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When Trumpets Fade Quotes

When Trumpets Fade is a television program that first aired in 1970 . When Trumpets Fade stopped airing in 1970.

It features John Kemeny (producer) as producer, and Geoffrey Burgon in charge of musical score.

When Trumpets Fade is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of When Trumpets Fade is 92 minutes long. When Trumpets Fade is distributed by HBO.

The cast includes: Frank Whaley as Medic Chamberlain, Martin Donovan as Capt. Roy Pritchett, Jeffrey Donovan as Bobby, Devon Gummersall as Lonnie, Dwight Yoakam as Lieutenant Colonel, Steven Petrarca as Baxter, and Dan Futterman as Doug Despin.

When Trumpets Fade Quotes

Dwight Yoakam as Lieutenant Colonel

  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Where's Lt. Lukas?"
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "You wanted to know the status of his platoon?"
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Just a minute soldier, you're treading dangerously close to a court-martial."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "That gets me out of here, right -- sir?"
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "You're Manning aren't you?"
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "What do you care?"
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "How you doing, Roy?"
  • (Martin Donovan) "I'm fine sir. I can stay."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "I think you need a rest."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Everybody here needs a rest, sir."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Captain, this conversation was over the first time we had it and it is just as over now."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Now G-2 said it'll be clear sailing up to the bridge, but once you get there, it's gonna get pretty hot."
  • (Martin Donovan) "With all due respect sir, did G-2 forget about the tanks the Jerries had been clobbering us with?"
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "No. The artillery is gonna take care of the tanks."
  • (Martin Donovan) "They've been saying that for a week."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Well they're saying it again, and this time they're right."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Bunch of chickens***s --"
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Do you have a problem, Captain?"
  • (Martin Donovan) "What if those tanks are still firing, sir?"
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Then we'll deal with it."
  • (Martin Donovan) "No problem."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Captain Pritchett, if you feel you're unable to carry out your orders, you let me know, and I'll relieve you of your command and find somebody who can."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "You hold that bridge Captain. That's an order."
  • (Martin Donovan) "I've already lost thirty men."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "This isn't a debate, Pritchett. You hold that god**** bridge."
  • (Martin Donovan) "This is suicide."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "Sergeant Manning has an excellent innate understanding of battlefield conditions. His ability to react to aggressive situations is unmatched by anybody in the company. His disrespect for authority is unable to hide his ability to lead. I strongly suggest that he be considered for the next platoon leader when and if the situation presents itself. Captain Roy Pritchett."
  • (Dwight Yoakam) "If I'm not mistaken Sergeant, the situation has presented itself."

Frank Whaley as Medic Chamberlain

  • (Frank Whaley) "What's your name?"
  • (Warren Sanderson) "Warren."
  • (Frank Whaley) "Welcome to the death factory, Warren."
  • (Frank Whaley) "Manning."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "No."
  • (Sgt. Talbot) "You executed Baxter."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "You're damn right I did. He ran, you'd have done the same thing."
  • (Frank Whaley) "Put the gun down, Talbot."
  • (Sgt. Talbot) "Shut up."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Go ahead. We're all dead anyway."
  • (Frank Whaley) "Tell ya what Dave. You find yourself out there in the middle of a fire fight, with your guts hanging out, screaming for a medic, if I can help you without endangering my own life, I won't hesitate."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "s*** flows down."
  • (Frank Whaley) "god**** right. Regiment wipes its ass with Battalion, Battalion wipes its ass clean with Company, and we're left to lick the s*** off of them. Mark my words, they're gonna keep sending us in until the whole f***ing division is gone."
  • (Frank Whaley) "You don't think about it, you don't hesitate, you just do it, you understand? Otherwise, you're gonna go home to your mama in a box, alright?"
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Anything notable?"
  • (Frank Whaley) "Those f***ing tanks again. They've been jamming their barrels down our throat from that f***ing high ground for a week now. Air Corps can't see'em, artillery can't hit'em. They better find some way in knocking those f***ers out, and I mean fast."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "What about the 88's?"
  • (Frank Whaley) "They're still out there. Tanks on our right side, 88 millimeter cannons on our left side. This f***ing army."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "f***ing army."

