- Gunnery Sgt. Burns: Both sides of those rocks.
- Ruggieri: Why we got to paint both sides of the rocks?
- James: I don't know.
- Gunnery Sgt. Burns: You boys ever heard of Korea?
- James: Yes sir, Gunny.
- Gunnery Sgt. Burns: Well then you are probably very familar with the conflict at Hill 442. Is that right?
- Ruggieri: Yes sir. Everyone has heard of that battle.
- Gunnery Sgt. Burns: And did you know your Colonel is personally responsible for pulling 52 marines off that hill? Alive.
- Gunnery Sgt. Burns: So don't you think the Colonel deserves to have his rocks painted tops and bottoms?
- Gunnery Sgt. Burns: Good; paint the rocks.