Pride of the Marines (1945)

Dane Clark: Lee Diamond

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• Al Schmid : Probably see a lot more action before this is over.

  Lee Diamond : Looks that way. My arm's comin' along good now.

  Al Schmid : Funny... sittin' around thinkin' of you landing on a beachhead again.

  Lee Diamond : When I hit the beach, I'll mark the first nip for you, Al.

  Al Schmid : [Bitterly]  Get him in the eyes! Right in the eyes!

• Lee Diamond : No, no, this is their chance. They've been gettin' reinforcements/ We haven't. They'll come sooner or later.

  Johnny Rivers : I'll take sooner.

  Al Schmid : I'll take later.

• Al Schmid : Just for luck, maybe the ship'll come in tomorrow with some mail on it.

  Lee Diamond : Why is it that everything good is always gonna happen tomorrow?

• Lee Diamond : Believe me, you ain't been a sucker. There ain't a guy who's been killed or disabled in this war who's been a sucker. I know it's a stinkin' war, but it has to be won. And you're one of the guys who lost some chips in the winning. Everybody's got problems. I know you're in a tough spot, but it ain't peaches 'n' cream for everybody else.

  Al Schmid : What problems have you got? You're in one piece, ain't ya? Your wife don't have to turn over her insides when she sees you. When you go for a job, there ain't nobody going say, 'We got no use for ex-heroes like you.'

  Lee Diamond : That's what you think. Sure, there will be guys who won't hire you, even when they know you can handle a job. But there are guys who won't hire me because my name is Diamond instead of Jones. Because I celebrate Passover, instead of Easter. Do you see what I mean? You and me, we need the same kind of a world, we need a country to live in where nobody gets booted around for any reason.