ON NINE DAYS NOW.

HILL CHECKED IN HERE ABOUT SIX DAYS AGO.

AND CZAR?

HIM AND HIS GOONS COME BACK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

AND TAKE ONE OF US OUT, ROUGH US UP A BIT.

TRY TO GET US TO TALK.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE?

SO WHERE YOU FROM, PRIVATE?

BOB, SIR, BOB MISSOURI.

BOB, MISSOURI?

THERE'S A PLACE CALLED BOB?

YES, SIRS.

I GUESS THE FOLKS THAT ESTABLISHED THE PLACE WEREN'T

THAT CREATIVE IN NAMING IT.

THAT'S A NICE LOOKING FAMILY, PRIVATE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

THAT'S MY MAGGIE.

PRETTY GIRL. GIRLFRIEND?

YES, SIR.

WELL, SORT OF.

SHE WAS THE DAY BEFORE I SHIPPED OUT.

SHE BROKE UP WITH YOU?

NO, NO SIR.

QUITE THE OPPOSITE, ACTUALLY.

SEE, I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME, AND WELL, I GUESS

NOW SHE'S MY FIANCE'.

YOU ASKED HER TO MARRY YOU THE DAY YOU SHIPPED OUT?

YES, SIR.

CONGRATULATIONS, PRIVATE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW, BUT I REMEMBER IT LIKE

IT WAS YESTERDAY.

- HEY, MOM. - MORNING.

MANNERS, MANNERS, GET A GLASS!

THAT ROOSTER OF YOURS IS A FAILURE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.

THAT'S OKAY.

WHY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

LOOK WHAT TIME IT IS, MA.

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

SOMETHING TELLS ME I'M NOT GOING TO GET THIS KIND OF

COOKING WHERE I'M GOING.

PROBABLY NOT, BUT IT WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU

GET BACK HOME ALONG WITH YOUR ROOM AND YOUR CHAIR

IN THE LIVING ROOM.

YOU KNOW, MA, I WAS THINKING, MAYBE I SHOULD GET

MY OWN PLACE WHEN I GET BACK.

DON'T BE SILLY.

WHY SPEND THE MONEY WHEN YOU'VE GOT A PERFECTLY GOOD

PLACE TO LIVE RIGHT HERE WITH MOMMY AND DADDY.

VALID POINT.

I JUST DON'T THINK DAD WILL MAKE ME TOO WELCOME

TO COME HOME.

OH, HON, YOUR FATHER'S JUST ...WELL, HE'S

JUST YOUR FATHER.

HE DOESN'T WANT ME TO GO.

WELL, OF COURSE HE DOESN'T.

HE LOVES YOU, AND HE'S SCARED.

NONE OF US WANT YOU TO GO.

YOU UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, RIGHT MA?

WHY I GOTTA GO?

NOT REALLY, SWEETHEART, BUT I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED YOU,

AND YOU'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED YOUR HEART, SO IF THIS IS

WHAT YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO DO, I HAVE TO TRUST THAT YOU'RE

MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION.

AM I, MA?

AM I MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION?

I KNOW I GOT A DUTY TO DO, AND I CAN FEEL

THAT IN MY HEART.

I'VE JUST BEEN DOUBTING LATELY, I JUST DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR YOU, HON.

YOU'RE A GROWN MAN, NOW, YOU'RE 20 YEARS OLD.

BUT I KNOW YOU'VE PRAYED ABOUT IT, AND YOU'VE COME TO

YOUR DECISION, AND GOD NEVER LEADS US IN

A WRONG DIRECTION.

TELL DAD THAT.

OH, I'VE TRIED.

I THINK MAYBE YOU NEED TO TELL HIM ONE MORE TIME.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME, MA.

HONEY, I THINK IN HIS HEART THERE'S NOTHING MORE

THAT HE'D RATHER DO.

AND IN YOUR HEART I THINK YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO.

YOU'RE RIGHT, MA.

NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.

WATCH YOUR HEAD.

GOD, GIVE HIM STRENGTH.

AND GIVE THAT ANGRY MAN IN THE BARN SOME

PATIENCE AND WISDOM.

HEY, POP.

CAN I HELP?

NOT UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO CHANGE OUT A DISTRIBUTOR CAP,

WHICH I KNOW YOU DON'T.

YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, HUH?

LOOK, SORRY I SLEPT SO LATE.

I DIDN'T HEAR THE ROOSTER GO OFF.

WANT ME TO TAKE CARE OF THE STRAW?

ALREADY DID IT.

DID IT BEFORE THE SUN CAME UP.

DAD, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING I CAN

DO TO HELP OUT.

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THAT NOW.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STICK AROUND ANYWAY.

WHAT DOES IT MATTER?

I'M LEAVING TOMORROW, WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THIS.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, GO AHEAD AND LEAVE TODAY.

MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO ME.

REALLY, POP?

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU AT ALL?

DON'T YOU EVER LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME, BOY.

YOU THINK I'M GOING TO TELL YOU YOU'RE DOING GOOD BY

GOING DOWN THERE?

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS

ABANDONING YOUR FAMILY.

YOU KNOW I HAVE TO HIRE ANOTHER MAN NOW, RIGHT TO

HELP OUT AROUND HERE?

AND YOU'RE LEAVING RIGHT AS THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON'S

COMING ALONG, TAKING AWAY THAT EXTRA SET OF HANDS.

DON'T COME DOWN HERE ASKING WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

ALL YOU THINK ABOUT IS YOURSELF.

WELL, THAT WENT WELL.

WHAT HAPPENED?

LET'S JUST SAY HE'S NOT THAT UPSET ABOUT

ME LEAVING TOMORROW.

SERIOUSLY, WHY IS HE SO UPSET?

IS IT REALLY BECAUSE I CAN'T HELP WITH

THE SPRING PLANTING?

- IS THAT WHAT HE SAID? - YEAH.

OH, AND THAT I WAS ABANDONING THE FAMILY.

I WAS HOPING THAT HE'D FINALLY TALK TO YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT THE REAL REASON WHY HE'S SO ANGRY.

YOU SEE, HONEY, WHEN I TOLD YOU HE WAS SCARED,

I MEANT IT.

YOUR FATHER WOULD NEVER ADMIT IT BEING SCARED ABOUT

ANYTHING, BUT THAT IS THE TRUTH.

THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOUR FATHER NEVER TALKED

TO YOU ABOUT.

WHAT'S THAT?

HE LOST TWO BROTHERS IN VIETNAM.

THEY WERE HIS OLDER BROTHERS, AND HE WORSHIPPED THEM.

HE JUST THOUGHT THE WORLD OF THEM.

THEY WENT, AND THEY NEVER CAME BACK.

AND THEN HE JUST, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON HIS

SIDE OF THE FAMILY, JUST NEVER DEALT WITH IT.

HE BOTTLED UP ALL OF THAT PAIN AND ALL OF THAT HURT AND

JUST NEVER DEALT WITH IT.

IT WAS A MIRACLE HE EVEN TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT.

HE LOST HIS BROTHERS IN THAT WAR.

HE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO LOSE YOU IN THIS ONE.

IS THAT WHAT HE THINKS?

YOU SEE, THIS FARM, THIS FAMILY, IS ALL HE REALLY HAS.

HE WAS HOPING TO PASS THE FARM DOWN TO YOU SOMEDAY.

MA, HE STILL CAN.

I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT HE HAS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THINGS.

HIS VIEW OF WAR IS THAT IT TOOK HIS BROTHERS AWAY FROM

HIM, AND HE JUST DOESN'T WANT THE SAME THING

TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

SO HE DECIDES TO HATE ME.

THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER?

HE DOESN'T HATE YOU.

HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THE THINGS THAT ARE

GOING ON INSIDE OF HIM RIGHT NOW.

IT JUST COMES OUT WRONG.

GIRL'S HERE.

MAGGIE. MA?

GO AHEAD, HONEY.

I COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.

ME, TOO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE LEAVING TOMORROW.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT YOU.

I JUST WANT TO HOLD YOU AND I WANT TO BE WITH YOU.

HEY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING. COME ON.

WHAT'S WITH THE BLANKETS?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO.

MAGGIE, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN TOGETHER, FIVE YEARS?

UH-HUH.

AND IN THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, I'VE WATCH YOU GROW TO

BE SO BEAUTIFUL RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES.

I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING WITHOUT YOU.

I'M LEAVING TOMORROW, AND KNOWING THAT I'M GOING TO BE

GONE THAT LONG, IT'S KILLING ME.

AARON, IF YOU'RE ASKING ME IF I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR YOU,

OF COURSE.

NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS GETTING AT.

I MEAN THAT'S GREAT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT

I WAS GETTING AT.

AARON WHY ARE YOU SWEATING?

IT'S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

MAGGIE, HONEY, LET ME FINISH.

OF COURSE.

