Service with the Colors (1940)

Henry O'Neill: Col. Nelson

Quotes 

• Col. Nelson : You thought you joined the army so you could eat three times a day, have a place to sleep, and clothes to wear. But the minute you signed up, you took on an obligation - not only to the army, and to your country, but to your regiment.

• Charles Corbin : You're talking about war. If there's fighting to be done, I'll be there with the rest of 'em.

  Col. Nelson : But you've got to understand, Corbin: In time of peace, this flag stands for the same ideals as in time of war. The men who fought under it, and died under it, dedicated their lives to the peace we now enjoy - that's what this flag means. It stands for peace, and the preservation of the American way.