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I'll bring him to you, sir. Just need to
clear the file line.

board starboard side.

Roger that. Let's pull the rudder. Port
engine stop.

Back to you to Williamson turn.

Stand by the duty light bulb, Marty.
Stand by the starboard. Stand by signal

break. This is not a drill.

Land all aboard.

Santa Colonel McKenzie, good morning.

Oh, I love you too.

So, when do I book my trip back for the
wedding?

Back? Um, I have news about Mick.

Something happen to him?

He's not hurt, is he?

He went back to Australia.

Oh, so when's he coming back?

He's gone, Chloe.

Forever.

His choice.

He dumped you?

Yeah.

But why would he do that?

Because I didn't love him with all my
heart.

Is Harm there with you?

No, he's at a funeral. Renee's father
died.

Chloe, I'm not going to discuss this any
further.

You don't need to. I know what happened.

Harm happened.

I love you.

Good morning, sunshine.

He looks so peaceful.

Yeah, he does.

Dad's wearing his favorite suit.

Oh.

It's becoming.

I wish you two had met.

Well, it's too late now.

Why don't we join the others?

Goodbye, Daddy.

Hello, Renee.

Cyrus.

Mother sends her condolences.

Cyrus Fortney, Commander Harmon Ram.

Nice to meet you. Yeah, you too.

He looks wonderful.

Oh, well, Renee, he's your dad, so I
took special care of him.

Cyrus does all of the work himself.

Really? You know, so much of the hands
-on work is farmed out these days.

Oh, that's interesting.

Renee, why don't you and Cyrus catch up,
and I'm going to wait for you

outside. Okay.

It's a nice meeting. Take care.

Mrs. Peterson.

Why, Renee tells me that you're leaving
right after the service.

Yes, ma 'am, I need to get back to
Washington ASAP. Nonsense.

I'm sure that no man wants to hear this,
but Jag can manage without you.

Mrs.

Peterson, I'd really just be in the way.
Oh, not at all.

And I know it would mean the world to
Renee to have you close.

She doubts on you.

That's Cyrus Horton.

Yes, yes, we met.

Well, Cyrus is a lovely boy. He and
Renee were sweethearts for years.

But she forgot all about him when he
went to embalming school.

Well, imagine that.

Do you know that that cat could be a
solid brawn?

Weighs a ton.

Well... It'll keep my husband safe for
at least a hundred years.

Good morning, ma 'am. Good morning,
Lieutenant.

Did you talk to Mick, Colonel?

Did he call? No.

Then what? About rescheduling the
wedding.

Uh, it's off.

Off?

Yeah, Nick went back to Australia.

That's terrible.

You must feel dreadful.

I mean, when?

Uh, why?

If you'd like to talk about it, ma 'am,
I'm here for you.

Morning, ma 'am. Morning.

Harriet and I left the weekend open in
case you decide to reschedule, so you

us know where and when we'll be there at
Bell's on it. That'll be when hell

freezes over. Good morning, Colonel.

So, when's the big day? Reiner, no
questions. Get me in to see the Admiral.

That's an order.

Yes, ma 'am.

This is the message traffic you asked
for, ma 'am.

Admiral, Colonel McKenzie would like to
work with you, sir.

Send her in.

Aye, sir.

Sir. I've just learned Major Miles
Holmes, the staff judge advocate for the

Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the
Guadalcanal, was reported missing at sea

last night.

I've seen the operative and casualty
reports. The amphibious ready group is

joint maneuvers with the Indian Navy,
Admiral.

They need a lawyer to advise on rules of
engagement. And to help conduct an

investigation into the disappearance of
Major Holmes. What does that got to do

with you?

I want the assignment, Admiral.

Colonel, that's a step backward for you.

It doesn't matter, sir.

I'm shorthanded right now. I don't think
I can spare you. Sir, Commander Rabb

returns from convalescent leave
tomorrow.

Only if I think he's ready. I'm sure he
will be. And once he's back, you'll

never miss me.

You underestimate your value.

See, Matt?

You want to tell me why you checked the
message traffic for the first assignment

that'll take you out of town?

No, sir.

Respectfully.

Just received a request for Commander
Brumby's record to the Royal Australian

Navy. He's returned to active duty.

Well, he missed a seafaring life, sir.