LIKE I WAS SAYING, KNOWING THAT I GOT YOU HERE WAITING

ON ME WHEN I GET BACK, THAT'S ENOUGH TO GET

ME THROUGH ANYTHING.

BUT I WANT TO KNOW I'M COMING HOME TO MORE

THAN A GIRLFRIEND.

I WANT TO KNOW THAT I'M COMING HOME TO A FIANCE'.

MAGGIE MARY JESSUP, WILL YOU MARRY ME?

OF COURSE, YOU BIG GALOOT.

OF COURSE I'LL MARRY YOU, WHAT YOU SO LONG TO ASK?

MAGGIE, I KNOW IT'S NOT MUCH.

I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT MONEY TO SPEND.

BUT AS SOON AS I GET BACK, I'LL GET YOU A REAL ONE.

I'LL NEVER TAKE IT OFF.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

WE'VE GOT TO TELL MY FOLKS.

OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

AARON, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

PLEASE, MAMA, LET ME GO.

WHAT'S UP WITH THIS SIR, GARBAGE?

COME OVER HERE.

YOU CAN START CALLING US MOM AND DAD RIGHT AWAY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LITTLE GIRL'S GETTING MARRIED.

I LOVE YOU, DARLING.

THANK YOU, DADDY.

AARON, CONGRATULATIONS.

I HAVE TO SIT DOWN.

WHAT'S ALL THE NOISE ABOUT? Y'ALL WOKE ME UP.

YOUR SISTER'S GETTING MARRIED, SLEEPY HEAD.

AARON FINALLY POPPED THE QUESTION.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

HEY, I'M GOING GET A REAL ONE WHEN I GET BACK.

AS SOON AS I GET HOME.

SURE, IF YOU COME HOME.

PAUL, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SUCH A JERK?

WHY DID YOU GO AND SAY A THING LIKE THAT?

WHAT?

I'M JUST SAYING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS THINKING.

PHILLIPS, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE DAUGHTER'S

GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN SHE GETS OLDER, JUST TAKE

A LOOK AT THE MOTHER.

I HEARD THAT.

I'M JUST SAYING.

SO, STILL DON'T BELIEVE IN THE WAR, HUH PAUL?

LEARN TO KNIT SOCKS, CLASS.

CALL TO SIGN UP NOW.

I THINK I MIGHT.

LOOK, I JUST THINK WE HAVE TOO MUCH GOING ON HERE IN

THIS COUNTRY, INSTEAD OF STICKING OUR NOSES IN OTHER

COUNTRIES' BUSINESS.

OUR NOSES?

YEAH.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN CONSIDER IT YOUR NOSE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER YOURSELF PART OF

THIS COUNTRY ENOUGH TO CALL IT US, DON'T YOU THINK YOU

SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE DECISIONS OF THE COUNTRY?

THE DECISIONS OF THE COUNTRY OR THE DECISIONS

OF A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE?

HOW CAN YOU ASK ME TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT SENDS YOUNG

SOLDIERS JUST LIKE YOU HOME IN BODY BAGS EVERY DAY?

THIS ISN'T OUR WAR, PHILLIPS.

WHAT IS IT, THEN?

A BIG MONEY MAKER.

THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TO PAY BACK ITS

CAMPAIGN FUND SOMEHOW.

SO YOU THINK THIS IS A PLOY JUST TO LOOK GOOD OR

WIN SOME VOTES OVER?

WHO REALLY KNOWS THESE THINGS?

DO YOU KNOW BARRY BLAKE, DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?

HE WAS IN MY CLASS A FEW YEARS AHEAD OF YOU.

YEAH.

YEAH, WELL, HE ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS HIS CIVIC DUTY

TO GO OVER THERE AND FIGHT JUST LIKE YOU.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, HIS FIANCE' ALL NEVER GOT A

CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE.

HE WAS THERE ONE DAY, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION, AND

HE WASN'T THERE ANY MORE.

NOW, TELL ME PHILLIPS, WHAT DID THAT ACCOMPLISH?

PAUL...

AND THEN YOU GO AND DO SOMETHING STUPID LIKE ASK MY

SISTER TO MARRY YOU, AS IF IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH SHE WAS

GOING TO LOSE A BOYFRIEND.

NOW SHE'S GOING TO LOSE A FIANCE'.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

I CAN'T.

EXCUSE ME, SIR?

I SAID THEY ISN'T UNDERSTAND, A LOT

OF THEM ANYWAY.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR MINDS AND HEARTS,

WHY WE COME HERE AND DO WHAT WE DO.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR FREEDOM, BUT FEW OF US ARE

REALLY BRAVE ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR IT.

IT'S EASY TO BE BRAVE FROM A DISTANCE.

LOOK, PAUL, I'M GOING OVER THERE FOR YOUR

SISTERS, FOR BLAKE.

I'M EVEN GOING OVER THERE FOR YOU.

DON'T DRAG ME INTO THIS.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH YOU,

AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE.

FREEDOMS THAT WE LOVE THE MOST, I MEAN, THE FREEDOMS

THAT YOU HAVE JUST TO HATE ME FOR GOING OVER THERE.

IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GO OVER THERE AND FIGHT, THEN WE

WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE KIND OF THINGS, PAUL.

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU?

THEY REALLY HAVE BRAINWASHED YOU, HAVEN'T THEY?

THIS IS JUST NOT OUR WAR.

BY US GOING OVER THERE, PAUL, IT'S KEEPING IT FROM

COMING OVER HERE.

I WANT TO FIGHT FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T.

YOU BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT DO YOU HAVE TO DRAG

MY SISTER INTO IT?

I'M TRYING TO PROVIDE MAGGIE WITH A PLACE THAT'S

SAFE AND SECURE.

COME NOT, AARON, JASON AND ERICA ARE WAITING FOR US.

JUST REMEMBER IF YOU DO COME HOME FROM THE WAR, AND

YOU HURT MY SISTER, I'LL DO THINGS TO YOU THAT

THE WAR DIDN'T, OKAY?

NOW GO HAVE FUN PLAYING G. I. JOE.

HEY, EVERYBODY.

OH, LET ME SEE, LET ME SEE!

BOY, WORD TRAVELS FAST.

IT'S A SMALL TOWN, MY MAN.

WHAT'S WITH THIS TOY RING, AARON?

WHAT, ERICA, JEALOUS?

ACTUALLY YES.

SLOW DOWN, SWEETHEART, WE'VE ONLY BEEN DATING FOR

SIX MONTHS.

YEAH, WELL DON'T EXPECT ME TO WAIT FIVE

YEARS LIKE SHE HAS.

BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY EVERYONE THINKS WE SHOULD HAVE

GOTTEN ENGAGED SOONER.

AGAIN SMALL TOWN LIFE, MY MAN.

COME ON, WE'VE GOT TO SHOW EVERYONE ELSE.

IT'S JUST A PLACE HOLDER.

THERE ARE NO PLACE HOLDERS WHEN YOU GET ENGAGED.

SHE THINKS THAT RING IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD.

I'M GETTING HER A REAL ONE AS SOON AS I GET BACK.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.

Y'ALL PACKED UP FOR TOMORROW?

ALMOST.

I GOT A COUPLE OF LOOSE ENDS I HAVE TO TIE UP, BUT OTHER

THAN THAT I'M GOOD.

YOUR DAD?

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

IS HE EVER GOING TO GET OFF YOUR CASE ABOUT THAT?

I WISH HE'D EVEN BE ON MY CASE.

IT'S JUST BEEN THE SILENT TREATMENT,

BIG SHOUTING MATCHES.

HE'LL GET OVER IT.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND SOMEDAY.

I DON'T THINK HE'LL EVER UNDERSTAND.

JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO, HE THREW ME DOWN IN THE HAY.

WHAT DID I DO?

WELL, AT LEAST KNOW THAT I UNDERSTAND.

THANKS, JASON.

SO, WHAT MADE YOU FINALLY DECIDE TO POP THE QUESTION?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FIVE YEARS, I LOVE HER,

SHE LOVES ME.

IT WAS JUST TIME.

WE WERE ALL WONDERING IF YOU WERE EVER GOING TO DO IT.

SPEAKING OF THAT, MAN, CAN I TALK TO FOR A SECOND ALONE?

YEAH, SURE. WHAT'S UP?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MARTY TOLD ME HE SAW YOU GOING DOWN TO THE RIVER.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING.

JUST WANTED TO HANG OUT DOWN THERE.

I KNOW YOU, I KNOW WHY YOU GO DOWN THERE.

YOU WENT DOWN THERE AFTER YOUR MOM DIED.

YOU WENT DOWN THEREAFTER THAT WRECK.

ACTUALLY I LIMPED DOWN THERE EVERY NIGHT

AFTER THE WRECK.

ARE YOU DRINKING AGAIN?

MAN, WHY WOULD YOU ASK ME THAT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.

WE'VE BEEN BEST FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE FIVE YEARS OLD.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'RE LEAVING TOMORROW.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE GOING WITH YOU.

