- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Oh Lord, grant that I shall never seek so much to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, or to be loved as to love with all my heart.
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: Hey Gene. You called me Babe.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: I did? When?
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: Just now.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Babe... I guess I did.
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: Babe.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Heffron. Watch the Goddamn line.
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: [referring to Doc Roe] Y'know, he did call me Edward.
- 'Buck' Compton: Edward?
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: Yeah. Why are you laughing?
- 'Buck' Compton: Well, you... you don't look like an Edward.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: You guys okay?
- Earl J. McClung: They got hot food. Can you smell it?
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Toye, are you missing something?
- Joseph D. Toye: Home.
- Earl J. McClung: Ask him to dance, Doc.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Toye, show me your feet.
- Joseph D. Toye: You watch the goddamn line, McClung.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Where your boots?
- Joseph D. Toye: In Washington, up General Taylor's ass.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: I don't believe this.
- Joseph D. Toye: I can move better in bare feet, Doc.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: What happened?
- Joseph D. Toye: I took 'em off, drying my goddamn socks. They got blown to hell, okay?
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Well, what's your size?
- Joseph D. Toye: Nine. Just like everybody else.
- Sgt. Frank Perconte: [carrying the wounded Sisk] Aw, Skinny, you got blood all over my trousers.
- Sgt. Wayne 'Skinny' Sisk: I'm real sorry, Frank.
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: Doc.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Penkala.
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: It's the artery, I can feel it.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Penkala, let go!
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: It's the goddamn artery!
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Penkala, loosen your fingers, goddamn it! Loosen them now!
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: I'll bleed to death.
- Denver (Bull) Randleman: Relax your arm, Penky, come on!
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: It's not the artery.
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: I ain't going back, Doc.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: What?
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: I ain't going nowhere, not in this shit.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: You don't want to go out in this shit and you're yelling "medic"?
- Alex M. Penkala Jr.: I don't need to go back to no aid station.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Well, you're in luck, Penkala. We don't got no aid station.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: [Seeing that Toye had lost his boots] What's your size?
- Toye: Nine -- just like everybody else.
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: Hey Gene?
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Yeah?
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: You called me Babe.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: I did?
- [Babe nods]
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: When?
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: Just now.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: [Trying the name out] Babe... Guess I did.
- Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron: [Imitating Gene's distinct voice] Babe...
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Heffron? Watch the goddamned line.
- [Heffron laughs]
- Walter S. (Smokey) Gordon Jr.: Cup of Joe, Doc?
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Gordon, I need scissors. You got scissors, sharp scissors?
- Walter S. (Smokey) Gordon Jr.: Scissors?
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: Uh-huh.
- Walter S. (Smokey) Gordon Jr.: Well, let's see. I'll have to check the sewing room. Might be upstairs in the study, that skinny old drawer in the middle of the desk.
- Cpl. Eugene Roe: All right. What about an extra syrette in your aid kit, huh?
- Walter S. (Smokey) Gordon Jr.: Hide your morphine guys -
- [mortar fire]