History Awesome / ThePacific

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yD_c1pnQ6k The "Slap a Jap" speech]]. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The "Jap" I know, the Japanese soldier, he has been at war since you were in FUCKING DIAPERS! He's a combat veteran, an expert with his weapon. He can live off of maggoty rice and muddy water for weeks, and endure misery you couldn't dream up IN YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!. The Japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed, as long as he kills you. Now you can call him whatever you want. But never, ever, FAIL to respect their desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. IS THAT CLEAR!?"

* The "Slap a Jap" speech. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The "Jap" I know, the Japanese soldier, he has been at war since you were in FUCKING DIAPERS! He's a combat veteran, an expert with his weapon. He can live off of maggoty rice and muddy water for weeks, and endure misery you couldn't dream up IN YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!. The Japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed, as long as he kills you. Now you can call him whatever you want. But never, ever, FAIL to respect their desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. IS THAT CLEAR!?"
** Found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yD_c1pnQ6k

* On Peleliu, a tank approaches Sledge's unit looking for another company. Hillbilly asks that they take their wounded but the tank driver refuses. Ack-Ack proceeds to stop the tank by '''standing directly in its path''' while Hillbilly climbs on top and demands they take the wounded. Which they do.

* The "Slap a Jap" speech. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The "Jap" I know, the Japanese soldier, he has been at war since you were in FUCKING DIAPERS! He's a combat veteran, an expert with his weapon. He can live off of maggoty rice and muddy water for weeks, and endure the kind of misery you couldn't dream up IN YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!. The Japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed, as long as he kills you. Now you can call him whatever you want. But never, ever, FAIL to respect his desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. IS THAT CLEAR!?"

* The "Slap a Jap" speech. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The [[TheDreaded "Jap"]] I know, the [[WorthyOpponent Japanese]] soldier, he has been at war since you were in [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[SuddenlyShouting DIAPERS]]! He's a combat veteran, an expert with his weapon. [[TheDeterminator He can live off of maggoty rice and muddy water for weeks, and endure the kind of misery you couldn't dream up IN YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!]]. [[HeroicSacrifice The Japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed]], [[TakingYouWithMe as long as he kills you]]. [[TranquilFury Now you can call him whatever you want]]. But never, ever, [[SuddenlyShouting FAIL]] to respect his desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. IS THAT CLEAR!?"

* The "Slap a Jap" speech. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The [[TheDreaded "Jap"]] I know, the [[WorthyOpponent Japanese]] soldier, he has been at war since you were in [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[SuddenlyShouting DIAPERS]]! He's a combat veteran, a master with his weapon. [[TheDeterminator He can live off of maggoty rice and mudder water for weeks, and endure the kind of misery you couldn't dream up in your worst nightmare]]. [[HeroicSacrifice The japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed]], [[TakingYouWithMe as long as he kills you]]. [[TranquilFury Now you can call him whatever you want]]. But never, ever, [[SuddenlyShouting FAIL]] to respect his desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. IS THAT CLEAR!?"

** That speech? Not something cooked up by Hollywood. That was heavily remembered by the Marine he shouted it at, and he would ultimately survive the war.

** Found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yD_c1pnQ6k

* The "Slap a Jap" speech. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The [[TheDreaded "Jap"]] I know, the [[WorthyOpponent Japanese]] soldier, he has been at war since you were in [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[SuddenlyShouting DIAPERS]]! He's a [[BadAss combat veteran]], a master with his weapon. [[TheDeterminator He can live off of maggoty rice and mudder water for weeks, and endure the kind of misery you couldn't dream up in your worst nightmare]]. [[HeroicSacrifice The japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed]], [[TakingYouWithMe as long as he kills you]]. [[TranquilFury Now you can call him whatever you want]]. But never, ever, [[SuddenlyShouting FAIL]] to respect his desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. IS THAT CLEAR!?"

* The "Slap a Jap" speech. Basilone overhears one of the men talking down about the enemy and gives him a reality check; "So that's what the enemy is to you, huh? A fucking buck toothed cartoon, dreamed up by some asshole on Madison Avenue to sell soap? Well let me tell you something. The [[TheDreaded "Jap"]] I know, the [[WorthyOpponent Japanese]] soldier, he has been at war since you were in [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[SuddenlyShouting DIAPERS]]! He's a [[BadAss combat veteran]], a master with his weapon. [[TheDeterminator He can live off of maggoty rice and mudder water for weeks, and endure the kind of misery you couldn't dream up in your worst nightmare]]. [[HeroicSacrifice The japanese soldier doesn't care if he gets hurt or killed]], [[TakingYouWithMe as long as he kills you]]. [[TranquilFury Now you can call him whatever you want]]. But never, ever, [[SuddenlyShouting FAIL]] to respect his desire to put you and your buddies into an early grave. Is that clear?"

** The Battle of the Tenaru River/Battle of Alligator Creek qualifies as this.
** Basilone holding the line by using a [[{{BFG}} 33-pound crew served machine gun]] as a personal weapon to hold off a Japanese attack in Part 2. Since the gun was designed to be fired with a tripod, he ended up getting second-degree burns on his hand and arm while holding it, since it lacked the grips to be used in this manner and he'd lost the arm-mitten that crews use to insulate the heat while moving the gun.
*** What's more, his comrades are just dumbstruck he's holding the line ''by himself''; the only sound of gunfire at that moment is the one from Basilone's machine gun.
*** Of course, it's what got him the Medal of Honor.
*** Let's keep in mind that the series actually ''[[RealityIsUnrealistic down-played]]'' what this guy did to keep the episode from going too long. In RealLife Basilone held his position for ''THREE DAYS''. No food and no sleep. And he did it while running back and forth between ''several different'' positions because all of the gun crews had been killed.
*** This troper nominates Basilones' actions on the first day of Iwo Jima, too.

*** Let's keep in mind that the series actually ''down-played'' what this guy did to keep the episode from going too long. In RealLife Basilone held his position for ''THREE DAYS''. No food and no sleep.

*** Let's keep in mind that the series actually ''down-played'' what this guy did to keep the episode from going too long. In RealLife Basilone held his position for ''[[BeyondTheImpossible THREE DAYS]]''. No food and no sleep.

** Basilone holding the line by using a [[{{BFG}} 33-pound crew served machine gun]] as a personal weapon to hold off a Japanese attack in Part 2. Since the gun was designed to be fired with a tripod, he ended up getting second-degree burns on his hand and arm while holding it, since it lacked the grips to be used in this manner.

** Basilone holding the line by using a [[{{BFG}} 33-pound crew served machine gun]] as a personal weapon to hold off a Japanese attack in Part 2. Since the gun was designed to be fired with a tripod, he ended up getting third-degree burns on his hand and arm while holding it, since it lacked the grips to be used in this manner.