Steven Petrarca as Baxter

  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Baxter."
  • (Steven Petrarca) "No. No f***ing way, no f***ing way, no f***ing way."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Get up there, Baxter."

Martin Donovan as Capt. Roy Pritchett

  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Request permission for a section eight. I'm f***ed up, I can't do this, I; I'm no good."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Listen to me soldier. A week ago I had a company of almost 200 men, now I've got 50. As hard as this may be for you to swallow, your efforts to stay alive hold very little value at this particular time and place. What does hold value are the objectives. The longer it takes to obtain them, the more dead we'll be stockpiling at the side of the road. Now, it's my job to obtain those objectives, and I will utilize anybody at my disposal to do so, that includes you Sergeant. Now I'm just as sorry as hell about your bruised nerves, but you are out of your skull if you think I'm gonna let you bail on a section eight. Is that clear?"
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Yes sir."
  • (Martin Donovan) "At 1400 hours you will rendezvous with your new squad. You've got until then to get your s*** together. Is that clear?"
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Yes sir."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Good. Now get out of my sight."
  • (Martin Donovan) "You smile at me again, and I'll kick your teeth out."
  • (Martin Donovan) "We're making another push."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "You gotta be s***ting me."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Our company is to try and take the bridge on the Kall Trail again and hold it. Kraut 88's on the ridge are gonna have us right on the chopping block."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "f***ers."
  • (Martin Donovan) "There's a road leading up to the ridge from the north side. I figure a single squad with a couple of flamethrowers might have a shot at taking'em out. Their gun crews will be firing at us."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "What about their infantry support?"
  • (Martin Donovan) "Krauts are holding their manpower back about a mile behind the ridge. Apparently they're having trouble finding replacements, so they're relying on their 88's to wipe us out. I need a squad to volunteer."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Good luck."
  • (Martin Donovan) "You take out those guns, and I'll get you that section eight you were begging for."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "It's a deal."
  • (Martin Donovan) "You smile at me again, and I'll kick your teeth out."
  • (Sgt. Talbot) "This is Sergeant Talbot. Lieutenant Lukas has lost it."
  • (Martin Donovan) "I put you in charge of this, Sergeant. Now listen up, you gotta pull your platoon back to this side of the river."
  • (Sgt. Talbot) "You expect me to get these guys to leave cover in this s***?"
  • (Martin Donovan) "If you don't get that platoon to move, you're all gonna be dead 10 minutes, now haul ass."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Lukas, take a walk."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "f***ing greenie."
  • (Martin Donovan) "You better get used to him, he's your new platoon leader."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "He'll be dead in a week."
  • (Martin Donovan) "Congratulations Private, you're a sergeant now."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "I am absolutely the wrong man."
  • (Martin Donovan) "You've managed to stay alive for a week: that's something the rest of your platoon couldn't do. Call me crazy, but from where I'm standing, that qualifies you for the job."

Jeffrey Donovan as Bobby

  • (Pvt. David Manning) "god**** you, stick with it, Bobby. f***ing dig in, Bobby. Come on, whose tough as nails?"
  • (Jeffrey Donovan) "Me, sir."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "That's right, you're tough. Tough as what?"
  • (Jeffrey Donovan) "Nails."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "That's right, now you say it."
  • (Jeffrey Donovan) "Tough as nails."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "You're god**** right, you're tough as nails."
  • (Jeffrey Donovan) "It hurts -- Don't pick me up anymore."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Listen Bob, if I leave you, ain't nobody gonna find you. You're gonna die out here."
  • (Jeffrey Donovan) "Just sit here for a bit."
  • (Jeffrey Donovan) "I AM dying."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "We can't sit here."

Devon Gummersall as Lonnie

  • (Devon Gummersall) "Hey dude, give me that cigarette."
  • (Devon Gummersall) "See, only ass holes smoke."

Dan Futterman as Doug Despin

  • (Pvt. David Manning) "What is your name?"
  • (Dan Futterman) "Doug -- Despin."
  • (Pvt. David Manning) "Well, Doug Despin, this is the second time I'm telling you to shut up."

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