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->'''Creator/RodSerling''': It's August 1945, the last grimy pages of a dirty, torn book of war. The place is the Philippine Islands. The men are what's left of a platoon of American Infantry, whose dulled and tired eyes set deep in dulled and tired faces can now look toward a miracle, that moment when the nightmare appears to be coming to an end. But they've got one more battle to fight, and in a moment we'll observe that battle. August 1945, Philippine Islands. But in reality it's high noon in the Twilight Zone.

Air date: December 29, 1961

August 6, 1945: In the final days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, a group of American Marines stationed on Corregidor are monitoring a cave where sick and injured Japanese soldiers are taking refuge. While spotting for a mortar company, their new commanding officer, Lieutenant Katell (Creator/DeanStockwell), joins them. Almost immediately, the lieutenant wants to assault the cave and flush the soldiers out, even though they could easily be contained and bypassed. A conversation with his sergeant, Causarano (Creator/AlbertSalmi), leads Katell to reach a compromise: bombardment will continue until dusk, then the assault will begin. That evening, tensions flare as the reluctant veterans point out that Katell doesn't care about anything other than indiscriminately killing the Japanese in that cave solely as an effort to validate himself as a true warrior. After an argument with Causarano, during which Katell states that all Japanese soldiers are to be killed, end of the war or not, he accidentally knocks over the binoculars he had been using to monitor the cave.

The scene changes to earlier in the day as a Japanese soldier picks up the binoculars, handing them to his commander, who dropped them. We then see the commander, who is revealed to be Katell. Not realizing the changes, he runs for shelter in the cave. However, upon nearing the cave, he is shot at by an American soldier in an outdated uniform. He retreats to his squad, and upon questioning, learns he is on Corregidor on May 4, 1942. His squad, who believe him to be Lieutenant Yamuri, is unnerved by his confused ramblings, which brings him under suspicion from a captain (J.H. Fujikawa). Katell wises up and plays along, and he learns that the Japanese are planning to attack the cave in a frontal assault, even though most of the Americans inside are not fit for combat. Upon stating that they should bypass the cave or simply take the Americans prisoner, he is slapped by the captain for his apparent cowardice. When he continues to ask why they must attack the cave, the captain states that the enemy ''must'' be killed, giving a speech similar to Katell's earlier rant. The squad moves out, leaving Katell behind.

The scene shifts back to the Marines in 1945, with Katell back to normal. Causarano picks up the broken binoculars, and orders his men over the radio to fall back, as the atomic bomb has just been dropped on Hiroshima and they assume this will end the war. The Marines celebrate, with Causarano telling Katell that there will be other wars for him to fight. The humbled Katell silently replies that he hopes there aren't.

