- Damn it, I'm an American! What makes us different from German-Americans or Italian-Americans?
- Pearl Harbor, I guess.

— Captain Matthew Garth (Charlton Heston)

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10 seconds sound clip from the Midway (1976) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:33:21.300 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- This is Captain Garth.

- How do you do?

- You want to speak to me in private, Captain? My parents understand.

- Yes. Well, thank you.

- If I embarrassed you in there, forgive me, but I wanted you to meet my parents so you could see for yourself that they're not much of a threat to national security.

- I never really thought they would be, Miss Sakura.

- I suppose it goes with the times.

- And I shouldn't be bitter?

- I never said that.

- Damn it, I'm an American! What makes us different from German-Americans or Italian-Americans?

- Pearl Harbor, I guess.

- Look, I've read that FBI report.

- Ask me anything you want to.

- All right.

- Your father was seen frequently going into the Japanese consulate.

- He has old friends there.

- I see.

- What about these Japanese patriotic organizations you belong to?

- My father enrolled me in those when I was born. Out of respect for him I never resigned, but I wasn't active.

- I see.

[...]

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