But we know how to honor the soldier who goes on in spite of love and death. [a truck full of coffins pulls up] Hey, look, new coffins. [a truck full of recruits pulls up] And they even sent us the stuff to fill 'em with!
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Paul You see, we haven't eaten since breakfast, we thought maybe you could tell us what we ought to do about it.
Tjaden Eat without further delay. It's a bad town to bring an appetite to, soldier. We've been here since yesterday morning and we've been living on a bale of hay and razor blades.
Soldier Dead. He's dead.
Katczinsky Why did you risk your life bringing him in?
Soldier But it's Behm, my friend.
Katczinsky It's a corpse, no matter whose it is. Now, don't any of ya ever do that again.
Katczinsky You couldn't do anything about it. We all have to kill. We can't help it. That's what we are here for... Now don't you lose any more sleep over this business.
Paul Maybe it was because I was out there with him so long, huh?...After all, war is war.
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