- Pvt. Mark Hitchcock: Remember, Sarge, when those fuses get wet you've got yourself ninety seconds before it blows.
- Sgt. Sam Troy: Right.
- Pvt. Mark Hitchcock: You want me to time it? Or pray?
- Sgt. Sam Troy: Both.
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- Narrator: [Voiceover narration] Fifty miles behind enemy lines, the Rat Patrol was unsuccessful in their attempt to gain access to and destroy Sitiafur Oasis, the key German water supply upon which the entire enemy offensive depended. Now, with time running out, Sgt. Troy decided to have the Germans give him a free ride into the vital oasis.
- Sgt. Sam Troy: [staggering through the sand under a blazing sun] You know, in Miami, they charge you thirty dollars a day for this. And we're getting it for nothing.
- Capt. Hans Dietrich: Why don't you shut up?