No, Mac.

He missed out on you. That makes him one
damn fool.

Is that why you're asking for a TAD
assignment?

Sir, I just can't talk about this one
more time.

Job's yours.

That'll be all.

Thank you, sir.

Colonel, take the gunny with you.

I can take care of myself, Admiral.

Oh, I know. It's the Marines aboard the
Guadalcanal that I want to protect.

Guys,

how long will it take you to throw some
things in a sea bag?

I'll keep one packed, Colonel.

Meet me at Andrews at 1300.

Going out to the Guadalcanal, ma 'am?

Affirmative, Gunny. Figures, ma 'am.

What makes you think that, Gunnery
Sergeant?

Do you really believe that I'm running
away from my life here at JAG? Do you

think that a simple thing like... Ma
'am, the missing staff judge advocate is

Marine. It's natural you'd request the
assignment.

Exactly.

As you know from our first interview,
Commander, the mishap investigation

by the Safety Review Board is strictly
confidential.

Today I want to talk to you about what
happened after you ejected.

You suffered short -term memory loss.

Do you have your memory back?

As far as I can tell.

The incident report indicates equipment
failure post -ejection. I was hoping you

could clear up a few details.

Why'd you take your helmet off while
you're still in your descent?

Shroud lines were wrapped around me. I
was being strangled. You're aware the

NATOPS manual says to keep your helmet
on.

I made a judgment call, Commander. I
wanted those damn lines off me before I

the water.

You cut your way out of your risers.

Yeah, well, the release jammed.

There's nothing wrong with this release,
Commander.

You know, Commander, it's one thing to
stand in front of me and pop that thing

open, but I can assure you when I was
underwater, it didn't work.

When the Viking first flew over your
position, why didn't you use your

Well, the first one failed, and by the
time I got to the second one, the Viking

disappeared. Or did you panic,
Commander?

I didn't panic.

Then why didn't you follow standard
emergency procedures?

I was fighting for my life, Commander.

Being tossed about in eight to ten foot
seas.

I did what I thought best. And
everything wasn't working the way it's

to. The fact is, during this incident,
you did nothing by the book.

Hey, if I did everything wrong, why am I
still alive?

Because, Commander, somebody up there
likes you.

They only can't like me too much. I've
been here with you, aren't I?

Thank you, Commander.

That'll be all.

Commander.

After all that's happened, are you sure
you want to stay current?

Yeah. There have been a lot of guys
who've gone through a lot less who don't

have it in them to eject a second time.

I'm not one of those guys.

Let's hope you don't have to find out.

What's your presence on the bridge?

Jag on deck.

Lieutenant Colonel McKenzie and Gunnery
Sergeant Galindez reporting as ordered,

sir.

Stand at ease.

You want to talk about Major Holmes?

When you have time, sir.

I have time now.

He was a friend of yours.

An acquaintance, sir.

And why was the Major on deck during
flight operations, Captain?

Well, he told the flight deck officers
that he needed to interview an incoming

Hilo pilot.

Has the pilot done something wrong? No,
the exercise had gone off without a hit.

It's going to be hard to know why he was
out there.

Well, did anyone see him go over the
side?

No, but that's not a surprise. There was
a lot going on.

Accident? There's a possibility he got
careless or distracted.

Can you think of anyone who may have had
a grudge against the Major, sir?

Well, the Major had a number of open
cases.

I'll make those files available to you.

But quite honestly, I find it highly
improbable that someone's going to push

overboard in front of a hundred
potential witnesses.

Do you believe Major Holmes to be the
kind of man who would kill himself, sir?

The Major kept mostly to himself, so I'd
have a hard time answering that.

His wife's been informed?

Yes, and according to Mrs. Holmes, the
Major was in good health and spirit.

Sometimes a wife is the last to know,
sir.

Hmm. Well, that's three theories, Crump.

So where does that leave us?

Welcome back, Commander.

Welcome back, sir. Thank you. Welcome
back, sir. See you again, sir.

You're not going to find her there, sir.

At present, she's halfway around the
world.

Australia? No, sir.

The Indian Ocean.

Matt, and that's a pretty big surprise.

I understand she asked to go T .A .D.

Guess she wanted to get away.

