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Coming Home

Episode Number: 203    Season Num: 9    First Aired: Friday May 7, 2004    Prod Code: 921
Harm helps protect a mother of a marine killed in action while serving in Iraq from overzealous reporters. In so doing, he works to prepare her for the upcoming burial of her son.
Mac & Bud are called upon to see why armored vests given to soldiers in the field to protect them, instead are failing to do what they were designed to do.

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Writer: Stephen Zito
Director: Bradford May
Star: Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner (Year 7 - 10)),  David James Elliott (Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr.),  John M. Jackson (Rear Admiral Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Season 2-9)),  Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts (Season 3-9)),  Patrick Labyorteaux (Lt./Lt. Commander Bud J. Roberts, Jr. (Season 2-10)),  Catherine Bell (Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie (Year 2 - 10))
Recurring Role: Matt Sigloch (Detail N.C.O.I.C),  Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace),  Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates (Year 9 - 10))
Guest Star: Stephi Lineburg (Pfc. Donna Barksdale),  Sean Bunch (Officer In Charge),  Shelly Benedict (Reporter #2),  Marshall Cook (Corporal Bruce Durgan),  Marc Senter (PFC Joseph Smithfield),  Brian T. Skala (Lance Cpl. Evans),  Alessandra Toreson (Susan Smithfield),  Susan Walters (Mrs. Smithfield),  J.C. MacKenzie (Sean Parker),  Alfonso Freeman (Air Force Chaplain),  Brixton Karnes (Warrant Officer),  Aki Avni (Tariq Farad)

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Quotes

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Harm: Mac and my relationship is, uh, complicated.
Mattie: Do you love her?
Harm: Yes. (edit)
(Harm drops Mattie off at school)
Mattie: Gotta go.
Harm: (quietly) I love you, too. (edit)
Mattie: Harm, sometimes you forget that I'm not a part of your Army.
Harm: Never say Army to a Navy man, it provokes a bad result, okay? (edit)
Mattie: What happens when you get bored with me?
Harm: Have you been talking to Mac? (edit)
Reporter: The Smithfield family's news.
Harm: You had a crew outside her house at 4 a.m.
Reporter: You ever hear of a deadline? (edit)

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When Joseph Smithfield's body is returned to the United States, the Air Force Chaplain quotes a Bible verse about how there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for a friend. This is from John 15:13; this particular verse is often used when referring to fallen military personnel. (edit)
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10.0
Perfect
Coming Home
"Tearjerker"
This episode hits even closer to home now that my brother is getting ready to head out for his second tour of duty overseas.
Continue » Posted Apr 15, 2008 1:01 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Coming Home
"Tearjerker"
This episode dealt with three plots...the death of a Marine and his journey home, the second an investigation into vests worn by soldiers and Marines in Iraq...and the mission by that Marine's platoon to avenge the ambush that killed him.
Continue » Posted Apr 11, 2008 7:11 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Coming Home
"Fine example"
Very entertaining.
Continue » Posted Feb 25, 2007 2:03 am PST
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