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!!A Quality of Tropes:
* AnAesop: War may change people for the worse, but human compassion should never be forgone. The measure of a real soldier is one who shows mercy where it's needed, not by killing for the sake of killing.
* BloodKnight: Katell is insistent on attacking and killing the weakened Japanese soldiers for his own bloodlust. Causarano is convinced that this is only because he's desperate to prove himself a real man for self-centered reasons. After his vision of serving on the opposing army, Katell gets over his tendencies.
* TheCameo: A young Creator/LeonardNimoy plays Hansen, the radio operator.
* ChromosomeCasting: Given its military theme, the episode has an all-male cast.
* EnsignNewbie: As a second lieutenant who's only recently received his commission, Katell is eager to order an attack on the Japanese in the cave so that he can prove himself as a true warrior. The men under his command, more experienced are more haggard, have seen enough of war to know when a risk isn't worth taking. Katell disregards them, until he gets a firsthand look at what it's like to be on the other side.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A less cruel example. After his experience, Katell originally was more than willing to call off the attack and opt for a bypass instead, only for the war to end a minute later. Regardless, he soberly appreciates that circumstances have kept him from making a difficult decision.
* HeelRealization: During his experience as a Japanese commander, Katell is not only astounded to hear his earlier words being thrown right back at him by the Japanese Captain, but also how cold-blooded and ruthless they sound coming from someone else.
* HeroicBSOD: As he returns to 1945 after [[HeelRealization having his own words thrown back into his face by a Japanese commander]], Katell is understandably shell-shocked and is unable to properly respond to the announcment that the atomic bomb has been dropped on Japan and the Marines are to fall back.
* IronicEcho: The same dialogue occurs happens between two sets of characters at different points in the story to show how Katell changes his attitude once he becomes Yamuri.
-->'''Causarano/Yamuri:''' How many must die until you are satisfied?\\
'''Katell/Japanese Captain:''' Off-hand, I'd say all of them. No matter who they are or where they are, if they are the enemy, we destroy them. First day of the war, last day of the war, we destroy them!
* TheNeidermeyer: Katell, who is completely willing to sacrifice his own troops so he can have even a fleeting moment of glory, at least until his experience on the other side.
* OriginalPositionFallacy: It's easy for Katell to say that it's mandatory for a soldier to kill the enemy. But under the guise of Yamuri, he finds this philosophy much harder to swallow when the "enemy" in question happens to be wounded Americans. Even more so when his previous words about killing the enemy are [[IronicEcho thrown right back at him]].
* ARealManIsAKiller: Deconstructed. Causarano calls out Katell on his thirst for blood, telling him that he's afraid of being seen as a coward rather than a true soldier, and points out that he only wants to kill the weakened Japanese in order to prove how much of a man he is, warning Katell that war isn't all it's cracked up to be.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Causarano exchanges this with Katell. On one hand, Katell thinks his men only want to bypass the cave because they're tired. On the other hand, Causarano sees Katell as a green horn trying to prove himself as a man, and has no idea how hellish war truly is because he hasn't even tasted it yet.
* ThousandYardStare: Katell has one after seeing the war from the other side's perspective, having come to realize that killing a weakened enemy is not as black and white as he initially believed.
* TookALevelInKindness: After having the tables turned on him, Katell realizes that the Japanese are men, just as he is, and that his blood-thirsty attitude is in no one's interest.
* WarIsHell: The battle-hardened Marines on Corregidor have been fighting the Japanese for two years, which has made them rather war-weary. One soldier, Andrew J. Watkins, tells Katell that they have seen enough dead men to last the rest of their lives, and they aren't going to stand up and cheer at the opportunity to kill more. Causarano later says that his platoon consists of "dirty, tired men who have their craw full of this war."
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->'''Rod Serling''': "The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]], ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', but applicable to any moment in time, to any group of soldiery, to any nation on the face of the Earth or, as in this case, to the Twilight Zone.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/QuantumLeap Oh boy...]]]]

->'''Creator/RodSerling''': It's August 1945, the last grimy pages of a dirty, torn book of war. The place is the Philippine Islands. The men are what's left of a platoon of American Infantry, whose dulled and tired eyes set deep in dulled and tired faces can now look toward a miracle, that moment when the nightmare appears to be coming to an end. But they've got one more battle to fight, and in a moment we'll observe that battle. August 1945, Philippine Islands. But in reality it's high noon in the Twilight Zone.

Air date: December 29, 1961

August 6, 1945: In the final days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, a group of American Marines stationed on Corregidor are monitoring a cave where sick and injured Japanese soldiers are taking refuge. While spotting for a mortar company, their new commanding officer, Lieutenant Katell (Creator/DeanStockwell), joins them. Almost immediately, the lieutenant wants to assault the cave and flush the soldiers out, even though they could easily be contained and bypassed. A conversation with his sergeant, Causarano (Creator/AlbertSalmi), leads Katell to reach a compromise: bombardment will continue until dusk, then the assault will begin. That evening, tensions flare as the reluctant veterans point out that Katell doesn't care about anything other than indiscriminately killing the Japanese in that cave solely as an effort to validate himself as a true warrior. After an argument with Causarano, during which Katell states that all Japanese soldiers are to be killed, end of the war or not, he accidentally knocks over the binoculars he had been using to monitor the cave.

The scene changes to earlier in the day as a Japanese soldier picks up the binoculars, handing them to his commander, who dropped them. We then see the commander, who is revealed to be Katell. Not realizing the changes, he runs for shelter in the cave. However, upon nearing the cave, he is shot at by an American soldier in an outdated uniform. He retreats to his squad, and upon questioning, learns he is on Corregidor on May 4, 1942. His squad, who believe him to be Lieutenant Yamuri, is unnerved by his confused ramblings, which brings him under suspicion from a captain (J.H. Fujikawa). Katell wises up and plays along, and he learns that the Japanese are planning to attack the cave in a frontal assault, even though most of the Americans inside are not fit for combat. Upon stating that they should bypass the cave or simply take the Americans prisoner, he is slapped by the captain for his apparent cowardice. When he continues to ask why they must attack the cave, the captain states that the enemy ''must'' be killed, giving a speech similar to Katell's earlier rant. The squad moves out, leaving Katell behind.

