Objective, Burma! (1945)
George Tobias: Cpl. Gabby Gordon
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Quotes
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Pvt. Nebraska Hooper : It's sure peaceful so far.
Cpl. Gabby Gordon : That's the way I like it... peaceful. I already said when I starved to death, I want it to be peaceful.
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Capt. Nelson : [Seeing Gabby putting stagnant water in his canteen and getting ready to drink it] Hey, do you want to get sick? Where's your purifying tablets?
Cpl. Gabby Gordon : I lost them when we made that last river crossing.
[Nelson gives him some of his]
Cpl. Gabby Gordon : They'll remember me in history. Gabby Gordon: the guy who purified all the stinkin' rivers in Burma!
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Cpl. Gabby Gordon : [about Nelson to the other men] C'm'on! I'll follow him down the barrel of a cannon!
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Pvt. Nebraska Hooper : What are you thinkin' about, Gabby?
Cpl. Gabby Gordon : [Chuckling] I wonder what happened to those two Zulus I had a date with last week.