THAT STUPID CAR ACCIDENT KEPT ME FROM GOING WITH YOU.

IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU START DRINKING AGAIN.

I NEVER STOPPED, AARON.

I JUST LEARNED TO HIDE IT BETTER.

SO YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME?

YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH GOING ON, AARON.

NOT SO MUCH THAT I COULDN'T HELP.

LOOK, I'M BUMMED THAT I COULDN'T SIGN ON WITH YOU.

WHO'S GOING TO WANT YOUR BACK WHEN YOU'RE OVER THERE.

I'M FINE, I'LL BE FINE.

I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

IT'S NOTHING I CAN'T CONTROL, ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID LAST TIME, AND YOU GOT IN

THAT STUPID ACCIDENT.

LOOK, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.

YOU COME HOME SAFE AND SOUND, AND I'LL QUIT DRINKING, OKAY?

JUST PROMISE ME YOU'LL KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL.

I WANT YOU HERE WHEN I GET BACK.

I PROMISE.

WILL YOU TWO KNOCK OFF THE BRO-MANCE AND GET OVER HERE?

YEAH, WE BETTER GO, COME ON.

I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING SAY?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

MY MOM'S BEEN LOOKING FOR ME TO MARRY YOU FOR THE LAST TWO

YEARS, SINCE WE GRADUATED.

AND YOUR DAD?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE DOESN'T TALK TO ME MUCH ANYMORE.

IN FACT, HE PROBABLY WON'T EVEN STICK AROUND LONG

ENOUGH FOR US TO TELL.

HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS.

YOU TELL HIM THAT.

WELL, ARE YOU READY?

AS READY AS I CAN BE.

LET'S GO.

[DOG BARKS]

WELL, THERE THEY ARE.

WHAT ARE YOU TWO KIDS UP TO?

WELL, MA, DAD, WE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

OH, WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, I ASKED MAGGIE TO MARRY ME, AND MAMA,

SHE SAID YES.

OH, MY GOSH, I'M SO HAPPY!

THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, DEAR!

THANK YOU.

DID YOU HEAR THAT DAD?

ME AND MAGGIE ARE GETTING MARRIED?

ISN'T THAT GREAT NEWS, LARRY?

MA?

GO TALK TO HIM, DEAR.

BUT...

NO BUTS.

YOU TWO HAVE TO PUT AN END TO THIS THING NOW.

BESIDES, ME AND MAGGIE HAVE WEDDING PLANS TO TALK ABOUT.

IT'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I TRY ONE MORE TIME.

SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHAT YOU WANT FOR THE WEDDING?

MAKE ANY HEAD ROOM ON IT?

DO YOU REALLY THINK MARRYING THAT GIRL

IS THE ANSWER?

WHAT?

YOU THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO ASK HER RIGHT BEFORE

YOU GO OFF?

I LOVE HER, POP.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ANYMORE.

YOU'RE GETTING READY TO GO OFF INTO GOD KNOWS WHAT,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT LITTLE GIRL

HERE HANGING BY A THREAD.

SHE KNOWS WHERE I'M GOING, POP.

WE TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT MEANS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID, POP.

WE ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THIS; THE WAR, WE TALK

ABOUT OUR FUTURE.

WE ACTUALLY TALK, UNLIKE ME AND YOU.

WE DON'T TALK ABOUT NOTHING, EVER.

ANY TIME I TRY TO TALK TO YOU, YOU JUST TUNE ME ON OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

YOU THINK I'M SELFISH.

YOU EVEN SAID IT YOURSELF, YOU THINK I'M SELFISH.

YOU THINK I'M ABANDONING THE FAMILY.

I'M NOT ABANDONING THE FAMILY.

IF ANYONE'S SELFISH AROUND HERE, DAD, IT'S YOU.

HOW DARE YOU!

NO, YOU LET ME FINISH.

YOU NEVER LET ME FINISH!

YOU THINK I'M NOT SCARED?

YOU THINK I'M NOT TERRIFIED OF WHAT I'M GOING SEE, OF

WHAT I'M GETTING INTO OVER THERE?

POP, I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS DECISION WHEN I

SIGNED UP, BUT I AM ASKING YOU TO AT LEAST SUPPORT ME.

I NEED SOMETHING FROM YOU, AND WHAT I NEED IS...

IS WHAT!

IS YOU! I JUST NEED YOU.

JUST LIE TO ME AND TELL ME IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

YOU'RE MY FATHER, I NEED MY POP RIGHT NOW.

AARON, I...

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOOD WITH SHOWING YOUR EMOTIONS.

I'VE BEEN KNOWING THAT FOR YEARS, BUT MAYBE, MAYBE JUST

THIS ONCE YOU COULD TELL ME IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

MAYBE, MAYBE JUST THIS ONCE YOU COULD BE MY DAD.

[CRYING]

AARON, YOU THINK YOU'RE SCARED?

I KNOW.

I'M SCARED, TOO.

I WATCHED YOUR UNCLES GO OFF TO VIETNAM, AND I NEVER

SAW THEM COME HOME.

I LIVED WITH YOUR GRANDMA AND YOUR GRANDPA IN THAT GREAT

BIG OLD HOUSE.

IT NEVER REALLY WAS A HOME AFTER THAT.

YOUR GRANDMA COULDN'T BEAR IT.

SHE STARTED TO GO MAD AFTER THAT.

YOUR GRANDFATHER, HE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT, NOT EVEN

AT THE FUNERAL.

HE DIDN'T SAY A WORD, HE DIDN'T SHED A TEAR.

WHEN YOU TOLD US THAT YOU SIGNED UP, IT ALL COME

POPPING BACK IN MY MIND.

AARON, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE THAT AGAIN.

I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOUR MOM THROUGH WHAT I

WENT THROUGH BACK THEN.

NOT WITH MY OWN SON.

WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BROTHERS, DAD?

WELL, WE JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.

WE JUST BOTTLE IT UP, AND GO ON WITH OUR LIVES.

THIS ISN'T MY LIFE, POP.

THIS IS OUR LIVES.

MOM'S BEEN GREAT, BUT I NEED MY POP, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, AARON, WHEN YOUR UNCLES DIED,

IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE PART OF ME DIED ALONG WITH THEM.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG A PART OF ME

WOULD DIE IF ANYTHING...

DAD, DAD, NO, NO. DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.

NO. DAD, YOU'VE GOT A DAUGHTER INSIDE.

I'M GETTING MARRIED, POP.

I GOT MAGGIE. I GOT YOU. I GOT MOM.

I'VE GOT SO MUCH RIDING ON THIS TO COME HOME TO, POP.

POP, POP, I AM COMING HOME.

JUST FOR TONIGHT, LET'S NOT THINK ABOUT ANY OF THAT,

OKAY?

JUST TONIGHT, COME ON TONIGHT,

LET'S JUST GO IN AND BE WITH FAMILY.

YOU GOT IT, SON. ALL RIGHT NOW.

LET'S GO ON IN THERE SO I CAN GIVE MY FUTURE

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW A HUG AND HELP WELCOME HER

TO OUR SOMEWHAT DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY.

GOOD.

SO DID THEY ALL SEE YOU OFF?

YEAH.

MA, PA, JASON, ERICA, MAGGIE'S FOLKS.

EVEN HER BROTHER SHOWED UP.

AND MAGGIE KEPT IT TOGETHER PRETTY GOOD.

SHE SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING GIRL, PRIVATE.

THANKS.

YEP.

YOU FIND SOMEONE LIKE THAT, YOU HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

THAT'S MY FAMILY.

MY WIFE JENNIFER AND MY KIDS.

LIZ AND MIKEY.

HOW OLD ARE THEY?

MIKEY'S 9. LIZ IS 5.

IT'S A NICE LOOKING FAMILY.

THEY'RE THE BEST.

I'VE GOT A HOUSE IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

BIG HOUSE WITH A LAKE POND.

JENNIFER KEEPS IT CLEAN.

YOU'D THINK WE WERE HAVING THE PRESIDENT OVER EVERY DAY

AS CLEAN AS SHE KEPT THAT HOUSE.

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SOMETHING TOLD ME YOU WERE THE ONE COMING IN.

WHY SHOULD TODAY BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER DAY?

HEY, PASTOR. MORNING.

I JUST FIGURE AS MUCH AS HE'S GIVEN ME, THE LEAST I CAN DO

IS TAKE A FEW MINUTES OUT OF EACH DAY AND SAY THANKS.

YEAH.

HOW ARE JENNIFER AND THE KIDS?

THEY'RE HANGING IN THERE, CONSIDERING I'M, UH,

HEADING OUT TOMORROW.

YEAH. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED THEY CALLED

THE RESERVES THOUGH.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?

I THINK WE HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL, PASTOR.

MAYBE YOU COULD POP IN AND CHECK ON EVERYONE

FROM TIME TO TIME, JUST UNTIL I GET BACK.

I'D BE HAPPY TO.

