Out of 20, three are officers, nine dead, Müller and three others wounded, and one in the mad house. We'll all be dead someday so let's forget it.
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Sergeant Stanislas "Kat" Katczinsky Sometime I'm gonna take one of you volunteers apart — find out what makes you leave school and join the army. Hey, this is no parade ground.
Sergeant Stanislas "Kat" Katczinsky Now you're gonna see some shell fire, and you're gonna be scared... [a shell explodes nearby and they all duck for cover; one terrified recruit soils his pants] Never mind. It's happened to better men than you. And it's happened to me. When we come back, I'll get you all some nice, clean underwear!
Sergeant Stanislas "Kat" Katczinsky There's 80 of us left. The rest is in dressing stations or pushing up daisies.
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