The governor of Okinawa and a Japanese lieutenant colonel usually weren't in attendance at graduation, and the ceremony wasn't usually held at two o'clock in the morning. But then, it wasn't every day America invaded your island either.”
-- Narrator (The End)

Importance: Hideki and the other boys from his middle school are officially being transferred from their role as students and into the Blood and Iron Student Corps. The time of the ceremony and the attendees show how serious everyone takes this moment.

We've seen a lot of good men die. If we mourned every one of them the way they should be mourned, we'd go crazy.”
-- Sergeant Meredith (Barbecue)

Importance: Sergeant Meredith is talking to Ray, ensuring that he is accepting their situation as they begin to work their way inland and cope with the first loss of their men.

The grenade had destroyed both the living and the dead.”
-- Narrator (Fire in the Hole)

Importance: Ray has just gone into a haka...