MAYBE A PRAYER EVERY NOW AND THEN TOO MIGHT NOT HURT.

CERTAINLY.

PASTOR, CAN...

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

SURE.

I KNOW IT SAYS IN THE BIBLE THOU SHALL NOT KILL.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN WAR?

STEPHEN, THAT'S A QUESTION THAT'S BEEN

DEBATED A LONG TIME.

ALL I CAN REALLY DO IS GIVE YOU MY OPINION.

THAT'D BE A START.

WHILE THE BIBLE CLEARLY SAYS TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK,

HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN AND HE WHO LIVES BY THE SWORD.

I GUESS WE SHOULD ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S

NOTHING THAT CONDEMNS THE LEGITIMATE DEFENSE OF ONE'S

HOUSEHOLD AND PROPERTY.

IN A REAL SENSE, JESUS' USE OF THE WHIP WITH THE MONEY

LENDERS IN THE TEMPLE COULD BE SEEN AS AN EXPRESSION THAT

SOMETIMES VIOLENCE IS NOT ONLY JUSTIFIED BUT NECESSARY.

I MEAN, JESUS ALWAYS DID THE BEST THING,

OVERTURNING THE TABLES AND MAKING THE WHIP, RIGHT?

SO I GUESS IT WOULD STAND TO REASON THAT, WELL,

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE BEST THING. UNDERSTAND?

SORT OF.

SEE, GOD CALLS US TO PROTECT OURSELVES

BUT ALSO TO DEFEND OTHERS,

ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CAN'T DEFEND THEMSELVES.

I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE.

LOOK, STEPHEN, EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU'VE GOT A

JOB TO DO OVER THERE. WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY,

AS WELL AS YOUR CHURCH FAMILY,

WILL BE HERE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU COME HOME.

YOU'RE HUMAN. HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES.

BUT THROUGH GOD'S EYES,

THERE'S ALWAYS GRACE AND FORGIVENESS.

DO YOUR DUTY. SERVE WELL.

TRUST THE LORD AND KNOW THAT WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU.

THANKS, PASTOR. THAT MEANS A LOT.

LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.

LORD, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP YOUR WATCHFUL EYE OVER STEPHEN

AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE DEFENDING FREEDOM.

KEEP THEM IN YOUR LOVING ARMS, AND BRING THEM HOME

SAFELY TO THOSE THAT LOVE THEM.

WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND YOUR WISDOM, LORD.

IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

THANKS, PASTOR. I PROBABLY SHOULD GET HOME.

UNTIL I COME BACK.

GOD BLESS YOU, STEPHEN.

GOOD?

IT IS GOOD.

GOOD.

I NEED MORE TOAST.

YOU NEED MORE TOAST?

YOU'RE EATING LOTS AND LOTS OF EGGS.

I DON'T NEED ANY MORE TOAST.

YOU LOOK LIKE IT.

THERE ARE THE THREE BEST LOOKING PEOPLE

I'VE SEEN ALL DAY.

IT'S ONLY 8:30 IN THE MORNING.

NO MATTER.

MORNING, DADDY.

MORNING, BABY.

HOW'D YOU SLEEP, CHAMP?

FINE, UNTIL SOMEONE CLOSED MY DOOR THIS MORNING.

YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO TODAY?

ANYTHING SPECIAL YOU WANT TO DO DADDY?

HONESTLY, I WOULD LOVE TO HANG AT HOME TODAY

AND HANG OUT WITH YOU GUYS.

OKAY, WELL YOUR MOM CALLED.

SHE WANTS US TO COME TO DINNER TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, ALL I WANT TO DO IS HANG OUT

WITH YOU GUYS UNTIL WE GO TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE.

YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING?

NO, I JUST WANT TO HANG WITH YOU GUYS TODAY.

OKAY. WELL, IT'S YOUR DAY.

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

SPEAKING OF WHAT YOU WANT, WANT SOME BREAKFAST?

I'M NOT REALLY HUNGRY. COFFEE'S FINE.

OKAY.

SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO TODAY?

WHATEVER.

I WANT TO MAKE YOU SOME PICTURES TO TAKE WITH YOU

ON YOUR WORK TRIP.

HONEY, DADDY'S...

HONEY, THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

WHAT ABOUT YOU CHAMP?

I SAID WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE.

GIVE HIM A MINUTE. HE'LL BE FINE.

HONEY, WHY DON'T YOU FINISH UP AND GET DRESSED

S0 WE CAN WORK ON THOSE PICTURES.

DONE!

HOW ABOUT IF WE THROW A FEW, CHAMP?

COME ON, JUST A COUPLE PASSES?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE CAME OUT HERE AND DID THIS.

YOU WERE FOUR, I THINK.

YOU WANTED A FOOTBALL SO BAD FOR CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS MORNING CAME, YOU OPENED UP THE FOOTBALL,

YOU WERE SO EXCITED YOU DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN UP

ANY OF YOUR OTHER GIFTS.

ALL YOU WANTED TO DO WAS COME OUT HERE AND THROW THE BALL.

IT WAS FREEZING OUTSIDE BUT YOU MADE ME COME OUT HERE

AND TOSS THE BALL WITH YOU.

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

NO.

WELL, I DO. IT WAS A GREAT DAY.

SO YOU GONNA TRY OUT FOR THE TEAM IN THE FALL?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SHOULD, MIKEY.

YOU'RE GOOD.

I MEAN, YOU GOT TO BULK UP A LITTLE BIT,

BUT I THINK YOU CAN DO IT.

MAYBE NOT QUARTERBACK.

DON'T.

GETTING TOO BIG TO HUG YOUR OLD MAN, HUH?

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO, DAD?

YEAH...

I GUESS WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT MUCH

THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST STAY HOME?

BECAUSE I CAN'T, MIKEY.

I MADE A PROMISE WHEN I JOINED THE RESERVES.

I PROMISED THAT IF THEY EVER NEEDED ME, I'D GO.

WELL, THEY SAID THEY NEED ME, SO I GOTTA GO.

BUT DIDN'T YOU MAKE A PROMISE TO MOM AND TO US TOO?

YEAH. YEAH, I DID.

I PROMISED THAT I WOULD DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO TAKE

CARE OF YOU TO KEEP YOU GUYS SAFE AND IN A WAY,

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

BUT HOW CAN YOU KEEP US SAFE IF YOU'RE NOT HOME?

BECAUSE THE FIGHT'S SOMEWHERE ELSE, MIKEY.

THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE TRYING TO DO SOME BAD STUFF,

AND I GOTTA GO DO MY PART TO HELP THEM.

WHY CAN'T SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT?

THEY ARE. LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE.

YOU KNOW, IT SAYS IN THE BIBLE IN ACTS

"IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE."

AND IN GALATIANS IT SAYS "BEAR ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS

AND SO FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST."

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT NEED HELP,

MIKEY, AND I HAVE TO DO MY PART TO HELP THEM.

BUT CAN'T YOU HELP PEOPLE AROUND HERE?

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD.

SOME DAY YOU'LL SEE.

YOU'LL HAVE A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN,

AND I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL IF THEY'RE EVER THREATENED THAT

YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T COME BACK?

MIKEY, I'LL COME BACK.

IN THE MEANTIME, I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

WHAT?

I NEED YOU TO BE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE.

I NEED YOU TO LOOK AFTER YOUR MOM AND LIZ.

MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE HERE.

THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?

I'M JUST A KID, DAD.

BACK TO THE BIBLE AGAIN.

IT SAYS IN ISAIAH, "AND A CHILD WILL LEAD THEM."

I THINK THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT JESUS,

NOT A LITTLE KID NAMED MIKEY HILL.

YEAH, YEAH YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'RE A TOUGH KID.

YOU'RE A STRONG KID, AND I WOULDN'T ASK YOU TO DO THIS

IF I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD, MIKEY.

WHAT EXACTLY DO I NEED TO DO?

JUST LOOK AFTER EVERYBODY. HELP AROUND THE HOUSE.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING UP FOR SCHOOL,

AND HELP LIZ GET READY TOO.

YOU NEED TO GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY,

AND THE LITTLE THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE THAT

YOUR MOM NEEDS, JUST DO THEM, MIKEY.

DON'T MAKE HER ASK.

I THINK I CAN DO THAT, DAD.

I KNOW YOU CAN. AND THANK YOU.

I CAN WORRY A LITTLE BIT LESS KNOWING THAT

THE FAMILY'S IN GOOD HANDS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, PASTOR BOB AT THE CHURCH,

HE'S WILLING TO HELP OUT.

CAN WE THROW THE BALL A LITTLE BIT MORE?

AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, CHAMP.

- AND DAD? - YEAH.

I THINK I WILL TRY OUT TO THE TEAM NEXT YEAR.

I THINK YOU HANDLED THAT PRETTY WELL.

YEAH.

HOW CAN YOU REALLY MAKE KIDS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO HERE.

YOU CAN'T.

