“They said it was a million-dollar wound, but the army must keep that...” – Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Forrest Gump 1994

Forrest Gump Tom Hanks

[About his injury in the war]

They said it was a million-dollar wound, but the army must keep that money cuz I ain't seen a nickel of that million dollars.

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