Honor -2003 Film- — Word Of

Then Deakins continues, his voice steady. "But I signed the report that lied about it. I stood in the smoke and said nothing. I let Lieutenant Tyson believe I had given the order because I was too afraid to admit that I had lost control of my men. The massacre happened. And I am responsible."

The final scene shows Deakins in a minimum-security prison, working in a vegetable garden. He looks up at a clear blue sky. There are no helicopters, no screams, no smoke. Only the weight of a truth finally spoken. word of honor -2003 film-

"Do you remember their faces?"

He clears his throat. "No, sir," he says. "I did not give that order." Then Deakins continues, his voice steady

The room erupts. Tyson, watching on a crackling television in his dusty living room, puts his head in his hands and weeps—not for himself, but for the friend who just did what he could not. I let Lieutenant Tyson believe I had given

Silence. Then Tyson’s rasping voice: "We made a promise, Vic. Word of honor."