YOU JUST GOTTA SAY THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID

AND HOPE THAT IT WORKS OUT.

PRAY THAT EVERYTHING WORKS OUT.

WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INTO, I GUESS.

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU A MONKEY

BECAUSE YOU LOVE MONKEYS SO MUCH.

I DO LOVE MONKEYS.

DO YOU LOVE CATS, DADDY?

I LOVE YOU.

DADDY, I'M NOT A CAT.

BUT YOU'RE MY LITTLE KITTEN.

SO WHY YOU GOTTA GO ON A WORK TRIP, DADDY?

WELL, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO DO SOME

BAD THINGS AND I HAVE TO GO TRY TO STOP THEM.

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SELLING INSURANCE?

NOTHING, REALLY. IT'S FOR DADDY'S OTHER JOB.

THE ONE WHERE YOU WEAR THE HUNTING OUTFIT?

YEAH, HONEY. THE CAMOUFLAGE.

ARE THESE BAD PEOPLE GONNA TRY TO HURT YOU?

HONEY, THAT ISN'T ANYTHING I WANT YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.

WHAT IS IT, LIZ?

MADISON AND WILLIS AT SCHOOL TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE

GONNA FIGHT IN THE WAR. IS THAT TRUE, DADDY?

IS IT TRUE?

YEAH, HONEY.

IT'S NOT A WORK TRIP LIKE YOU SAID.

NO, IT'S NOT A WORK TRIP.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET SCARED

ABOUT WHERE I WAS GOING.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO. I WANT YOU TO STAY.

I KNOW, PRINCESS. I KNOW.

SO WILL YOU STAY HOME AND NOT GO?

NO, HONEY. I HAVE TO GO.

BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T COME HOME?

WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?

HONEY, I'M GONNA COME HOME.

TOMMY MILLER'S OLDER BROTHER WENT TO THE WAR

AND HE GOT KILLED, DADDY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M REAL SAD FOR TOMMY MILLER

AND HIS PARENTS, BUT IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN TO ME.

I'M GONNA BE FINE.

BUT WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO?

BECAUSE I CAN HELP.

REMEMBER THAT JESUS WANTS US TO HELP OTHERS?

THIS IS HOW I CAN HELP.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP, HONEY.

AND THAT'S WHAT JESUS WANTS YOU TO DO? HELP THEM?

YEAH. JESUS WANTS ALL OF US TO HELP OTHERS, NOT JUST ME.

WE CAN ALL HELP IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

CAN I HELP?

ABSOLUTELY.

THE BEST WAY YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE RIGHT NOW

IS TO PRAY FOR THEM.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? CAN I PRAY FOR YOU TOO?

YOU CAN ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME, LIZ.

IN FACT, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.

EVERY NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED,

AFTER YOU'RE DONE SAYING YOUR PRAYERS,

I WANT YOU TO LOOK UP,

AND I WANT YOU TO TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOUR DAY.

AND I PROMISE THAT I'LL LOOK UP AND TELL YOU ALL ABOUT MY

DAY. THAT WAY IT WILL BE LIKE WE'RE TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

BUT YOU'LL BE SO FAR AWAY.

YEAH, BUT IT WILL BE LIKE I HAVE YOU RIGHT HERE TOO

BECAUSE I WILL.

HONEY, EVEN THOUGH I'M SO FAR AWAY, YOU,

MIKEY AND YOUR MOM WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY THOUGHTS AND IN MY

HEART AND IN MY PRAYERS.

AND I WILL ALWAYS BE IN YOUR HEART, IN YOUR MIND,

AND YOU CAN ALWAYS KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS.

I'M GONNA, DADDY.

THANK YOU.

DADDY, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING ELSE?

ANYTHING, PRINCESS.

IS JESUS GONNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU COME HOME?

HONEY, I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT GOD IS ALWAYS

WATCHING OVER US. HE NEVER LEAVES OUR SIDE.

WELL, IF THAT'S TRUE, WOULDN'T HE PROTECT YOU?

I MEAN, IF HE'S RIGHT BY YOU,

HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE?

I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS THIS HUGE BOOK,

AND IN THIS BOOK IS EVERYONE'S LIVES.

HE KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, EVEN BEFORE WE DO.

HUH?

YOU SEE, GOD KNEW THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO GO OVER AND

FIGHT EVEN BEFORE I DID.

HE KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU, TO MOM, TO MIKEY,

EVEN BEFORE WE DO.

IT'S ALL PART OF HIS PLAN.

SO IF I PRAY, WILL HE TELL ME WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?

WELL, LIZ, THAT'S NOT REALLY HOW IT WORKS.

SEE, WE PRAY TO GOD BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHOW HIM THAT

WE BELIEVE IN HIM, AND IN BELIEVING IN HIM

THAT WE TRUST HIM.

WE HAVE TO TRUST THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,

IT'S ALL PART OF HIS PLAN.

DO YOU THINK IT'S PART OF GOD'S PLAN THAT I MARRY TOMMY

MILLER? BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

FOR A LONG TIME, AND I AM NOT GONNA WORRY ABOUT THAT

FOR A LONG TIME.

HOW ARE THEY COMING?

SHE HAD ME BEAT BY A MILE. SHE'S QUITE THE ARTIST.

SEE MOMMY?

WOW, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL!

DADDY CAN'T EVEN STAY IN THE LINES.

HEY!

HAY IS FOR HORSES.

BY THE WAY, YOUR MOM CALLED.

SHE SAID SHE'S HAVING SOME SMALL PROBLEM WITH HER OVEN.

I BETTER GET OVER THERE.

NO. SHE INSISTED THAT YOU STAY HERE.

SHE'S GONNA HAVE A NEIGHBOR LOOK AT IT IN A LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S RUDE.

SHE SAYS IT'S YOUR LAST DAY AT HOME,

SO SHE DOESN'T WANT YOU WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING

AS SILLY AS HER STOVE.

WELL, IT GIVES ME MORE TIME FOR COLORING LESSONS ANYWAY.

YEAH.

I ALSO TOLD HER WE'RE GONNA BRING DINNER HERE INSTEAD,

SO SHE'S BRINGING WHATEVER SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE.

JUST PRETEND TO LIKE IT.

I ALWAYS DO.

YOU LIKE GRANDMA'S COOKING, DON'T YOU?

NOT REALLY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I WON'T TELL HER.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED.

GRANDMA!

THERE SHE IS.

HOW'S MY PRINCESS ELIZABETH?

GOOD! DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURES THAT

ME AND DADDY MADE TODAY?

I SURE DO. BUT IN A FEW MINUTES.

WHERE'S YOUR BROTHER?

HI, GRANDMA.

WELL, ARE YOU TOO OLD FOR HUGS?

I KNOW, I KNOW, I SMELL LIKE AN OLD LADY.[LAUGHING]

HI, MOM. HERE, LET ME TAKE THAT.

NO. NO, NO, NO. JUST BECAUSE IT'S YOUR HOUSE

DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT MY DINNER.

MOM, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR STOVE?

NOTHING I'M SURE YOUR FATHER COULDN'T HAVE FIXED.

IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

I'LL GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT TOMORROW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

MOM, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO MAKE DINNER TONIGHT, OKAY?

WHY DON'T WE JUST GO OUT?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR LAST HOMEMADE MEAL,

AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE MY HOMEMADE PASTA SAUCE.

AND BESIDES, LAST NIGHT I DID MOST OF THE COOKING,

SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS BOIL UP SOME NOODLES

AND HEAT UP THE PASTA SAUCE.

- JENNIFER, DEAR? - YES.

WILL YOU TAKE THE GARLIC BREAD AND PUT IT IN?

SURE, MOM.

AND TRY TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

TRY NOT TO BURN IT THIS TIME.

I HAVE TO GO WASH MY HANDS.

YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HER?

JUST TILL I GET BACK.

DON'T BURN THE GARLIC BREAD. YOU'LL BE FINE.

- MAY I BE EXCUSED? - ME TOO.

YOU HARDLY ATE ANYTHING AT ALL.

NOTHING BUT THE GARLIC BREAD.

THAT'S OKAY. THEY HAD A BIG LUNCH. GO AHEAD.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD MUCH YOURSELF, JEN.

YOU HAD A BIG LUNCH TOO?

YEAH, AND I'M TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON PORTIONS.

YEAH, BUT SHE DID A FABULOUS JOB.

WAIT, JEN.

I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK TO YOU BOTH ABOUT.

WHAT IS IT? IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

IT'S OKAY. EVERYTHING'S FINE.

WHAT IS THIS?

OPEN IT.

MOM, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

IT'S YOUR FATHER'S MILITARY PENSION.

WE CAN'T ACCEPT THIS, CAROL.

OH, YOU CAN AND YOU WILL.

I WANT YOU TO START A COLLEGE FUND FOR BOTH LIZ AND MIKEY.

MOM, THIS IS YOUR MONEY.

