- Lt. Finley Wattsberg: Be careful, sir!
- Maj. Asa Barker: Wattsberg, do you love your commanding officer?
- Lt. Finley Wattsberg: Well... yes, sir.
- Maj. Asa Barker: That's fine, because I love you, too.
- Maj. Asa Barker: Are you sure we're not in a looney bin? Sometimes I think we're in a goddamn looney bin!
- [last lines]
- Cpl. Courcey: [to a wounded, one-eyed Viet Cong scout] I'm going home, Charlie... if they'll let me.
- Maj. Asa Barker: Never in the U.S. have we asked for anything back. It would screw up the bookkeeping.