you,
Lone Wolf. What is your position? Over.
I say again:
What is your position? Over.
Your friend dies if you do not answer.
This is Trautman. Where are you?
Come in!
Murdock...
He's here.
Rambo, we're glad you're alive.
Where are you? Give us your position,
and we'll come to pick you up.
Murdock...
I'm coming to get you!
Duck!
This way.
We safe for now.
You look like hell, Rambo.
- Tough night.
Maybe need this.
You hurt bad.
- It's alright.
Listen...
What you did back there...
...I won't forget it.
Thanks.
What you do now?
Try get across through Thailand?
Yeah.
- Then go America?
You take me with you?
You take me?
Yeah.
I think you make good choice.
We go?
- Let's go.
You alright?
You... not... forget... me.
No.
I want the rescue team
ready to go in one hour.
You're risking everything. Do you think
one man's worth all that? - Yes.
I order you to withdraw.
- I'll go over your head.
You don't seem to understand that I'm
in charge here. You're just a tool.
We're the machine.
He's not to leave the base.
He never had a chance, did he?
- Like you said: He went home.
Get back.
Come on! To the chopper!
Move!
To the chopper!
Move!
You guys made it!
Chopper on your tail!
Hang on!
Hold on!
Fire in the tail!
Lone Wolf calling Wolf's Den. Over.
Lone Wolf calling Wolf's Den. Over.
Wolf's Den,
this is Lone wolf, do you read?
We hear you, Lone Wolf. Over.
Prepare for emergency landing.
Arriving with American POWs.
You heard. Prepare for landing of POWs!
Glad you made it.
Rambo, I don't make the orders.
I take them, just like you.
I swear to God I didn't know
it was supposed to happen like this.
It was just supposed
to be another assignment.
Mission...
...accomplished!
You know there are more men out there.
You know where they are.
Find them, or I'll find you!
Where are you going?
I don't know.
You'll get
a second Medal of Honor for this.
They should give it to them.
They deserve it more.
You can't keep running, John.
You're free now.
Come back to us.
Back to what?
My friends died here,
and part of me died here.
The war may have been wrong,
but don't hate your country for it.
Hate it?
I'd die for it!
What is it you want?
I want
what they want,
and every other guy who came out here
and spilt his guts
and gave everything he had:
For our country to love us
as much as we love it.
That's what I want.
How will you live, John?
- Day by day.Let's keep those hammers working!
Rambo!
Let's go.
How are you, Johnny?
Good.
That's all.
John, I'm sorry they sent
you to such a hellhole.
I've seen worse.
Yeah, you have, haven't you...
I told you that I'd help you
when I could. Are you interested?
You can't possibly want
to stay here for another five years.
- In here at least I know where I stand.
- Just hear me out first.
A covert operation
is being geared up in the Far East.
A computer gave your name as one of
3 suitable candidates for the mission.
- Mission?
- Recon for POWs in Vietnam.
Why now? Why me?
The prison camp you escaped from in '71
is the target area.
No one knows that terrain better
than you. The risk factor's very high.
You'd be temporarily reinstated in the
forces, and if the mission's successful,
there may be a presidential pardon.
You interested?
Yeah.
Good. I'll get the necessary clearance.
The next time we meet will be in
Thailand with the special ops designate.
Yes, sir.
- All clear?
- Yes, sir.
I want you to know I did
what I could to keep you out of here.
I know.
Do we get to win this time?
This time it's up to you.
That'll be all.
How're you doing, Rambo? I'm Ericson.
Why don't we make it over to the hangar?
You're the chosen one, ha?
You made
a helluva rep for yourself in 'nam.
I'm glad to be working with you.
This place may not be heaven,
but at least you're out of the joint.
He's here.
Morning, John.
This is Marshal Murdock.
He's in charge of special operations.
Thank you,