A Few Good Men (1992)

Cuba Gooding Jr.: Cpl. Carl Hammaker

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• Capt. Ross : were you present at a meeting held on the afternoon of September sixth with the members of the second platoon?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : yes sir

  Capt. Ross : would you tell the court the substance of that meeting?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : Lieutenant Kendrick told us we had a informer in our group, that Private Santiago had gone outside the chain of command and reported to the NIS a member of our platoon

  Capt. Ross : did that make you mad?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : [remains silent] 

  Capt. Ross : you can tell the truth Corporal, it's alright, did that make you mad?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : yes sir

  Capt. Ross : how mad?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : Private Santiago betrayed a code we believe in very deeply sir

  Capt. Ross : were the other members of the squad angry?

  Kaffee : object, speculation

  Capt. Ross : were Dawson and Downey?

  Kaffee : please the court, is the government counsel honestly asking this witness to testify to as to how my clients felt on September sixth?

  Judge Randolph : sustained

  Capt. Ross : Corporal, did Lieutenant Kendrick leave a standing order at that meeting?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : yes sir

  Capt. Ross : what was it?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : well it was clear that he didn't want us taking matters in our own hands

  Capt. Ross : what was the order?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : Sir, he said Santiago wasn't to be touched.

  Capt. Ross : [to Danny]  your witness

  Kaffee : were you in Dawson and Downey's room five minutes after this meeting?

  Cpl. Carl Hammaker : no, sir

  Kaffee : thanks, I have no more questions.