"Well, in that case... I'd say, "This is an excellent mission, sir, with an extremely valuable objective, sir, worthy of my best efforts, sir. Moreover... I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother of Private James Ryan and am willing to lay down my life and the lives of my men - especially you, Reiben - to ease her suffering."
CPT Miller (Tom Hanks) answering PVT Reiben's question about why the mission was so important.
its the way he answered it that cracked me up!
Saving Private Ryan