Faith of Our Fathers Page #3

Letters about Vietnam

which talk about your daddy.

Can I see 'em?

They're $500 a piece.

What are you talking about?

You wanna read 'em,

they're $500 a piece.

Now we're going to The Wall.

What wall?

Vietnam Wall.

- In D.C.?

- That's the one.

No, no, no, no, no.

lam not going to The Wall.

I'm getting married in 3 weeks.

I'm not going to The Wall.

Well, congratulations.

All right, gentlemen, listen up.

Last night at 2300,

one of our 047s went down

behind enemy lines.

There were no survivors.

We got picked for the mission to

go in and retrieve the bodies.

They're located

within a square mile

somewhere in the Mekong Delta.

It's not reachable by air,

so we're gonna have to

hump it all the way in.

The hump alone is 72 hours,

so stay alert

and do what! say.

And we will go in there

and find our boys

before the enemy

and bring them home.

Any questions?

No, Sarge.

Adams, George, take us out.

Saddle up.

Lock and load, boys.

I can't believe you're

making me pay to read these letters.

All right, I'll make you a deal.

I'll let you read one.

You like it, we move on.

Deal stands.

"Eleanor,

I can't begin to tell you

"how much I miss you and Wayne.

"It's only been a few weeks,

but it feels like an eternity.

"I can't wait to get home.

"1 met a guy from California.

"His name is Steven George.

"He's kind of religious.

He's gonna be a preacher or

something but he's a good guy."

My dad was gonna be a preacher.

I didn't know that.

That's why they're worth

500 bucks a piece.

"His wife back home

just had a little boy.

"That's all he talks about.

"He's naming the boy

after the Beatles.

"It makes me think of Wayne.

I miss you.

Eddie. "

Deal.

Why do we have to go to The We?

Why can't we just

read the letters here?

I don't need to see

my father's name on a wall

to find the answers

I'm looking for.

'Cause the answers

you're looking for

and the answers

I'm looking for are in D.C.,

but they're not names on a wall.

Steven!

We've gotta fall back!

Steven!

We gotta fall back!

I've got you covered.

Go!

Honey, it's

a 2- or 3-day drive.

I'll fly out of D.C.

or something.

I've already called work.

No, honey, of course I haven't

forgotten about the wedding.

You know, this is just

something I need to do.

I don't care about the flowers.

You pick the flowers.

White lilacs are fine.

They're fine because

they're not traditional.

Yes, yes, you are very

traditional, honey, so in that-

Hi, Cynthia?

This is Wayne Adams.

How you doing?

I understand how all this

must seem inopportune,

but I want you to know that

I asked John to accompany me

to the Vietnam Wall for closure.

It's been psychologically

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