Yeah, well, we all feel that way every
now and again, don't we, Lieutenant?

we need a little space.

Nice to have you back, Commander.

Thank you. I need to see the Admiral
right away.

Yes, sir.

Commander Adams.

Send him in.

Sir. Commander!

Good to have you back.

Well, thank you, sir. It's good to be
back.

So, how'd your interview go with the
safety board?

Well enough, sir. I'm primed and ready
to get back to work.

Good. Have a seat.

Thank you.

So, um, what makes you think you're
ready to go back to full duty?

Well, Admiral, I'm feeling better every
day, and frankly, I'm going a little

crazy sitting around in that apartment.

You know, my second tour of NOM was
rough.

By the time I got to Dayton, I was
pretty beat up.

First Sunday I was back, I did something
I hadn't done in a long time, went to

church.

Priest got to the blessings, and, uh...
He gave a special thanks for my safe

return.

Those few words damn near killed me.

Until then, I had no idea how bad I
hurt.

Make of it what you will.

In the meantime, with Colonel T .A .D.,
I could use all the help I can get

around here.

Admiral, your 10 -100 is here, sir.

Oh, send him in.

Sir, if...

Commander. Admiral.

Good to see you.

Sturgis.

I thought you were in Pearl. I was. I
checked in here last week.

Commander Turner has just finished his
tour as force judge advocate at Coms Up

Pack. He's been assigned to the JAG
headquarters.

Why didn't you tell me?

When was the last time we talked? I sent
you a Christmas card. Three years ago,

to the wrong address.

It's the only address I had if you
bothered to stay in touch. I wanted to

touch with you. You gentlemen are
through catching up with old times.

Sorry, sir.

The commanding officer at Naval Air
Station at Whitefields filed charges

the airman, Kyrie.

The airman was on integrity watch on the
flight line when he took up a T -34

Charlie trainer crashed on landing.

How badly was he hurt, sir?

Minor abrasions on his left leg.

Sounds like he got a little tired of
chipping paint and cleaning windscreens.

Commander Turner, you will prosecute.
Rab, you'll defend.

Yes, sir.

Now, there's a matter of logistics.

Officer, I'd be more than happy to show
the commander around.

Oh, good, good. Then you can be the one
to tell Roberts that Commander Turner

has been assigned to his office.

Where will Lieutenant Roberts... Mr.
Roberts will move back to his old

That'll be all.

I need to know what happened, Scott
Loveland.

Well, he said bad words.

Right. But I need to know exactly what
Master Chief Edwards said.

But on my honor, I can't repeat them.
No, I understand, Victor, but it's very

important that we know the specific
words.

Have you ever killed anyone?

Excuse me?

Like during the Gulf War.

No, I was in ROTC at college.

But you do carry a gun now, right?

No.

I'm a lawyer.

But have you ever fired a gun? Well, I'm
weapons qualified, yes.

Victor, we should probably talk about
you, your Freedom Scout retreat, and the

Navy Master Chief who cursed at you.

Okay, but I can't say the words.

Hey, what if I, like, write the words
out, and then that way I won't have to

them? Hey.

You ought to be a lawyer.

Lieutenant Roberts, I'd like you to meet
Commander Sturgis Turner.

Pleasure to meet you, sir. Lieutenant.

Heard a lot about you. Welcome aboard.

Is it true that you were roommates at
the Academy?

Company mates.

And as a midshipman, you wrote the
winning essay on leadership?

Yes, and he still has the sword to prove
it. Oh, and you met at the brigade

boxing finals?

Yeah, where I got sucker punched, huh?

Look, Bud, I need to talk to you about
something. I'm afraid that... That we're

running late.

The commander was just going to show me
to my office. Well, the only one open is

my old office.

You know what, sir? I should move back
there.

It's a small, cramped room with steam
pipes on the ceiling and down one wall.

Now you make it sound tempting,
Lieutenant.

Sir?

Well, the commander was a submariner.

Yeah, but still.

You look settled in here, Lieutenant.

Nice meeting you.

It's just to the left. Thanks.

Did you gain weight?

A little bit. Been working on it.

All right.

Here you go.

Wow.

Yeah, the guy cuts great.

The guy was a Navy Master Chief, Scott
Loveland.

He should have known better than to
curse in front of children.

None of us gave a damn.

