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Quotation by James Kevin McGuinness
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Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke (John Wayne), Rio Grande (1950)Mrs. Yorke (Maureen O'Hara), Rio Grande (1950)Related Subjects
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Well, on the official record you're my son. But on this post you're just another trooper. You heard me tell the recruits what I need from them. Twice that I will expect from you.... You've chosen my way of life. I hope you have the guts enough to endure it. But put outa your mind any romantic ideas that it's a way to glory. It's a life of suffering and of hardship and uncompromising devotion to your oath and your duty.
James Kevin McGuinness, and John Ford. Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke (John Wayne), Rio Grande, warning about army life to the son he hasn't seen in fifteen years (1950).
Based on the story "Mission with No Record," by James Warner Bellah.
Based on the story "Mission with No Record," by James Warner Bellah.
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