NOT ANYMORE, IT'S NOT.

THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY.

WELL, I GAVE 10 PERCENT OF IT AT THE CHURCH AS A TITHE,

AND I'M GIVING YOU THE REST.

WHY?

I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE.

YOUR FATHER AND I PUT BACK MONEY ALL OUR LIVES UNTIL HE

PASSED. I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

YOU TWO NEED IT MORE THAN I DO.

STEPHEN, YOU'RE GOING OVER THERE AND YOU'RE LEAVING

TOMORROW, AND ONLY THE LORD KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN

TO THIS FAMILY.

AND IF, AND I MEAN IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN,

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS HAVE THEIR EDUCATIONS

PAID, THEY GET A CHANCE TO GO TO COLLEGE.

I ASKED GOD TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO HELP YOU,

AND HE TOLD ME TO GIVE YOU THIS.

CAROL...

I'M NOT TAKING THIS BACK. THIS IS FOR THOSE KIDS.

STEPHEN, WHEN YOU GET BACK, YOU CAN ADD YOUR OWN PENSION

TO THIS AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH FOR THEIR EDUCATION.

NOW JEN, YOU KNOW THINGS ARE GONNA GET TOUGH,

I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

THEY'RE GONNA GET REALLY TOUGH.

FOR ALL THE INTENTS AND PURPOSES,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE A SINGLE MOTHER,

AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE WILLING TO LEARN

TO ACCEPT HELP FROM PEOPLE AROUND YOU.

THIS IS AN AMAZING FAMILY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE

READY TO HELP YOU.

I PROMISE, MOM.

GOOD. YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING YOURSELF

AND YOU DON'T NEED TO.

NOW STEPHEN, YOU HAVE ONE JOB AND ONE JOB ONLY,

AND THAT IS TO COME BACK TO THIS BEAUTIFUL AMAZING WIFE

AND THOSE TWO GREAT KIDS.

YOUR FATHER CALLED ME A FEW DAYS BEFORE HE DIED.

HE TOLD ME A STORY ABOUT ONE NIGHT WHEN HE WAS IN A

BUNKER, AND HE COULD HEAR THE SHELLS GOING OFF IN THE

DISTANCE, AND HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND HE IMAGINED THAT IT

WAS A SPRING THUNDER STORM LIKE WE HAVE AROUND HERE.

AND HE SAID FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A MINUTE,

HE FELT LIKE HE WAS HOME.

YOU NEED TO HOLD THOSE THINGS WHEN YOU GO THERE.

YOU NEED TO FIND A PLACE IN YOUR HEART YOU CAN ESCAPE TO

WHEN YOU NEED TO.

YOU NEED TO REMEMBER TO PRAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A

GOD FORSAKEN PLACE, WORSE THAN YOU EVER COULD THINK OF.

REMEMBER TO PRAY. YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.

THERE'S SOMEONE WALKING ALONGSIDE YOU.

GOD.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, STEPHEN.

MOMMY!

I'M COMING, HONEY.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, MOM. NOT JUST THE MONEY.

YOU'RE WELCOME, HONEY.

JUST REMEMBER IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST CALL.

MOM...

I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO GIVE YOU.

YOU DON'T NEED TO GIVE ME ANYTHING ELSE.

IT WAS YOUR FATHER'S.

IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS FATHER WHO HAD IT

IN WORLD WAR II.

AND YOUR GREAT GRANDPA HAD IT IN WORLD WAR I.

- IT'S A BIBLE. - YES.

SOLDIERS USED TO CARRY THESE LITTLE BIBLES INTO COMBAT.

THEY USED TO READ IT IN THEIR BUNKS JUST TO PASS THE TIME

AND SOMETIMES TO GET THE ANSWERS.

STEPHEN, YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS

WHEN YOU'RE THERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THEM RIGHT THERE.

WHAT'S THIS INSCRIPTION?

THE GREATEST HOPE FOR SAFETY...

...IS IN THE LOVING ARMS OF GOD.

YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER WROTE THAT FOR YOUR GRANDFATHER.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, STEPHEN.

I WILL, MOM. I PROMISE.

YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT STUFF?

WHAT STUFF?

THAT GOD STUFF.

THAT STUFF ABOUT BEING PROTECTED.

YEAH. YEAH, I DO.

ME TOO.

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT A LOVING AND PROTECTIVE GOD

WOULD PUT SOMEBODY LIKE YOU IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT EVERYTHING THIS LITTLE

BIBLE'S BEEN THROUGH.

I MEAN, THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH WAR FOR IT.

MOM SCARE YOU TONIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS A LITTLE.

BUT I GET WHAT SHE'S SAYING.

I DON'T THINK SHE WAS TRYING TO SCARE YOU.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

BUT SHE MADE SOME GREAT POINTS.

IT'S LIKE SHE WAS RIGHT INSIDE MY MIND.

WELL, SHE WENT THROUGH THIS WITH MY DAD, SO.

PROMISE ME THIS ISN'T GONNA END UP THE SAME WAY.

HONEY, YOU KNOW I CAN'T MAKE THAT PROMISE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OVER THERE.

WHAT I CAN PROMISE YOU IS I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING I CAN,

EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER TO COME HOME SAFE AND SOUND

TO THIS FAMILY. BUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS...

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT, STEPHEN.

HONEY, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS

BUT WE HAVE TO.

I MEAN, WE GOTTA HAVE A PLAN FOR YOU AND THE KIDS.

LOOK, WE'VE BEEN REALLY BLESSED OVER THE YEARS.

GOD'S REALLY TAKEN CARE OF US.

I MEAN, THE HOUSE IS PAID OFF. THE CARS.

BETWEEN MY SAVINGS AND THE PENSION AND THE MONEY MOM GAVE

US FOR THE KIDS COLLEGE, THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE FINE.

WE WILL NOT BE FINE, STEVEN.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

LOOK, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN YOU SIGNED ON

WITH THE RESERVES A LITTLE, BUT NOW IT'S HAPPENING

AND I'M TERRIFIED.

I'M TERRIFIED THAT YOU WILL NOT COME HOME.

I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE KIDS WILL HAVE TO GROW UP

WITHOUT A DAD.

AND I'M TERRIFIED THAT ALL OF OUR PLANS FOR OUR FUTURE

WILL BE GONE.

HONEY, HONEY, HONEY.

NONE OF THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE'VE DREAMED TOGETHER.

WE'VE BUILT A LIFE TOGETHER.

I PROMISE YOU I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO COME

HOME AND LIVE THOSE DREAMS.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU, STEVEN.

AND YOU WON'T.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE IN YOUR HEART.

PRAY WITH ME, JENNIFER.

DEAR LORD, GIVE MY FAMILY THE STRENGTH TO ENDURE ME LEAVING

FOR THIS DEPLOYMENT.

PLEASE WATCH OVER THEM.

MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE.

LORD, PLEASE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO ENDURE WHATEVER

THINGS I MIGHT FACE.

PLEASE WATCH OVER ME AND BRING ME HOME SAFE TO THIS FAMILY.

AMEN.

[MUSIC]

LEAVE THE KID ALONE!

AH!

[MUSIC]

[CRYING]

SHOW YOURSELF, GOD.

HELP US IN OUR HOUR OF NEED.

[MUSIC]

THE GREATEST HOPE OF SAFETY IS IN THE LOVING ARMS OF GOD.

JUST TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.

SERGEANT BRIAN MONROE, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS,

8465721.

[SLAP ON THE FACE]

AHH.

WRONG ANSWER, SERGEANT.

YOU AIN'T GETTING NOTHING OUT OF ME.

THE BOY THEN MAYBE.

YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE.

THEN TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

SERGEANT BRIAN MONROE.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.

8465721.

[SLAP IN THE FACE]

[WATER DRIPPING]

AH.

HE ALL RIGHT?

HE WOKE UP FOR A MINUTE THEN HE PASSED RIGHT BACK OUT.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

HE REMINDS ME OF MY BOY.

SIR?

PHILLIPS.

HE REMINDS ME OF MY BOY.

YOU GOT A KID, SIR?

YEAH.

I GOT A LITTLE YOUNGIN'.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE MARRIED.

I DIDN'T SAY I WAS.

HIS MOTHER AND I SPLIT UP YEARS AGO.

YOU GET TO SPEND ANY TIME WITH HIM?

NO. NOT AT ALL.

[ALARM CLOCK GOES OFF]

[MUSIC]

♪ STARING DOWN DECISIONS THAT I'VE MADE...

♪ I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TOO GREAT...

♪ AND I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU...

♪ IF YOU DIDN'T WANT MY NAME ANYMORE...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ WHOSE BEEN DEALT A BETTER HAND...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ BUT HE WON'T LOVE YOU LIKE I CAN...

[MUSIC]

♪ I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME ANYMORE...

♪ IF LIES COULD DROWN A LIAR...

♪ I'D BE ON THE OCEAN FLOOR...

