A Few Good Men Monologue

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A Few Good Men Journal: Colonel Jessup is responsible for the death of Private Santiago because he was the one the ordered the “Code Red.” It was his order that made Dawson and Downey commit the crime, because they were in a position where “they follow orders or people die.” I understand that Jessup was not the person that did the action of murdering Private Santiago, but it was his intentions that led to the death of Willie. While there might be a few people that see Jessup as innocent, because of the fact he did nothing to harm the Private, he knew that his orders would be followed through to the fullest extent. This whole event could have been avoided if he hadn’t given the orders. Downey and Dawson are not responsible for the

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