The scene shifts back to the Marines in 1945, with Katell back to normal. Causarano picks up the broken binoculars, and orders his men over the radio to fall back, as the atomic bomb has just been dropped on Hiroshima and they assume this will end the war. The Marines celebrate, with Causarano telling Katell that there will be other wars for him to fight. The humbled Katell silently replies that he hopes there aren't.

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!!A Quality of Tropes:
* AnAesop: War may change people for the worse, but human compassion should never be forgone. The measure of a real soldier is one who shows mercy where it's needed, not by killing for the sake of killing.
* BloodKnight: Katell is insistent on attacking and killing the weakened Japanese soldiers for his own bloodlust. Causarano is convinced that this is only because he's desperate to prove himself a real man for self-centered reasons. After his vision of serving on the opposing army, Katell gets over his tendencies.
* TheCameo: A young Creator/LeonardNimoy plays Hansen, the radio operator.
* ChromosomeCasting: Given its military theme, the episode has an all-male cast.
* EnsignNewbie: As a second lieutenant who's only recently received his commission, Katell is eager to order an attack on the Japanese in the cave so that he can prove himself as a true warrior. The men under his command, more experienced are more haggard, have seen enough of war to know when a risk isn't worth taking. Katell disregards them, until he gets a firsthand look at what it's like to be on the other side.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A less cruel example. After his experience, Katell originally was more than willing to call off the attack and opt for a bypass instead, only for the war to end a minute later. Regardless, he soberly appreciates that circumstances have kept him from making a difficult decision.
* HeelRealization: During his experience as a Japanese commander, Katell is not only astounded to hear his earlier words being thrown right back at him by the Japanese Captain, but also how cold-blooded and ruthless they sound coming from someone else.
* HeroicBSOD: As he returns to 1945 after [[HeelRealization having his own words thrown back into his face by a Japanese commander]], Katell is understandably shell-shocked and is unable to properly respond to the announcment that the atomic bomb has been dropped on Japan and the Marines are to fall back.
* IronicEcho: The same dialogue occurs happens between two sets of characters at different points in the story to show how Katell changes his attitude once he becomes Yamuri.
-->'''Causarano/Yamuri:''' How many must die until you are satisfied?\\
'''Katell/Japanese Captain:''' Off-hand, I'd say all of them. No matter who they are or where they are, if they are the enemy, we destroy them. First day of the war, last day of the war, we destroy them!
* TheNeidermeyer: Katell, who is completely willing to sacrifice his own troops so he can have even a fleeting moment of glory, at least until his experience on the other side.
* OriginalPositionFallacy: It's easy for Katell to say that it's mandatory for a soldier to kill the enemy. But under the guise of Yamuri, he finds this philosophy much harder to swallow when the "enemy" in question happens to be wounded Americans. Even more so when his previous words about killing the enemy are [[IronicEcho thrown right back at him]].
* ARealManIsAKiller: Deconstructed. Causarano calls out Katell on his thirst for blood, telling him that he's afraid of being seen as a coward rather than a true soldier, and points out that he only wants to kill the weakened Japanese in order to prove how much of a man he is, warning Katell that war isn't all it's cracked up to be.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Causarano exchanges this with Katell. On one hand, Katell thinks his men only want to bypass the cave because they're tired. On the other hand, Causarano sees Katell as a green horn trying to prove himself as a man, and has no idea how hellish war truly is because he hasn't even tasted it yet.
* ThousandYardStare: Katell has one after seeing the war from the other side's perspective, having come to realize that killing a weakened enemy is not as black and white as he initially believed.
* TookALevelInKindness: After having the tables turned on him, Katell realizes that the Japanese are men, just as he is, and that his blood-thirsty attitude is in no one's interest.
* WarIsHell: The battle-hardened Marines on Corregidor have been fighting the Japanese for two years, which has made them rather war-weary. One soldier, Andrew J. Watkins, tells Katell that they have seen enough dead men to last the rest of their lives, and they aren't going to stand up and cheer at the opportunity to kill more. Causarano later says that his platoon consists of "dirty, tired men who have their craw full of this war."
----
->'''Rod Serling''': "The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]], ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', but applicable to any moment in time, to any group of soldiery, to any nation on the face of the Earth or, as in this case, to the Twilight Zone.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A less cruel example. After his experience, Katell originally was more than willing to call off the attack and opt for a bypass instead, only for the war to end a minute later.

