PFC Al Thomas You know, my natural dislike for you is turning into a great hatred, Bass.
Played by Forrest Tucker 
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) · 8 quotes
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) · 8 quotes
Most-quoted character in Sands of Iwo Jima (1950): in 5 of its 8 quotes
Most scenes with: Sgt. Stryker (2), PFC Charlie Bass (2)
Ten thousand sergeants in this corps and I gotta draw Stryker!
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(one recruit bangs his hand off the foxhole and the grenade slips out and rolls toward unsuspecting Marines waiting their turn) (suddenly spotting the errant grenade)
Grenade! Hit the deck!
[the platoon runs, except for Conway, who is reading a love letter and has to be tackled to safety by Stryker when the grenade goes off]
You idiot. When are you gonna wake up? You wanna see that dame again, keep your mind on your work!
PFC Al Thomas (A corpsman spots a wound on Stryker and treats it) (to Conway, now seeing why Stryker so dislikes Conway)
You may not know this, boy, but you just got your life saved.
PFC Al Thomas That's war.
What's war?
PFC Al Thomas Trading real estate for men.
'[During the night the squad is guarding a trenchline amid a threat of Japanese counterattack, and hears a faint voice calling "Corpsman"]
PFC Benny Regazzi
[whispering]
Stryker!
PFC Peter Conway
[whispering]
There's somebody wounded out there.
Quiet.
PFC Peter Conway
Let's go get him!
(as Conway starts out of the trench Stryker shoves him back down)
Stay down, it might be a Jap trick, they pulled it off plenty of times at Guadalcanal.
PFC Peter Conway
That doesn't sound like a Jap to me!
I don't care what it sounds like to you! You stick your head up, you'll tip our position.
PFC Peter Conway
That's Bass. How many Japs know your name, Stryker? That's Bass, you know his voice!
Shut up.
PFC Peter Conway
Aren't you human at all? Don't you know a friend of yours might be dying?
PFC Peter Conway
(uncontrollably seething)
Just like my father taught you, be a good Marine, be tough! Well you can sit here and be tough if you want to, but I'm going on to get that guy and the only way you can stop me is to kill me!
(but as Conway starts out of the trench Stryker jams his rifle into his face and chambers a round)
That's JUST what I'll do!
(After a few tense moments Conway returns to the trench as Bass continues to plead for Stryker, and Stryker can be seen sweating ever more, fearing he indeed is letting a friend die)
PFC Al Thomas What's this all about?
Just that I hate your guts!
(Stryker punches Thomas once, then again, and a full-scale fight erupts before Stryker overpowers him)
You doped off and got one of my men killed and one of them bayonetted! You haven't had enough, get on your feet!
PCF Al Thomas
(now realizing why Stryker is so angry, he tries to explain)
Stryker....
(Stryker knocks him down with another blow)