Music: Huang Ruo
MARCUM
Sprint around the compound
Two hundred times.
Then with three bags
Two hundred times more.
Gonna make you a soldier,
An American soldier.
Everyone knows
That Asians are weak,
Good at their books
That’s not what I need.
Everyone knows
Where they come from:
Countries we fought
And will fight again.
Everyone knows
In this hellhole,
Men should be men
And worthy of trust.
Everyone knows,
Chen can’t cut it.
But I’ll make him
Into a soldier,
An American soldier!
JUDGE
Sergeant Lucas Brown!
BROWN
Danny Chen was not abused. All new recruits put up with hazing. He was treated like everyone else -- no better, no worse.
JUDGE
Private Roderic Carter!
CARTER
Danny Chen was treated worse than the others, punished for no reason at all. Sgt. Marcum went out of his way to make Danny’s life miserable.
MARCUM
All gooks
Sleep outside
JUDGE
Medic Julian Swanson!
SWANSON
The names Marcum used meant no disrespect. “Gook” is a general term used for Asians. Back where I come from, we say it all the time – no one gets upset.
JUDGE
Specialist Cameron Rodriguez!
RODRIGUEZ
Let’s face it. Some officers are racists, including Sgt. Marcum. But out on the battlefield, there was no one who would stop him.
MARCUM
Five hundred push-ups
With water in your mouth!
JUDGE
Sergeant Jackson Blakemore!
BLAKEMORE
Marcum had to be tough. Danny Chen was completely unprepared for that posting. Once, he even fell asleep on night duty.
JUDGE
Specialist Austin Haldemann!
HALDEMANN
Soldiers fell asleep on duty all the time!