Ronald "Red" Daniels/Quotes

Letter to Paul
"Paul, it's June 6th, 1944. Wish you could see this brother. We're invadin' some frog beach I'm not supposed to even know the name of. All so we can take back France from the Nazis. But the waitin's been half the battle."

- Daniels describing his mission to Paul.

"I made some good buddies in basic, an they're all on the boat with me. Everybody's scared as hell, but nobody's lettin' on."

- Daniels introducing his squadmates

"I hated Zussman the first week a'basic, but now he's prolly the best friend I have in the world. He's always lookin' for trouble. If there wasn't already a war on, he'd be off tryin' to start one."

- Daniels introducing Robert Zussman.

"Stiles says he's gonna be a photographer for Life magazine. Kinda looks like Clark Kent, 'cept when he takes off his glasses, the only thing that happens is he can't see shit."

- Daniels introducing Drew Stiles.

"Aiello's the vet, but bein' honest, he's what Ma woulda called 'a bit of a rube'."

- Daniels introducing Frank Aiello.

"Aiello had enough fight in 'im for two men. And enough bigotry for six."

- Daniels describing Aiello's personality.

"Then, there is Sergeant Pierson, a real sweetheart."

- Daniels introducing William Pierson.

"Colonel Davis sure can give a nice speech. His pep talk reminded me of the one Coach Johnson gave us on our Thanksgiving Day game versus Austin. I'm sure you remember we lost that game by 42 points."

- Daniels introducing Colonel Davis after his speech.

"Always lookin' over Pierson's shoulder is Lieutenant Turner. He's hot 'im on a tight leash. But if Pierson breaks free, we'll all get bit."

- Daniels introducing Joseph Turner.

"Ever since I could hold a rifle, I wanted to be like you Paul. You've always been a tough act to follow. but I'm damn sure gonna try."

- Daniels wrapping up the letter to Paul.

Storming the beach
"Zussman! Oh shit... oh shit... oh shit!"

- Daniels after Zussman got stabbed by the German Rifleman.

"We're gonna get you outta here, stay with me."

- Daniels helping Zussman to get to the field hospital.

"you gotta hang on. Those girls in Paris are waiting for ya."

- Daniels to Zussman after getting to the CCP.

"I need a goddamn medic!"

- Daniels shouting for a medic.

"Hey, what you did back there... I owe ya."

- Daniels to Zussman after the battle.

After Action Report
"I dunno who the hell decided this was the best way to retake Europe, but I guarantee ya one thing: they weren't on the beach with us this mornin'."

Mission Briefing
"It's seven weeks since D-Day. To break outta Normandy we're pushin' inland to secure Marigny. That's how we'll control the roadways and plow across France to Paris. Liberation's comin' soon."

Mission
"Me and the fellas, i'd say we're doin' pretty good. Not good enough for Pierson, but nothin' is. Maybe I'll get home by Christmas with a couple medals on my chest but first we gotta take Marigny."

- Daniels briefly talks about the Western Front.

"No way. And Schmeling's a Nazi. I'd shoot him in a heartbeat."

- Daniels discussing about boxing with the squad.

"For Turner, shieldin' us is his noble callin'. War just has habit of gettin' in the way."

- Daniels describing Turner's personality.

"That's somebody's son"

- Daniels criticizing Augustine Perez and Aiello making fun of a dead German soldier.

"Zussman, grab the wheel! I'm gettin' on the gun!"

- Daniels getting on the MG while en route to Marigny on a jeep.

After Action Report
"Can't believe I'm fightin' alongside Zussman again. He's holdin' up all right, considerin' we just blasted through miles of Hedgerows. You'd think Pierson might go a little easier on'im. You'd be wrong."

Mission Briefing
July 26. We're holed up in a farmhouse outside of Marigny. I close my eyes thinkin' 'a Hazel, but end up havin' the dream again.

Before the Battle
"I understand that, believe me. A man has to fight his own battles. But respect don't mean a lot if you get yourself killed."

- Daniels to Zussman in the farmhouse.

"From that day on, I swore I'd never let Paul down again. But now it's not just him I gotta live up to. It's Pierson."

- Daniels after recalling a day hunting with Paul in his childhood.

Mission
"They musta' run when they heard us comin'."

- Daniels after entering the church.

"If we brought him Hitler's head on a silver platter, he'd complain about the shine."

- Daniels commenting on Pierson after capturing Mariigny.

After Action Report
"We captured Marigny. Germans are retreatin' as fast as we advance. But we're in Pierson's cross-hairs more than ever. Guess we'll just have to deliver and then some."