2:43:03
"I'm glad he was brave to the end.
2:43:06
"Maybe we raised him right after all.
2:43:13
"We'll get used to him being gone...
2:43:16
"...but not too soon, I hope.
2:43:18
"I can read your letter to bring him back. "
2:43:20
WIFE: "Dear Sir,
Your letter finally made me realize...
2:43:24
"...my husband is gone.
I have been living...
2:43:26
"...in the false hopes
that the telegram was a mistake. "
2:43:30
BROTHER: "Dear sir, I am writing
on behalf of my parents...
2:43:33
"...who appreciated your letter...
2:43:35
"...about my brother's death. We were
all glad to know that Frank didn't suffer...
2:43:40
"...and was not alone when he died. "
2:43:42
GIRLFRIEND: "I saw him off
at the train station.
2:43:45
"He was excited to be doing
something important with his life.
2:43:49
"He couldn't stop looking
at his shoulder stripes. "
2:43:52
WIFE: "I hope when it's over
the world will learn...
2:43:54
"...there's a better way
to solve its problems.
2:43:58
"My prayers are
for my husband's comrades.
2:44:00
"May they fly safely and return home soon.
2:44:04
"Best wishes, Mrs. Peterman. "
2:44:12
[Shallow, labored breathing]
2:44:31
EUGENE: Bandits, five o'clock!
2:44:34
CLAY: Bogey, five o'clock low.
2:44:36
DANNY: Three o'clock high.
2:44:40
DENNIS: I said don't yell on the intercom!
2:44:44
EUGENE: Breaking low at five o'clock.
Ball turret, watch out.
2:44:47
JACK: Fighter at ten coming in a half-roll.
2:44:54
RASCAL: That guy had blue eyes!
2:44:59
VIRGE: Tail gunner,
one coming down from six.