♪ I DIDN'T MEAN THEM...

♪ THEY'RE JUST DREAMS THAT NEVER DID COME THROUGH...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ WHOSE BEEN DEALT A BETTER HAND...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ BUT HE WON'T LOVE YOU LIKE I CAN...

♪ WHEN DID IT ALL GO SO WRONG...

♪ AND WHEN DID STRUGGLE BECOME THE ONLY THING WE KNOW...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ WHOSE BEEN DEALT A BETTER HAND...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ WHOSE BEEN DEALT A BETTER HAND...

♪ YOU MAY FIND A BETTER MAN...

♪ BUT HE WON'T LOVE YOU...

♪ BUT HE WON'T LOVE YOU LIKE I CAN...

HEY, DAD.

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANTED TO BE BURIED HERE

INSTEAD OF ARLINGTON.

IT'S OK, I GUESS.

SHIPPING OUT AGAIN TOMORROW.

IT'S MY FIFTH TOUR.

LOOK, I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN BY TO SEE YOU IN A WHILE.

A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING ON THESE PAST FEW YEARS.

CHELSEA AND I SPLIT UP.

CAN'T SAY I BLAME HER THOUGH.

I'VE PUT HER AND LOUIS THROUGH A LOT.

A LOT.

SHE GOT REMARRIED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

HE SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY, I GUESS.

I SURE DO MISS HER THOUGH, DAD.

LISTEN, I GOTTA GO.

I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO DO.

I'LL COME BACK AND SEE YOU WHEN I GET HOME.

SEE YA, DAD.

[MUSIC]

[SCREEN DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, BRIAN?

YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW UP LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW THAT.

HEY, CHELS.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, BRIAN?

I'M SHIPPING OUT TOMORROW AND I'D LIKE TO SEE LOUIS FOR

A FEW MINUTES.

SHIPPING OUT AGAIN.

DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.

LOOK, BRIAN, YOU MADE YOUR CHOICES.

YOU DECIDED THAT THAT UNIFORM IS MORE IMPORTANT TO

YOU THAN WE ARE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET HIM GET IN THE

MIDDLE OF THIS AGAIN.

HE'S DOING JUST FINE.

WE'RE DOING JUST FINE.

HONEY, THIS IS THE LAST TIME.

I JUST WANT TO SAY GOODBYE.

STOP CALLING ME THAT.

YEAH, I'M SURE IT'S THE LAST TIME, BRIAN.

I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE.

LOUIS HAS HEARD THAT BEFORE.

I'VE TOLD YOU A HUNDRED TIMES THAT I AM SORRY.

I'M SORRY FOR HURTING YOU.

I'M SORRY FOR HURTING LOUIS.

I'M SORRY...

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE, BRIAN.

PLEASE, CHELSEA.

JUST A FEW MINUTES.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT, ISN'T IT, BRIAN?

WHAT ABOUT WHAT I WANT?

WHAT ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS?

HE WANTED A FATHER THAT WAS GOING TO BE HOME FOR HIM, AND

I WANTED A HUSBAND THAT ...I DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY UP AT

NIGHT AND WONDER WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS ALIVE, A HUSBAND

THAT I GOT TO MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH, SOMEONE THAT WASN'T

GONE FOR MONTHS, EVEN YEARS AT A TIME.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED, BRIAN.

PLEASE, CHELSEA.

JUST A FEW MINUTES.

I'VE WASTED TOO MANY TEARS ON YOU ALREADY.

YOU CAN HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES BUT THEN I WANT YOU

OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T WANT HIM ANY MORE CONFUSED THAN HE ALREADY IS.

YOUR DAD'S HERE.

MOM...

JUST LET HIM SAY WHATEVER HE HAS TO SAY AND THEN HE'LL LEAVE.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN AND CLOSED ]

HEY, LOUIE.

I GO BY LOUIS NOW, DAD.

OH. SORRY.

SO I GUESS YOUR MOM MENTIONED THAT I'M SHIPPING OUT

AGAIN TOMORROW.

YEAH.

LOOK, I MEANT TO CALL YOU ON CHRISTMAS, BUT YOU KNOW HOW

IT IS.

TIME GOTTA WAY FROM ME AND I JUST ...I --

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, DAD.

SO HOW'S MARK?

HE'S FINE, I GUESS.

IS HE TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOU AND YOUR MOM?

YEAH, DAD.

HE'S FINE.

SO WHERE ARE YOU GOING THIS TIME?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

I'LL FIND OUT MORE WHEN I GET TO SOUTH CAROLINA.

I'M SURE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PARADISE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE

A LOT WARMER THAN THIS PLACE.

I'VE GOT TO GO IN, DAD.

I HAVE A LOT OF HOMEWORK TONIGHT.

RIGHT. OK.

GOTTA KEEP UP ON THE STUDIES.

I UNDERSTAND.

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LOUIE ...LOUIS, LISTEN, I KNOW THINGS BETWEEN US HAVEN'T

BEEN THE GREATEST, BUT I WANTED TO SAY...

SAY WHAT, DAD?

WELL, I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT...

I KNOW, DAD.

NO. NO, LOUIS, YOU DON'T KNOW.

SEE, I HAVEN'T DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF SHOWING YOU OR

TELLING YOU THAT, WELL, I LOVE YOU.

DAD, I...

NO. LISTEN, WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP WE HARDLY EVER

SAID I LOVE YOU.

I MEAN, MY DAD, YOUR GRANDPA HE NEVER SAID IT.

BUT HE NEVER HAD TO BECAUSE WE ALWAYS KNEW IT.

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE FOR YOU

AND I HAVEN'T DONE A GOOD JOB OF SHOWING YOU.

BUT LOUIS, I DO.

I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW, DAD. I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN.

[SCREEN DOOR CREEKS OPEN AND CLOSED]

[CARS RUSH BY]

[DOOR CLICKS CLOSED]

HEY, SERGE.

GARY.

USUAL?

YEAH.

GOTCHA.

YOU KNOW, HAVEN'T SEEN CHELSEA IN A WHILE.

HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?

DON'T ASK.

OH. OK.

HERE YOU GO, SERGE.

THANKS, GARY.

IS THAT A NICKNAME?

EXCUSE ME?

SERGE. IS THAT A NICKNAME?

NO.

I'M A SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS.

WELL, HOW DO YOU DO?

WHAT OUTFIT YOU WITH?

FIRST MARINE DIVISION.

HUH.

SEEN ANY ACTION?

YEAH.

MORE THAN I WANT TO REMEMBER.

I HEAR YOU.

I DID MY STRETCH IN VIETNAM.

I'M A MARINE, TOO.

YEAH.

YEAH.

AT LEAST I WAS UNTIL THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO RETIRE.

YOU RETIRED?

NO.

I'M ACTUALLY SHIPPING OUT TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER TOUR.

YOU GOTTA LOVE THE LIFE, HUH?

DO WHAT?

THE LIFE.

BEING A MARINE.

YEAH.

I LOVED IT.

ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO WAS TELL EVERYONE EVERYWHERE I

WENT I'M A UNITED STATES MARINE.

PUT THE FEAR OF GOD IN A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YOU FROM AROUND HERE?

YEAH, A FEW BLOCKS DOWN OAK RIDGE.

NO KIDDING.

MY EX-WIFE LIVED ON OAK RIDGE.

[CHUCKLES]

UNTIL SHE GOT REMARRIED AND MOVED TO BOSTON OR BALTIMORE

OR BERMUDA OR SOMEWHERE.

I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH WHERE THEY WENT.

GOT ANY KIDS?

YEAH. A DAUGHTER.

SHE WENT WITH THEM WHEN THEY MOVED.

MAN, SHE MUST BE IN HER 40'S BY NOW.

WHERE DOES SHE LIVE?

NO IDEA.

DIDN'T SEE HER MUCH AFTER THEY MOVED.

IN FACT, DIDN'T SEE HER AT ALL AFTER THEY MOVED.

YEAH, THAT'S TOO BAD.

AH, NO BIG DEAL.

IF YOU ASK ME EVERYTHING WENT FINE.

I LOVED BEING IN THE CORPS, AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.

NOTHING AT ALL?

NOT ONE THING.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.

I'M AS HAPPY AS I'VE EVER BEEN LIVING OFF THE

GOVERNMENT'S DIME.

WHAT COULD BE BETTER?

READY FOR ANOTHER ONE, SERGE?

GIVE HIM ONE ON ME.

OR I GUESS I SHOULD SAY ON UNCLE SAM.

[CHUCKLES]

SEMPER FI.

SEMPER FI.

AND THEN I GOT ON THE PLANE AND I HEADED OUT THE NEXT DAY.

HEARD ANYTHING FROM HIM, YOUR SON?

NO. I DON'T EVEN THINK HE KNOWS WHERE I AM.

I SENT CHELSEA AN E-MAIL A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I GOT INTO

THE COUNTRY, BUT SHE DIDN'T RESPOND.

