Harvey (H.A.) Ashford Quotes in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)

Capt. T.C. Doyle: Does anybody else here know how to work an elephant?

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: I was in love with a fat woman once, but she never listened to me.

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: [Bo-Tat has vomitted on the boat deck] My kids are gonna ask me: "Daddy, what's the worst thing you saw in the war?" After this, there's no contest!

[as Harvey rushes towards the village to help his comrades, a crow lands in his path]

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: [scoffs and racks the bolt of his rifle] Bird if I were you, I'd get the hell out of here!

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: [into radio] Request fire mission and expedite. Target coordinates Bravo-Romeo seven-four-five-six-five-seven-two-niner. Fire one marking round.

[as Quang watches through his binoculars, a shell lands just aft of the Marie Antoinette. His crew laughs at the Americans' incompetence]

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: Barney, that was perfect, man!

Capt. T.C. Doyle: No, it wasn't perfect, it almost hit us! Give him the coordinates...!

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: Captain, we're moving! Those coordinates should be perfect, right about...

Capt. T.C. Doyle: Better be right...

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: [into radio] Fire for effect!

Capt. T.C. Doyle: Better be right...

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: Now.

[Quang looks through his binoculars again, and sees the Americans laughing and waving goodbye]

Lt. Quang, NVA: GET OFF THE BOAT!

[His crew stop laughing and dive overboard just before a shell blows it out of the water]

[as the team prepares to move out, a crow lands in a branch over Harvey's head. He freezes]

Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: Hey, you know what? All of a sudden my legs don't work.