"[narrating; last lines] We have nailed our names in the pages of history enough for today. We hump down to the Perfum…"

"[narrating] Graduation is only a few days away, and the recruits of Platoon 3092 are salty. They are ready to eat the…"

"I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating peo…"

"Adam Baldwin - Animal Mother"

"Dorian Harewood - Private Eightball"

"Arliss Howard - Private/Sergeant "Cowboy" Evans"

"Kevyn Major Howard - Rafterman"

"[narrating] Parris Island, South Carolina—the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, an eight-week college for the…"

"[narrating] The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive."

"[To Private Pyle when he is unable to climb over an obstacle on a course] Are you quitting on me? Well, are you? Then…"