There is one item of GI gear that can be the difference between a live grunt and a dead grunt.
7 seconds sound clip from the Forrest Gump (1994) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:42:46 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Yeah, well, you better tuck that in. Gonna get that caught on a trip wire.
- Where you boys from in the world?
- No, we are not relations, sir.
- There is one item of GI gear that can be the difference between a live grunt and a dead grunt.
- Socks. Cushion sole, OD green.
- When we're out humping, I want you boys to remember to change your socks whenever we stop.
- The Mekong will eat a grunt's feet right off his legs.
- Sergeant Sims, God damn it, where is that sling rope I told you to order?
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