Trautman [Col. Trautman sees off Rambo]
Good luck son.
Murdock said he was with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines at Kon Tum in '66.
Trautman Yeah.
The 2nd Battalion was at Kud Sank. You're the only one I trust. [gets aboard plane]
2nd most-quoted character in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985): in 5 of its 10 quotes
Most scenes with: John Rambo (3), Murdock (2)
Pressure? Let me just say that Rambo is the best combat vet I've ever seen. A pure fighting machine with only a desire - to win a war that someone else lost. And if winning means he has to die - he'll die. No fear, no regrets. And one more thing, what you choose to call hell, he calls home.
Scenes with Colonel Trautman
4 scenes Trautman Trautman 
[Col. Trautman's angry over the decision to leave Rambo and the truth about his mission]
Oh Trautman, I still don't think you understand what this is all about.
Trautman The same as it always is! Money! In '72 we were supposed to pay the Cong four-and-a-half billion in war reparations. We reneged, they kept the POWs... and you're doing the same thing all over again.
And what the hell would you do, Trautman? Pay blackmail money to ransom our own men and finance the war effort against our allies? What if some burn-out POW shows up on the six o-clock news? What do you want to do... start the war all over again? You wanna bomb Hanoi? You want everybody screaming for armed invasion? Do you honestly think somebody's gonna get up on the floor of the United States Senate, and ask for billions of dollars for a couple of forgotten ghosts?
Trautman Men, Goddamn it! Men... who fought for their country!
That's enough! Trautman, I'm gonna forget this conversation ever took place.
Trautman You bastard!
And if I were you... I'd never make the mistake of bringing this subject up again.
Trautman Oh, you're the one who's making the mistake.
Yeah? What mistake?
Trautman Rambo.
Col. Trautman
[Col. Trautman sees Rambo leave the ops center and walking away]
John, where are you going?
I don't know.
Trautman You'll get a second Medal of Honor for this.
[looks over at rescued POWs, one of whom salutes him]
You should give it to them. They deserve it more.
Trautman You can't keep running John, you're free now. Go back with us.
Back to what? My friends died here. Part of me died here.
Trautman The war, everything that happened here may have been wrong, but dammit, don't hate your country for it!
Trautman Then what is it you want?
I want...what they want, and every other guy who came over here, and spilt his guts and gave everything he had.. wants... for our country to love us...as much as we love it. That's what I want.
Trautman How will you live, John?
Day by day. [leaves him]
[Rambo after withstanding enough torture from Sgt. Yushin under Podovsky's orders complies to send out a radio transmission. But instead of the scripted commands, he calls for Murdock to respond]
Murdock.
Trautman He's here.
[Trautman hands over the receiver to Murdock]
Rambo, this is Murdock, we're glad you're alive. Where the hell are you? Give us your position and we'll come to pick you up!
Murdock... [clenches the communicator microphone, seething with rage] I'm coming to get you!
[Rambo grabs the communicator microphone and smacks Yushin as he fights off his captors with the help of Co (underneath the bunker) providing additional firepower in support and escapes]
