Bill: You're not thinking straight. We've been watching the news. We know it's getting worse over there every day.
Kim: I've been going to protests and sit-ins to end this war so you could come home. And now you're choosing to go back?
Bruce: Okay, you just don't understand. I...
Lillian: Help us to understand, son.
Bruce: When I'm here, people see me as just a janitor. Over there, my men, they respect me. I'm a leader.
Kim: You really think they respect a Black soldier?
Bruce: Kim, one of the reasons I re-enlisted is because they're gonna promote me to sergeant. I could have a career in the Army, which is a hell of a lot better than sweeping floors for the rest of my life.
Lillian: You'd have a lot more opportunities if you went to college. You made good grades.
Bruce: That was two years ago. So was my last baseball game and my last rally. None of you have any idea what I've been through. I have a lot of friends back there in Vietnam. And I feel bad about that. I think about that a lot. Okay? I feel like I have to go back right now and make sure they get home safely.
Bill: Son, that is noble, but...
Bruce: There's no point in talking. I already signed the papers at the recruitment center. It's too late. It's too late.