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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A less cruel example. After his experience, Katell originally was more than willing to call off the attack and opt for a bypass instead, only for the war to end a minute later. Regardless, he soberly appreciates that circumstances have kept him from making a difficult decision.

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August 6, 1945: During the final days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, a group of American Marines on Corregidor are monitoring a cave in which Japanese soldiers are taking refuge. While spotting for a mortar company, their new commanding officer, Lieutenant Katell (Creator/DeanStockwell), joins them. Almost immediately he wants to assault the cave and flush the soldiers out, even though they could easily be contained and bypassed. After a conversation with his sergeant Causarano (Creator/AlbertSalmi), Katell reaches a compromise; bombardment will continue until dusk, and then the assault will begin. That evening tensions flare as the reluctant veterans point out that the Lieutenant does not care about anything other than killing Japanese in an effort to validate himself. After an argument with Sgt. Causarano, during which Katell states that all Japanese soldiers are to be killed, end of the war or not, he accidentally knocks over his binoculars, which he had been using to monitor the cave.

The scene changes to day, and a Japanese soldier picks up the binoculars, handing them to his commander who dropped them. We then see the commander, who (obviously) is Katell. Not realizing his change, he runs for shelter in the cave. However, upon nearing the cave he is shot at by an American soldier in an outdated uniform. He retreats to his Japanese squad, and upon questioning learns he is on Corregidor on May 4, 1942. His squad, who believe him to be Lt. Yamuri, is unnerved by his confusion and ramblings, which brings him under suspicion from a captain (J.H. Fujikawa). Katell wises up and plays along, and he learns that the Japanese plan to attack the cave in a frontal assault, even though most of the Americans inside are not fit for combat. Upon stating that they should bypass the cave or just take the Americans prisoner, he is slapped by the captain for cowardice. When he continues to ask why they must attack the cave, the Japanese captain states that the enemy must be killed, giving a speech similar to Katell's rant earlier. The Japanese squad moves out, leaving Katell behind.

The scene shifts back to the American marines on August 6, 1945, with the lieutenant back to normal. Causarano picks up the broken binoculars, and over the radio command orders them to fall back, as the atomic bomb has just been dropped and they assume this will end the war. The marines celebrate, with Causarano telling Katell that there will be other wars for him to fight. The humbled Katell silently replies that he hopes that there aren't.

A young Creator/LeonardNimoy plays Hansen, the radio operator.

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August 6, 1945: During In the final days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, a group of American Marines stationed on Corregidor are monitoring a cave in which where sick and injured Japanese soldiers are taking refuge. While spotting for a mortar company, their new commanding officer, Lieutenant Katell (Creator/DeanStockwell), joins them. Almost immediately he immediately, the lieutenant wants to assault the cave and flush the soldiers out, even though they could easily be contained and bypassed. After a A conversation with his sergeant sergeant, Causarano (Creator/AlbertSalmi), leads Katell reaches to reach a compromise; compromise: bombardment will continue until dusk, and then the assault will begin. That evening evening, tensions flare as the reluctant veterans point out that the Lieutenant does not Katell doesn't care about anything other than indiscriminately killing the Japanese in that cave solely as an effort to validate himself. himself as a true warrior. After an argument with Sgt. Causarano, during which Katell states that all Japanese soldiers are to be killed, end of the war or not, he accidentally knocks over his binoculars, which the binoculars he had been using to monitor the cave.

