Forrest Tucker credited as playing...
Pfc. Al Thomas
- [During live fire training a Marine recruit accidently lets a grenade slip out of his hand and it rolls toward an unsuspecting platoon waiting their turn]
- Sgt. Stryker: Grenade. Hit the deck.
- [the platoon runs, except for Conway, who is reading a love letter and has to be tackled to safety by Stryker when the grenade goes off]
- Sgt. Stryker: You idiot. When are you gonna wake up? You wanna see that dame again, keep your mind on your work.
- Al Thomas: You may not know this, boy, but you just got your life saved.
- Pfc. Al Thomas: That's war.
- Pfc. Charlie Bass: What's war?
- Pfc. Al Thomas: Trading real estate for men.