Pete Hegseth cited a prayer largely invented by Quentin Tarantino for the movie Pulp Fiction to praise a rescue mission during the Iran war. The defense secretary was speaking at a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday when he began echoing the "great vengeance and furious anger" monologue delivered by Samuel L. Jackson's hitman character. During the religious event, Hegseth led a prayer that he said was delivered to him by the lead mission planner of the rescue operation for two Air Force crew members shot down in Iran. Hegseth said the prayer had been recited for the rescue team ahead of the operation and was entitled "CSAR 2517," or "Combat Search and Rescue 2517," which he said, "I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17."