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This is Burma.

The toughest battleground in the world.

Where the Japs had sealed off the Burma road

and closed the back door to China.

A door that had to be reopened.

After months of secret preparations

at Mountbatten's base headquarters in India

a far-reaching, combined operations was about to begin.

British General Wingate conferred with his staff.

Gen. Stilwell speeded up the training of his Chinese troops.

A special group of American Army Air Force commandos

was set up under Col. Phil Cochran.

And deep in the jungle, the forward command posts

of a force called Merrill's Marauders

got ready to push off.

Only their top officers knew

where to, or what for.

One hot afternoon, a reconnaissance plane

from an advanced air base near the border of India

scouted the Jap-infested jungle.

The operation was about to begin.

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Major, photographs for the general.

General, the photographs of the Red Robin operation

have just come in, sir.

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Well, lad, it's been a long time.

But here's where we start paying back the Japs.

Your parachuters is gonna get the first crack.

That's okay with us.

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- Yes, sir. - Get Carter on the phone.

Yes, sir.

Take these to Col. Carter, 503rd Parachute Infantry Headquarters.

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- 'Col. Carter.' - Carter?

Feed your men some raw meat. We're going in.

The Red Robin operation goes into effect immediately.

- Get that ball! - Hey, hey!

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- Photographs? - Yes, sir. For Col. Carter.

Okay, Ned. Now you can go back to sleep.

Thank you, sir.

Well, Nelson, here's your jump area.

Jacobs, get me a weather report.

Yes, sir.

Leopard, 5-1.

Looks pretty good to me, colonel.

Edge of the trees there ought to make good cover.

With the wind blowing west, this ought to make a good go point.

Weather prediction remains as before, colonel.

- No change is expected. - Good.

Report all changes as they occur.

Well, Nelson, you're ready to go, I think.

- Yes, sir. - You take off at 3:45.

Your landing will be covered by a diversionary bombing.

The CG has assigned six bombers to drop a load here at Yawe.

Once you and your boys get in, it's up to you

to find the target and blow it.

I don't have to pound on that skull of yours

and make big speeches as to what this mission means to us.

I think you know.

If you do good..

It means the lives of several thousand men.

So, do good.

Jacobs, I'll take the first platoon, aye.

Briefing in an hour.

Well, Nelson, here we go.

Yes, sir.

Hello, Treacy? Briefing, one hour.

First platoon, briefing in an hour. Yes, sir.

Save that for the Japs. Briefing in an hour.

Okay, you guys. Briefing in an hour.

Alright, you bathing beauties. Briefing in an hour.

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'Briefing in an hour, Gabby.'

Just a minute, I'm washing

my last pair of nylons.

'It's about time.'

Never mind filling it, doc.

We've got briefing in an hour. Pull it.

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Briefing in an hour, you guys.

Ah, I hate sergeants.

Give me a shampoo, a light trim, and a manicure.

Finish it after the war. Briefing in an hour.

First platoon, briefing in an hour.

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Oh, come on. Throw the ball, you dummy.

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- But what a babe. What a babe! - Yeah?

A real straw job, see?

Stacked up like a pair of bricks.

Yeah, I know the type. They take a taxi to cross the street.

It's about time we saw some action.

I'd just as soon take it easy for another 100 years.

Alright, alright! Stop hounding me, will you?

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So I get killed. So you're out two bucks.

Ah, quit waving your teeth.

Alright, alright, but I still don't think

this is a way to fight a war.

We've been sitting around so much we all got

bunions on our landing gear.

You been batting your gums so much

you got bunions on your lip.

I don't like your attitude.

If I only had one more..

- Who's that? - Who's what?

The guy with Lieutenant Jacobs. I've never seen him before.

Oh, he's that newspaper Joe that just came in yesterday.

'No kidding?

You mean we're gonna be in the newspapers?'

Just in case he gonna take pictures.

Uh, why should anybody in his right mind

want a picture of you?

What do you mean?.

I'm a curiosity.

- You're not kidding. - No, no.

I mean on account of I'm on a mission.

My old lady expects me personally

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And here I am in India. Doesn't that make me a curiosity?

Nah, you're just khaki-wacky-

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I'll make it short, men.

Capt. Nelson will brief you on the operation in a moment.

I just wanna say this.

Two years ago, when General Stilwell was run out of Burma

he said among other things, that we took an awful pasting.

And somebody ought to go back in there and do something about it.

Now, we're gdmg...

You men will be the first to go back into Burma.

'The action you're about to see is the first step'

'of an extremely important operation.'

'On the success of your mission, depends to a large extent'

the entire course of the war in this theater.

It's a big job.

And I know you'll do it right.

Good luck to you.

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Alright, let's get started. You can smoke if you want to.

And speak up if you can't hear me in the back.

Our mission is to demolish a Jap radar station

and communications center somewhere near point W.

All we have to do is to go in

find the radar station, blow it to pieces

and then get out of there before the Japs know we're in.