SURELY SHE TOLD HIM WHERE YOU WERE.

I WOULDN'T BET ON IT.

MAY I SPEAK FRANKLY?

SEE, SIR, WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH YOU AND YOUR SON

GOD CAN FIX IT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE IN HIM AND THEN ASK.

HE'LL ...I CAN'T EVEN GET MY BOY TO TALK TO ME MUCH LESS

TELL HIM THAT ...WELL, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT IF SOMEBODY WERE TO HAPPEN TO ME

HERE THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS WOULD NEVER QUESTION WHETHER

OR NOT I LOVED THEM.

AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT MY BOY WOULD?

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING OF THAT SORT, SIR.

ALL I'M SAYING IS MY FAITH HAS KEPT ME STRONG.

IT'S MADE ME A BETTER SOLDIER, BETTER HUSBAND, BETTER FATHER.

[RAIN PAT PATTERING]

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING, SIR?

YEAH.

I'M PROUD OF WHAT MY FAITH HAS MADE ME.

CAN YOU SAY YOU'RE PROUD OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUR LACK OF

FAITH HAS MADE YOU?

I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN.

LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE BY BELIEVING?

IS IT SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT

LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY?

I MEAN, IS THAT SUCH A BAD THING?

YOU KNOW, HILL, I GUESS I CAN SAY THAT WITH EVERYTHING

THAT I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT

THERE'S A GOD THAT LOVES US SO MUCH BUT YET LET'S THINGS LIKE

THIS HAPPEN, LIKE THIS WAR, LIKE THE WAR BEFORE THAT,

AND ALL THE OTHER WARS BEFORE THAT.

SIR, GOD DOESN'T MAKE THESE WARS HAPPEN.

PEOPLE DO.

WE DO.

SEE, GOD GIVES US THE FREE WILL TO DO AS WE LIKE.

EVERYTHING THAT GOD MAKES STARTS OUT PERFECT.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO THINGS TO LEAD US OFF THAT,

TO LEAD US AWAY.

GOD DOESN'T MAKE THESE WARS HAPPEN.

WE MAKE THESE WARS HAPPEN.

SIR, YOU STILL DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE BY BELIEVING?

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT, HILL.

ALL OF MY LIFE I'VE RELIED ON MYSELF.

THAT IS ALL I'VE EVER KNOWN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR, BUT TELL ME, HOW HAS THAT WORKED

OUT FOR YOU SO FAR?

NOT SO WELL, I GUESS.

SIR, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LAUGH AT FAITH.

BUT I GUARANTY YOU THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE SOMETIME

HAS FOUND THEMSELVES SEARCHING, SEARCHING

FOR SOMETHING.

WHAT?

SOMETHING ...SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.

SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE OF EVERYTHING.

AND FAITH DOES THAT?

SOMETIMES.

SOMETIMES NOT.

BUT FAITH ALWAYS GIVES US AN OUTLET TO ASK.

BELIEVING IN GOD MAKES US KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS

SOMEONE LISTENING.

GOD?

GOD.

SO LET ME ASK YOU AGAIN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE

BY BELIEVING?

[THUNDERING ROLES IN THE DISTANCE]

I GUESS WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING, YOU HAVE NOTHING

TO LOSE.

SO MAYBE IT'S TIME THAT I ...[CELL DOOR CRASHES OPEN]

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK!

JUST ASK!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT, SOLDIER.

JUST RELAX.

WHERE'S LIEUTENANT?

THEY JUST TOOK HIM OUT.

I DIDN'T TELL THEM NOTHING, SIR. I SWEAR.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T, PRIVATE. JUST RELAX.

AH.

HOW LONG WAS I OUT?

I DON'T KNOW.

PROBABLY AN HOUR.

I WAS OUT THAT LONG?

YEAH.

BUT NOT AS LONG AS I HAVE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, SIR?

PRIVATE, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

OF COURSE, SIR.

ARE YOU A BELIEVER?

A BELIEVER, SIR?

YEAH. A CHRISTIAN.

OH, YES SIR.

MA AND POP, THEY MADE SURE THAT I WAS GOING TO SUNDAY

SCHOOL AND CHURCH EVERY WEEK.

I WAS SAVED WHEN I WAS NINE.

I HAVEN'T BELIEVED IN ANYTHING FOR A LONG TIME.

NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO START, SIR.

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN.

BUT PRIVATE, I'VE DONE 5 TOURS OF DUTY.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO KEEP MY TROOPS

AND MY FAMILY SAFE.

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH TO GET ME INTO HEAVEN?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

NOT REALLY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HEAVEN IS LIKE?

SIR?

HEAVEN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

PROBABLY LIKE NO PLACE I'VE EVER SEEN.

PROBABLY NO PAIN.

PROBABLY NO SUFFERING, NO SADNESS.

I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, SIR, ANYWHERE IS BETTER THAN HERE.

YEAH.

YOU'RE RIGHT, PRIVATE.

SIR?

SIR? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT ALL RIGHT.

I'M AS FAR FROM ALL RIGHT AS I CAN BE.

I ALREADY TOLD YOU, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING

OUT OF ME.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING MYSELF

MY WHOLE LIFE.

I'VE MADE A MESS OF MY LIFE.

I LET SO MANY PEOPLE DOWN.

TELL ME WHERE THEY ARE.

JUST POINT TO THE MAP.

JUST DO IT AND ALL OF THIS CAN STOP.

LIEUTENANT STEVEN HILL, UNITED STATES...

[SLAP ACROSS HIS FACE]

GOD, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING I'VE

DONE IN MY LIFE.

I'VE SORRY FOR THE MESS THAT I'VE MADE.

I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

[MUSIC]

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS POINT.

JUST POINT A FINGER ON THE MAP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY A WORD.

JUST POINT.

THEN YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, SOME CLEAN CLOTHES,

A SHOWER.

LIEUTENANT STEVEN HILL. UNITED...

HELP ME, GOD.

HELP ME FOR THE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE WRONG IN MY LIFE.

I BELIEVE IN YOU.

I KNOW YOU CAN HELP ME.

PLEASE.

I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE.

[MUSIC]

GOD, PLEASE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH.

YOU THINK YOUR GOD CAN SAVE YOU?

NO ONE CAN SAVE YOU EXCEPT YOU.

JUST POINT YOUR FINGER AND YOU'LL BE SAVED.

I'M READY TO BE SAVED, GOD.

I'M READY TO ACCEPT JESUS.

PLEASE COME INTO MY HEART.

PLEASE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT CAN SAVE ME.

JESUS CHRIST.

I WILL MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR.

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SAVE YOU RIGHT NOW.

JUST TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW!

LORD, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH.

LIEUTENANT STEVEN HILL. UNITED...

OH, THANK YOU, JESUS. I CAN FEEL YOU.

I CAN... [GUNSHOT]

WHA...

[MUSIC]

SOMETIMES THINGS DON'T END THE WAY WE EXPECT THEM TO.

WHY ME AND PRIVATE PHILLIPS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THERE

AND LIEUTENANT HILL DIDN'T, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL

NEVER BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND.

BUT I'VE REALIZED THAT WE CAN NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT

GOD'S PLAN IS FOR US.

WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE LIFE THAT'S GIVEN TO US AND MAKE

THE MOST OF IT.

BUT WHAT I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND IN LIFE IT'S NOT

ALWAYS ABOUT THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE

OR ACCOMPLISH.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE STUFF THAT WE WANT IN LIFE.

SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND.

[MUSIC]

♪ THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN...

♪ BUT WE'LL NOT STAND ALONE...

♪ WE'LL PRESS ON WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH...

♪ WHEN WE APPROACH THE DANGER ZONE...

♪ YES, DEEP IN OUR HEARTS WE'LL KNOW...

♪ THAT OUR CAPTAIN HE WILL GUIDE US UNTIL THE END...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ PICK UP YOUR CROSS AND RUN...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ LED BY THE MIGHTY ONE...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ WE'LL MARCH ONTO VICTORY'S SONG...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ DESTINED TO OVERCOME...

♪ THE WAR RANGES ON...

♪ WHEN WE THINK WE CAN'T GO ON...

♪ HE GIVES US STRENGTH TO FACE OUR FINAL MILE...

♪ AND IN THOSE DEEP DARK TRIALS...

♪ WE CAN STILL SEE HIS SMILE...

♪ AND KNOW THE BATTLE IS NOT OURS...

♪ IT'S THE LORD'S...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ PICK UP YOUR CROSS AND RUN...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ LED BY THE MIGHTY ONE...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ WE'LL MARCH ONTO VICTORY'S SONG...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ DESTINED TO OVERCOME...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ PICK UP YOUR CROSS AND RUN...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ LED BY THE MIGHTY ONE...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ WE'LL MARCH ONTO VICTORY'S SONG...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ DESTINED TO OVERCOME...

♪ CHOSEN TO BE A SOLDIER...

♪ I'LL OVERCOME...

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