We just brought in a CH -53.

How close was Major Holmes to the helo?
He was behind the foul line, ma 'am.

Well out of harm's way.

Was he acting strangely?

Can't say.

Had my eyes on the helo. Was anyone
standing near Major Holmes? He was doing

flight ops, ma 'am.

There were people all over the place.

Who yelled, man overboard?

Don't know for sure.

That's good.

What happened after you knew a man had
gone overboard?

Well, Captain lost his star helo.

Then we called Musser to count noses.

Once we had searched the ship... It was
pretty obvious who was missing.

And the vest that we recovered was the
one that was issued to Major Holmes when

he came aboard ship.

Well, how do you account for the fact
that the vest became separated from

Holmes?

It's a six -story dropout there.

And if the vest wasn't properly secured,
there's a chance it could have got torn

off.

Hard to know just what happened, man.
But it's a damn shame.

We had a perfect safety record up until
now.

Two years' confinement, loss of pay.

Busted to E2.

Time served. Formal counseling.

Why not just give him an air medal?

Look, no one was hurt. The T -34
suffered minimal damage. The accused has

expressed remorse.

He stole an airplane, huh?

A trainer.

And if it was some bubblehead who'd
stolen a midget sub, you'd be arguing

me to cut him a break. Now, come on.
That is simply not true.

We have Airman Tyree cold on wrongful
appropriation and negligent damage to

military property. He's a bright kid,
Sturgis. He scored high marks, sentence

exams, excellent evaluations.

Six months confinement, lots of pay, but
Airman Tyree stays in the service.

Nope. No deal.

Well, then we're going to trial, my
friend.

Then we go to trial.

What are we looking for, Colonel?

Anyone who didn't want to see Major
Holmes in court.

Have you ever, ma 'am?

against each other a couple of times. I
didn't really know him outside of the

courtroom. Good lawyer?

I beat him twice. He argued with his
heart, not his head.

Most of what's here is routine, ma 'am.

Demon stole a pack of cigarettes on the
fifth door.

Two petty officers were busted for
hiding a couple of cases of scotch

a void on second deck.

And there's a petty officer, darling,
who made threats to major homes.

Why?

Major Holmes had Petty Officer Darling
scheduled for a special court -martial

for fighting.

Well, I'd like to talk to the Petty
Officer.

Not a problem, ma 'am.

It must be pretty tough going through
life with everybody calling you Darling.

I wouldn't know.

I just pulled up a list of the last 50
websites Major Holmes visited.

Three are garden seed catalogs, Amazon
.com six times, and who the hell is

Dement? Ooh, awesome country singer, ma
'am.

That's her website.

Three different USOs.

That guy was a regular boy scout.

We need to get a look at his hard drive,
Colonel.

Make arrangements with the computer
specialists on board.

I have a feeling we're not going to find
anything, though. I don't think this

guy had a life.

Everybody has a life, Colonel.

Even petty officer Tyner.

Taking her up, Commander?

Thinking about it.

Well, you've come a long way out here
not to fly.

Well, sometimes it's better to stay on
the ground.

Sometimes, I guess.

When you start out flying, you've got no
experience and a whole lot of luck.

You hope to end up with a whole lot of
experience before you run out of that

luck.

How are you?

Feel okay today?

Oh, hard to say, Pop.

Why is that?

Well, I recently used up a lifetime of
luck in one night.

Well, you let me know, okay?

Will do.

When did you discover the aircraft was
missing?

The following morning, sir. It was
upside down in the grass.

And how did you link Airman Tyree to the
theft and subsequent destruction of the

aircraft? Jackson assumes facts, not in
evidence.

Rephrase, Commander Turner.

How did you come to suspect that Airman
Tyree might be linked to the unusual

state in which you found the aircraft?

After his watch ended, Airman Tyree had
reported the sick bay with various cuts

and abrasions. And is there any doubt in
your mind that Airman Tyree was at the

controls of the aircraft?

He admitted as much when we questioned
him, sir.

Did Amityree have permission to fly the
aircraft?

No, sir, definitely not.

He was not trained as a pilot.

Thank you, Master Chief.

No further questions.

Master Chief, the morning after his
discovery, when you examined the

aircraft, what damage did you find?

