Mal Hombre: God damn it, Sergeant. I thought you were a professional soldier. Sergeant: I waited as long as I could, Sir. Any longer, and I was gonna… - Michael Herr

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Mal Hombre: God damn it, Sergeant. I thought you were a professional soldier.
Sergeant: I waited as long as I could, Sir. Any longer, and I was gonna lose my man.
Mal Hombre: This outfit is perfectly capable of taking care of its own dirty laundry. Is that clear, Sergeant?
Sergeant: Colonel, since when is a wounded trooper 'dirty laundry'?

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About Michael Herr

Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was a writer and former war correspondent, best known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire magazine (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War.

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Birth Name: Michael David Herr
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Soldier: You guys aught to do a story on me suntahm.
Herr: Why should we do a story about you?
Soldier: 'Cause I'm so fuckin' good, 'n' that ain' no shit, neither. Got me one hunnert 'n' fifty-se'en gooks kilt. 'N' fifty caribou. Them're all certified.
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