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This has been the test
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of all civilisations
throughout history,
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that when the time came
the average citizen said,
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"l will sacrifice myself
for the country."
:00:16
These kids didn't wanna be
there. 17, 18, 19 years old...
:00:20
They wanted to
be shooting .22s at rabbits,
:00:24
not M-1s at other young men.
:00:27
They wanted to be throwing softballs,
:00:29
not hand grenades.
:00:31
But there was an evil force loose,
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and it fell to them to deal with it,
:00:37
because when the challenge came
the society said,
:00:40
"You gotta go out there
and fight." And they did.
:00:47
30 seconds! God be with you!
:00:51
Keep the sand out of your weapons.
:00:54
Keep those actions clear.
:00:55
I'll see you on the beach.
:01:02
Move your men up the beach! Go!
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"Saving Private Ryan"
by Steven Spielberg,
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starring two-time Academy Award
winner Tom Hanks.
:01:13
as Captain John Miller.
:01:15
Clear the shingle!
:01:18
It's the story
of heroism and sacrifice,
:01:21
set in France during the D-Day
invasion of World War Two,
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where eight soldiers risked
their lives to save one man.
:01:30
Some private lost three brothers
and got a ticket home.
:01:35
I don't know anything
about Ryan. I don't care.
:01:38
If finding him
lets me go home to my wife...
:01:42
well, then, that's my mission.
:01:44
This is what it comes down to.
:01:46
Find this guy so he can go home,
while the rest stay and fight.
:01:50
It's an obtuse concept,
but there's no arguing with it.
:01:54
The principle mission
was to rescue someone
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for a good reason.
That attracted me to the story.