Well, it landed on grass, sir, so all it
was was a broken strut, sir, and a bent

prop. How soon did you have the aircraft
flying again, Master Chief?

The next day, sir. So, damage to the T
-34 Charlie was minimal.

Interruption of training, negligible.
Your Honor, Counsel, is that

editorializing? Commander Rabb.

Master Chief, when you confronted Airman
Tyree with your suspicions, did he deny

it? No, sir.

In December last year, Master Chief, did
the accused receive a letter of

reprimand, and was he reduced in rank
from third -class petty officer to

Yes, sir. For what reason?

For taxiing an aircraft too fast on the
taxiway, sir.

Was he a qualified taxi pilot at that
time?

Yes, sir. And as such, he was authorized
to taxi aircraft to the run -up area to

test their engines. Is that correct?

Yes, sir. Does he still have such
authorization?

No, sir.

This is the accused personnel file.

Master Chief, do you see a document
giving written authorization to taxi

aircraft as a taxi pilot?

Yes, sir.

So he had every reason to believe he
still had permission.

Objection. The Master Chief can't
testify as to what Airman Tyree believed

did not believe.

Sustained. Nothing further.

Redirect, Your Honor.

Go ahead.

Master Chief Harrelson, if Airman Tyree
had his permission to taxi suspended,

why was that document still in the file?

It's bad record keeping, sir.

But there's no doubt to his status.

Busted is busted, and he knew it.

Thank you, Master Chief.

No further questions, Your Honor. You
may step down.

We'll reconvene at 1400.

You may call your first witness then,
Commander Rabb.

Court is in recess.

I guess you could say I threatened Major
Holmes.

You, uh, threatened to rip his heart out
through his nose.

That's a figure of speech, ma 'am.

What was your grievance with the Major?

He wanted to bring me to a... Special
court -martial for fighting.

If I was found guilty, I was going to
get kicked out of the Navy.

Did you get into a fight?

Everyone fights, Gunny.

They want us to be tough.

Where's the harm in that?

You were working on deck the night Major
Holmes went overboard.

There were a lot of sailors.

Your area of responsibility is on the
starboard side of the flight deck.

the side off which Major Holmes fell.

Or was pushed.

I wasn't that mad, Gunny.

You have, to put it politely, a problem
with anger management.

Permission to speak off the record?

Denied.

Don't you ever lose your temper?

Every now and then. And you've never
said a bad word?

Singer, there are 40 different words
here.

I don't even know what several of them
mean.

If there's anything you don't
understand, I'd be glad to help you out.

Okay, look, three months in the brig,
reduction to EA.

suspend the bust in confinement, and
we'll arrange for voluntary community

service. Where's the punishment in that?

The guy hates kids, right? Right.

Then do I have a deal for you.

Here it is, ma 'am.

That's everything I retrieved off the
hard drive.

I got a look at some of it, ma 'am.

I have to say this for the major. He
emailed his wife nearly every day.

What else?

Well, Cunney, he corresponded with the
American Rose Society. He wanted to name

a rose after his cleaning lady.

Anything of interest, Senior Chief?

Major Holmes visited nearly every USO in
the Pacific. He was real serious about

a man. He kept emailing this
administrator at USO headquarters.

What did he want to know?

He would let her know where the
Guadalcanal was going to be on Liberty,

she'd tell him all the things that he
could do once he got to Liberty Port.

Does this woman have a name?

Susan Evans.

He emailed her almost as often as his
wife.

Airman Tyree, I'd like to revisit the
night of the incident.

So would I, sir. I did a lot of things
differently.

Please wait for the question, airman.
Oh, yes, sir. I know you practiced it

way.

Ma 'am, we didn't practice anything. I
reviewed the airman's testimony.

Let's see how it goes.

Did you move the aircraft the night of
the incident, Airman Tyree?

Yes, sir, I did.

Were you moving it to the run -up area?

In that direction? Yes, sir.

Did you have permission to taxi the
aircraft?

I know how to do it, sir.

Actually, I became pretty good at it. In
fact, one of the pilots said I was.

Were you taxiing the aircraft too fast
that night?

Yes, sir. As Master Chief Harrelson
testified, you'd done it on at least one

other occasion.

Yes, sir.