The scene changes to day, and earlier in the day as a Japanese soldier picks up the binoculars, handing them to his commander commander, who dropped them. We then see the commander, who (obviously) is revealed to be Katell. Not realizing his change, the changes, he runs for shelter in the cave. However, upon nearing the cave cave, he is shot at by an American soldier in an outdated uniform. He retreats to his Japanese squad, and upon questioning questioning, learns he is on Corregidor on May 4, 1942. His squad, who believe him to be Lt. Lieutenant Yamuri, is unnerved by his confusion and confused ramblings, which brings him under suspicion from a captain (J.H. Fujikawa). Katell wises up and plays along, and he learns that the Japanese plan are planning to attack the cave in a frontal assault, even though most of the Americans inside are not fit for combat. Upon stating that they should bypass the cave or just simply take the Americans prisoner, he is slapped by the captain for his apparent cowardice. When he continues to ask why they must attack the cave, the Japanese captain states that the enemy must ''must'' be killed, giving a speech similar to Katell's rant earlier. earlier rant. The Japanese squad moves out, leaving Katell behind.

The scene shifts back to the American marines on August 6, Marines in 1945, with the lieutenant Katell back to normal. Causarano picks up the broken binoculars, and orders his men over the radio command orders them to fall back, as the atomic bomb has just been dropped on Hiroshima and they assume this will end the war. The marines Marines celebrate, with Causarano telling Katell that there will be other wars for him to fight. The humbled Katell silently replies that he hopes that there aren't.

A young Creator/LeonardNimoy plays Hansen, the radio operator.
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* AnAesop: Even though war may change people for the worse, human compassion should never be forgone. Because the measure of a real soldier is one who shows mercy where it's needed, not by killing for the sake of killing.
* BloodKnight: Lt. Katell, who is insistent on attacking and killing the weakened Japanese soldiers. Causarano is convinced that its just because he's desperate to prove himself for self-centered and selfish reasons. After his vision, Katell gets over his tendencies.
* ChromosomeCasting: Given its military theme, this episode has an all-male cast.
* EnsignNewbie: As a second lieutenant who's only recently received his commission, Katell is eager to order the attack so that he can prove himself. The more experienced enlisted men under his command have seen enough of war to know when a risk isn't worth taking, but Katell disregards them until he gets a firsthand look at what it's like to be on the other side.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A less cruel example. After his experience, it seems Katell looked more than willing to call off the attack and opt for a bypass instead, only for the war to end anyway.
* HeelRealization: During his experience as a Japanese commander, Lt. Katell is not only astounded to hear his earlier words repeated by the Japanese Captain (see IronicEcho), but also how cold-blooded and ruthless they sound coming from someone else.
* HeroicBSOD: After returning to 1945 following [[HeelRealization having his own words thrown back into his face by a Japanese commander]], Katell is understandably shell-shocked and is unable to properly respond to the word that they were to fall back in light of the bomb being dropped on Japan.
* IronicEcho: The same dialogue exchange happens between two sets of characters at different points in the story to show how Katell changes his attitude once he becomes Yamuri.

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* AnAesop: Even though war War may change people for the worse, but human compassion should never be forgone. Because the The measure of a real soldier is one who shows mercy where it's needed, not by killing for the sake of killing.
* BloodKnight: Lt. Katell, who Katell is insistent on attacking and killing the weakened Japanese soldiers. soldiers for his own bloodlust. Causarano is convinced that its just this is only because he's desperate to prove himself a real man for self-centered and selfish reasons. After his vision, vision of serving on the opposing army, Katell gets over his tendencies.
* TheCameo: A young Creator/LeonardNimoy plays Hansen, the radio operator.
* ChromosomeCasting: Given its military theme, this the episode has an all-male cast.
* EnsignNewbie: As a second lieutenant who's only recently received his commission, Katell is eager to order the an attack on the Japanese in the cave so that he can prove himself. himself as a true warrior. The men under his command, more experienced enlisted men under his command are more haggard, have seen enough of war to know when a risk isn't worth taking, but taking. Katell disregards them them, until he gets a firsthand look at what it's like to be on the other side.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A less cruel example. After his experience, it seems Katell looked originally was more than willing to call off the attack and opt for a bypass instead, only for the war to end anyway.
a minute later.
* HeelRealization: During his experience as a Japanese commander, Lt. Katell is not only astounded to hear his earlier words repeated being thrown right back at him by the Japanese Captain (see IronicEcho), Captain, but also how cold-blooded and ruthless they sound coming from someone else.
* HeroicBSOD: After returning As he returns to 1945 following after [[HeelRealization having his own words thrown back into his face by a Japanese commander]], Katell is understandably shell-shocked and is unable to properly respond to the word announcment that they were to fall back in light of the atomic bomb being has been dropped on Japan.
Japan and the Marines are to fall back.
* IronicEcho: The same dialogue exchange occurs happens between two sets of characters at different points in the story to show how Katell changes his attitude once he becomes Yamuri.



