What happens to them, the ordinary combat soldier? He doesn't share in your dreams of glory. He's stuck here.
10 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:17:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- If anything happens to those men, I'd like to be there with them.
- Well, you're not going, so forget about it.
- You believe Truscott's right, hmm?
- And if you pull it off, you're a big hero. But if you don't...
- He's stuck living out every day, day to day, with death tugging at his elbow.
- Those men on the beach are really catching hell, General.
- Truscott's men are doing their best.
[...]