So is it fair to say, Airman Tyree, that
while taxiing the aircraft, for a

moment it traveled too quickly, causing
the plane to lift off?

Objection. Three leading questions bust
his quota, Your Honor.

Sustained.

Airman Tyree, why did the aircraft begin
to lift off?

Well, you see, sir, the motion of the
wing through the air generates lift.

As the plane taxis down the runway, when
the lift exceeds the weight of the

air... Did you intentionally fly the
aircraft, or did it get away from you?

Well, sir, it pretty much got away from
me, and I lacked the skills to put her

down right.

Thank you.

That will be all, ma 'am.

Airman Tyree, until recently, you had an
exemplary service record.

Thank you, Commander.

Given your high regard for naval
aviation, you ever thought about taking

lessons? Yes, sir, but they're
expensive.

Why not apply for flight training?

I don't have a college degree, sir, so
no commission.

Do you have a dream, Airman Tyree?

Objection. Vague.

I'll allow it.

All my life I wanted to fly, sir.

And now you have, Airman Tyree.

You have taken a naval aircraft for an
unauthorized flight and crashed it.

Objection, Your Honor.

Commander Turner, do you have a question
to ask the accused?

I do, Your Honor.

Airman Tyree?

Was it your intention to profit from the
borrowing of this aircraft?

Did you plan to sell it for scrap, cut
up the spare part?

No, sir.

I just wanted to get up in the air just
once to see what it was like.

Would it be fair to say that your flight
was not an accident?

Only the last part was, sir.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Commander Rabb, do you have any other
questions?

None come to mind, ma 'am.

Quarters and recess until 1500, at which
time we'll have argument.

Bingo, ma 'am.

Tell me. Susan Evans is an entertainment
coordinator with the USO.

She came aboard the Guadalcanal with the
USO unit four months ago.

Had lunch and dinner in the ward room.

That must be where they met.

Major Holmes has been in touch with her
seven times since that visit.

And each time he's requested information
on the USO facility at the next Liberty

Port, the Guadalcanal was scheduled to
visit.

And she met him there.

I did a quick check with their credit
card company.

Miss Evans stayed in a hotel in each of
the seven ports the Guadalcanal visited.

There's a whole new meaning to the term
follow the fleet.

Beautiful. Yes, ma 'am. Her last day was
in Jakarta.

The ship didn't stop there.

No, ma 'am, but it came real close.

And that's where they inserted the
Marines on maneuvers.

Okay, say Major Holmes faked his own
death and then jumped ship.

Where would he hide and how would he get
off the Guadalcanal to hook up with

Susan Evans?

Let's go, Penny. First Major Holmes
hangs a torn piece of uniform sleeve on

stanchion, tosses a float gear over the
side, yells, man overboard.

Kept the cranial and goggles on because
no one can recognize anybody in those

damn things.

While the ship is being searched, he
hides in here.

Holmes knew about this void because of
the two cases of scotch the petty

officers had hidden here.

Gunny? Pull up screen.

Yes, ma 'am.

Look at that sleeve, man.

This is a major home spirit.

Definitely spent the night here.

You're in no shape to play.

I'm fine.

Then how come I'm up 1710?

Because you're cheating.

Come on in.

You still with that girl?

The widow with the kid?

Nah. She dumped me years ago.

That's too bad. I liked her.

Annie, right?

Don't know what it is.

They never stay.

What's that?

They're too smart.

What, they, uh, you find they get
smarter as time goes by?

Or the opposite.

We get stupider.

Well,

my reason to look at women, that is a
definite possibility.

Ready?

So you got a girl?

Nope.

She's got me.

The judge is back with the verdict.

In the case of the United States v.
Airman Peter Tyree, United States Navy,

court finds you guilty of all charges
and specifications.

Sentencing will commence at 1100
tomorrow.

Court is in recess.

That's okay, sir.

I know I didn't give you much to work
with.

Considering you never had a case, huh?
You did a great job.

It's my fault, Commander Turner.

Sometimes when I get excited, my mouth
gets ahead of my brain.

But you did a good job tripping me up.

I took no pleasure in it, Emmett. I know
that, sir.

I just wish I could fly as good as you
talk.

The first wave went ashore at 0600, ma
'am. How many men per boat?

33 Marines aboard the LCAC.

Marines stay inside the vehicles due to
the noise of the engines.