* TheNeidermeyer: Lt. Katell, who is completely willing to sacrifice his troops so he can have some glory, at least until his experience.
* OriginalPositionFallacy: It's easy for Lt. Katell to say it's mandatory for a soldier to kill enemies from another country. But under the guise of Yamuri, he finds this philosophy harder to swallow when the "enemies" in question are wounded Americans. Even more so when his previous words about killing the enemy are [[IronicEcho thrown back at him]].
* ARealManIsAKiller: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} when Causarano calls out Lt. Katell, telling him that he is afraid of being seen as a coward rather than a true soldier, and points out that Katell only wants to kill the weakened Japanese in order to prove how much of a man he is. He warns Katell that war isn't all that it's cracked up to be, and no one is impressed with his blood thirst.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Causarano exchanges this with Katell. On one hand, Katell thinks his soldiers only want to bypass because they're tired. On the other hand, Causarano sees Katell as a green horn trying to prove himself, and has no idea how hellish war is because he hasn't even tasted it yet.
* ThousandYardStare: Katell has one when he returns to his own time as he has seen the war from another perspective and has come to realize that killing a weakened enemy is not as black and white as he initially believed.
* TookALevelInKindness: After having the tables turned on him, Lieutenant Katell realizes that the Japanese are men like he is and that his blood-thirsty attitude is in no one's interest.
* WarIsHell: The battle-hardened marines have been fighting the Japanese for two years, which has made them war-weary. Andrew J. Watkins tells Katell that they have seen enough dead man to last the rest of their lives and that they aren't going to stand up and cheer at the opportunity to kill more. Causarano later says that the platoon consists of "dirty, tired men who have their craw full of this war."

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* TheNeidermeyer: Lt. Katell, who is completely willing to sacrifice his own troops so he can have some even a fleeting moment of glory, at least until his experience.
experience on the other side.
* OriginalPositionFallacy: It's easy for Lt. Katell to say that it's mandatory for a soldier to kill enemies from another country. the enemy. But under the guise of Yamuri, he finds this philosophy much harder to swallow when the "enemies" "enemy" in question are happens to be wounded Americans. Even more so when his previous words about killing the enemy are [[IronicEcho thrown right back at him]].
* ARealManIsAKiller: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} when Deconstructed. Causarano calls out Lt. Katell, Katell on his thirst for blood, telling him that he is he's afraid of being seen as a coward rather than a true soldier, and points out that Katell he only wants to kill the weakened Japanese in order to prove how much of a man he is. He warns is, warning Katell that war isn't all that it's cracked up to be, and no one is impressed with his blood thirst.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Causarano exchanges this with Katell. On one hand, Katell thinks his soldiers men only want to bypass the cave because they're tired. On the other hand, Causarano sees Katell as a green horn trying to prove himself, himself as a man, and has no idea how hellish war truly is because he hasn't even tasted it yet.
* ThousandYardStare: Katell has one when he returns to his own time as he has seen after seeing the war from another perspective and has the other side's perspective, having come to realize that killing a weakened enemy is not as black and white as he initially believed.
* TookALevelInKindness: After having the tables turned on him, Lieutenant Katell realizes that the Japanese are men like men, just as he is is, and that his blood-thirsty attitude is in no one's interest.
* WarIsHell: The battle-hardened marines Marines on Corregidor have been fighting the Japanese for two years, which has made them rather war-weary. One soldier, Andrew J. Watkins Watkins, tells Katell that they have seen enough dead man men to last the rest of their lives lives, and that they aren't going to stand up and cheer at the opportunity to kill more. Causarano later says that the his platoon consists of "dirty, tired men who have their craw full of this war."
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->'''Rod Serling''': "The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]], ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', but applicable to any moment in time, to any group of soldiery, to any nation on the face of the Earth or, as in this case, to the Twilight Zone.
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->'''Rod Serling''': "The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]], ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', but applicable to any moment in time, to any group of soldiery, to any nation on the face of the Earth or, as in this case, to the Twilight Zone.
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