The Last Castle

Die letzte Festung

Take a look at a castle, any castle. Now break down the key elements that make it a castle. They haven?t changed in a thousand years.

One, location: a sight on high ground that commands the territory as far as the eye can see.

Two, protection: big walls, walls strong enough to withstand a frontal attack.

Three, a garrison: men who are trained and willing to kill.

And four, a flag: you tell your men you?re soldiers and that?s our flag. You tell them nobody takes our flag. And you raise that flag so it flies high where everyone can see it.

Now, you?ve got yourself a castle. The only difference between this castle and all the rest is that they were built to keep people out. This castle was built to keep people in.?
     
     

Tears of the sun

Tränen der Sonne

Lt. A.K. Waters: God left Africa long ago.

"Zippo first"

"... for our sins"

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke

 
     
     

Rules of Engagement

 Did you ever have a pissed off Marine on your ass? Is that a threat? Oh yes Sir!

"I'll make you a deal: If you can tell me right now, what the life expectany was for a 2nd Lt. dropped into a hard Landing Zonein vietnam in 1968, i'll tell you everything I remember about Ca Lu."
"One week?"
"Negativ! Sixteen minutes. - - Sixteen fucking minutes and that's all I remember!
     

Black Hawk Down

 Plato: "Only the dead have seen an end to war."

"Leave no man behind"

"Black Hawk Down!!"

"Michael Red, we won't leave you behind..."

"It's not about being a hero; it's just sometimes it turns out that way"
     

 Men of Honor

 "Forgive me, sir, but to me, the Navy isn't a business. It's an organization of people who represent the finest aspects of our nation. We have many traditions. In my career, I have encountered most of them. Some are good. Some not so good. I would, however, not be here today were it not for our greatest tradition of all.
 "And what would that be, Chief Brashear?"
 "Honor, sir."

The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If it's sunk, he brings it up. If it's in the way, he moves it. If he's lucky, he will die young, 200 feet beneath the waves, for that is the closest he'll ever get to being a hero.

Armageddon

 "I address you tonight not as the President of the United States, not as the leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity. We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. The Bible calls this day 'Armageddon' - the end of all things. And yet, for the first time in the history of the planet, a species has the technology to prevent its own extinction. All of you praying with us need to know that everything that can be done to prevent this disaster is being called in the service. The human thirst for excellence, knowledge; every step up the ladder of science; every adventurous reach into space; all of our combined modern technologies and imaginations; even the wars that we've fought have provided us the tools to wage this terrible battle. Through all of the chaos that is our history; through all of the wrong and the discord; through all of the pain and the suffering; through all of our times, there is one thing that has nourished our souls, and elevated our species above its origins, and that is our courage. The dreams of an entire planet are focused tonight on those fourteen brave souls traveling into the heaven. And may we all, citizens the world over, see these events through. God speed, and good luck to you. "