Where do they muster?

Hangar deck.

Marines do head counts and personnel
manifests are taken in case of a mishap.

Then they boarded the vehicle.

You ever had any unauthorized personnel
go ashore? Once or twice, someone snuck

on board the LCAC after the headcount.

Did you know Major Holmes by sight?

You know how it is when a maneuver's
going to re -serge him.

All those Marines dressed in camo and
got their faces painted black.

So down here, I wouldn't know him from
out. What happens when the Marines hit

the Jakarta beach?

Trucks head inland, ma 'am. After that,
a man can hide just about anywhere.

Oh, you lost, Commander?

No, sir.

Who the hell are you?

Commander Rapp, sir. I was hoping to
speak with Admiral Landry at a

moment, sir. Well, now it's not
convenient.

You've already barged in, so whatever
you have to say, you can say it to all

us.

Aye, sir.

Come on in, Commander, and close the
hatch behind you.

Yes, sir.

Master Chief.

Lieutenant Roberts and I have settled on
a deal, pending your agreement.

A suspended sentence and 200 hours of
community service.

Okay, ma 'am.

Where?

The Norfolk Freedom Scout Camp.

Now, you say one word there other than
please or thank you, and you will spend

six months on the break.

Is that really the best you can do, ma
'am?

Let's review the evidence against you,
Master Chief.

Shall we start with the four -letter
words or the compound ones?

Commander Turner?

Commander Rabb, I'd like to thank you
for all the time and effort you've put

into this case.

There will be no sentence handed down in
this case.

In fact, my verdict stands null and
void.

Uh, ma 'am? That's because there is no
more case.

Admiral Landry, who is Erlant, has
assumed convening authority in this

and directed that all charges be
withdrawn.

You are free to return to duty.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Court is adjourned.

Commander Raff, the Navy has programs to
put superior enlisted personnel through

college and then OCS.

Yes, Your Honor. Admiral Landry suggests
that Airman Tyree might make a fine

candidate.

How the hell did you get a three -star
to take up Airman Tyree's card?

Told him the truth.

Airman's a smart kid who needs a little
education and a lot of time to grow up.

Navy's always looking for men with
dedication and passion. Hey, anybody who

wants to fly that badly, well, they
should be flying for us.

Who are you?

Gunnery Sergeant Victor Galendez, ma
'am.

Where's Major Holmes?

End of the line, Miss Evans.

How did you find us?

Well, you used your credit card one too
many times, ma 'am.

Come with me, please.

I have a map right here.

Thank you, sir.

Major Holmes.

Colonel McKenzie.

Major, why fake your death?

It's the only way, ma 'am. Put your wife
through hell. Why not just file for

divorce? This way she got my insurance,
and I got new life.

Where were you gonna live?

In a shack on the beach in Indonesia?

I worked for Galgan.

That was Tahiti, and he painted.

I don't expect you to understand, ma
'am. You didn't have to take a wrecking

ball to your life.

I didn't give up one damn thing I
wanted, Colonel.

But Susan, I finally got into a place
where anything, the sunset, the curve of

her thigh, the air I breathe, anything
was enough for her.

Did you ever love anyone so much that
you would have given up the world for

them? Did love ever make you crazy?

Once or twice.

Not again.

Well, maybe one day you'll get up the
nerve to stop playing it safe and work

without a net.

Wow.

What is this exactly, sir?

Chairman.

Two generations of naval aviators
trained in one of these.

Yours?

My dad.

He teach you to fly?

Well, he taught me to want to fly.

Are you ever afraid, sir?

When you're up there?

Hell yeah, I'm afraid of screwing up,
afraid of losing control.

Not afraid of dying?

No, you can't be.

How about you, Peter?

How did you get the bug?

Well, you're going to laugh, sir.

Pop gun, midway, 12 o 'clock high. That
was a late show.

Then you're laughing.

I've seen them all. 30 seconds over
Tokyo, flying leathernecks, bridges at

Ri. Oh, that's my favorite, sir.

I always get lumps in my throat when
Bill Holden and Mickey Rooney get

And the Admiral.

What's his name?

Frederick March. Yeah.

Then the admiral says, where do we get
such men?

Go on, sit up front.

Yes, sir.

It's yours.