Plot
Set in the Philippines in 1945 towards the end of WWII, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci and Captain Robert Prince, the 6th Ranger Battalion undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, they intend to liberate over 500 American Soldiers from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the most audacious rescue ever.
Keywords: 1940s, 30-calibre-machine-gun, abuse, air-raid-shelter, airplane, american, american-flag, archival-footage, army-ranger, arrest
Two proud races, brothers-in-arms... A daring mission that will earn them the respect and admiration of the entire world.
A heroic tale of courage and triumph.
The Most Daring Rescue Mission Of Our Time Is A Story That Has Never Been Told.
General Kreuger: Henry, I'll be honest with you. This mission appeals more to my heart than to my head.
Lt. Colonel Mucci: I'm here to tell you men the latrine rumors are true. We finally got a mission worthy of Rangers. We're going to push through our frontlines right into the Japs' backyard and rescue 500 hundred American prisoners of war. Goin' to be a rough son of a bitch- a textbook-style raid that can only succeed through speed, surprise, and overwhelming firepower. Before you start congratulating yourselves, remember you haven't achieved a damn thing yet. You're the best-trained, least-proven battalion in this whole army. This is your one chance to do something about it, and I mean ONE chance. How you acquit yourselves over the next 48 hours will determine how you are judged for the rest of your lives- men worthy of serving in this army... or... an embarrassment that history and time will eventually forget. It's up to you. Now, I happen to think it's the former. That's why I'm accompanying you on this raid. There's not another group of men in this or any other army I'd sooner trust my life with. You're the finest, best-prepared soldiers this country has ever sent to war, and I expect you to PROVE it... IS THAT CLEAR?::6th Ranger Battalion: YES, SIR!
1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo: Sir, it's your shot.
Captain Prince: Somethings you just have to take on faith.
Lt. Colonel Mucci: Captain Prince, how did we do?::Captain Prince: Got 'em all sir.
Lt. Colonel Mucci: General, this is the man who led the raid... Captain Prince.::General Kreuger: Congratulations, soldier. I'm very sorry for your losses, but I want to let you know you men have done a great service to your country.::Captain Prince: Thank you, sir.
[Japanese have just fired mortar shells at the escaping troops and POW's]::Captain Prince: Get a base of fire on the *Son of a bitch*!
[last lines]::Captain Prince: Never in our history have such a large group of men endured so much and complained so little. Many couldn't shake the fact that their country had abandoned them, left them to die in a foreign land. It was said to be of no significance to the war effort, but for me, it meant everything. It's true, they had been left behind, but never forgotten.
Major Lapham: I've been thinking for the last three years of all the things I want to say to her.
Cpl. Aliteri: [about a piece of paper with the Virgin Mary on it] Six bucks.::Cpl. Guttierez: Told you I can't sell it.::Cpl. Aliteri: Ten bucks?::Cpl. Guttierez: I can't do it. It's the only one I got.::Cpl. Aliteri: What do you mean it's the only one you got? You said you had plenty to spare.::Cpl. Guttierez: Lied to you. My mom gave this to me.::Cpl. Guttierez: [Kisses it]::Cpl. Aliteri: Well how does your mom feel about ten bucks?::Cpl. Guttierez: [Almost punches him] Wonder how your mom feels about ten bucks?::Cpl. Aliteri: Hey!
Plot
A "captured" Japanese newsreel. Civilian defense shows an aircraft spotter painting spots on aircraft and a fire prevention HQ that already burned down. Kitchen Hints shows the construction of a sandwich from bread and meat ration cards. Poisonalities in the News shows Yamamoto walking on stilts and boasting of plans for the White House, contrasted with the room reserved for him: an electric chair. A submarine, launched 3 weeks ahead of schedule, is still being built. A plane's new landing gear is a little man on a tricycle. A minesweeper uses a giant broom.
Keywords: death-march, electric-chair, japanese, kamikaze, looney-tunes, minesweeper, negative-asian-stereotype, newsreel, racial-stereotype, racism
Air raid refers to an attack by aircraft. See strategic bombing or the smaller-scale airstrike.
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