I suppose you're wondering why the Air Force

doesn't go in and bomb it.

Well, unfortunately, approximately

isn't good enough for the Air Force.

They gotta know exactly where it is

and they don't.

The target's got to be destroyed.

Someone's got to do it.

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Alright, fellas, gather around the sand table

and I'll show you where you're going.

Hey, don't shove, Hogan. Take it easy.

Guy must think it's a free lunch counter.

Alright. We come in due east.

As soon as we reach the junction of these two rivers

'we cross this small range of hills here.'

'Just the other side of that is the jump field.'

We'll jump just as soon as we reach the edge of the field.

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If we happen to run across any Burmese dancing girls

we can't stop and talk to them.

At last reports, the jump field was undefended.

As Jap patrols are from 30 to 60 men

that been spotted at various places

this past month, usually in this area here.

'Now, somewhere in this area is the radar station we're after.'

'It's not gonna be a cinch finding it.'

'Uh, there's a supply depot located at point X.'

And it's garrisoned by about 2,000 men.

Now, are there any questions so far? Nebraska.

There aren't any names on the table.

Oh, for security reasons

we won't know until we board the planes.

Then you'll be given maps with names..

Places, locations etc.

Any other questions? Yes, Higgins.

Uh, if you don't mind, sir, uh, how do we get back?

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Two transports are going to pick us up

at an abandoned airstrip and fly us back to the base.

I'll ask Maj. Fitzpatrick of the Burma Rifles

to tell you about that.

- Go ahead, major. - Thanks. Ahem.

Well, two years ago, shortly before evacuating Burma

we had an occasion to construct an emergency airstrip here.

It's still there, and the latest aerial reconnaissance.

Now following the action against the radar station

'your route of departure will be track E'

'along here to the abandoned airstrip at R2 here.'

And to make sure that you hit the airstrip

on the nose we've assigned two Gurkha guides

from the Burma Frontier Force to go with you.

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They don't speak English to any worthwhile degree.

But they're extraordinarily familiar with the terrain.

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I believe that you will find them excellent guides.

Thank you, major.

Well the march from the radar station to the airstrip

will be a forced march that shouldn't last.

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Now, here's the administration information.

"'No musette bags, shelter halves'

"'or toilet articles are to be taken.'

"'Each man will be issued four D rations, two K rations.'

"'You'll carry SOP ammunition loads.'

"'You'll take two .30 caliber machine guns.'

"A 1,000 rounds of ammo per gun.

"'Each man will take six hand grenades.'

"'You'll carry SCR - 536 radios, one set of panels'

four mirrors for signal communications."

That's about it. Stations and HR will be announced later.

You'd better hit the sack early and get some sleep.

You're gonna need it. And write your letters now.

There's no mailing service where we're going.

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will hold services in half an hour.

Well, that's all, fellows. Dismissed.

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You're Williams, aren't you? American news service?

- That's right. - Nice to know you.

- My name is Nelson. - Glad to know you.

Colonel said you're gonna sit in on the briefing.

But he didn't say vvhy-

Well, I don't think exactly you'll fall on my neck

and kiss me when you find out why.

But the fact of the matter is, I'm going along with you.

Yes, the GHQ said it was okay for one correspondent

to accompany the mission, we drew lots for it

and I wan, and here I am.

Well if you got the authority, I can't stop you.

But I think I ought to warn you, it's gonna be tough, very tough.

Really? It sounded to me just like, like a routine job.

Yeah? Not gonna be routine.

Not even for the kids who are trained for it.

Well, I guess I can take it for a day or so.

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Let's go get your equipment.

Look, Mr. Williams, it's your life

so I'll give it to you straight.

This isn't a job for you, it's a young man's job.

Well, I'm not exactly decrepit-

Do you know how old the colonel is in there?

Thirty-four.

Do you know how old our commanding general is?

Thirty-seven.

Young men, all of us. We've get to be.

Do you know why?

I'll give you two good reasons.

We jump out of planes, and guys shoot at us.

This isn't exactly healthy, unless

you're young enough to take it.

Uh, pardon my asking, but how old are you, Mr. Williams?

That's a military secret. Now wait a minute.

Let me tell you something.

You know what I did before the war?

I sat on a nice soft cushion in a pine-paneled office

and I gave orders and people jumped

and I made a bucket of dough per week.

I came nut here because I wanted to be here.

Because I wanted to do what I could so the people back home

would know a little better what war is about.

I'm making no dough, Capt. Nelson, and I may wind up

with a bullet through my..

Typewriter.

I know it isn't easy.

I didn't come out here expecting it to be easy.

And you're not fighting this war from behind a desk, are you? No.

But I'm not writing it from behind one, either.

Okay, pop. Maybe you're a little old, but you'll do.

Glad to have you with us.

I know I ought to be 20 years younger

and maybe in better condition.

Oh, by the time you get back, you'll be

in a lot worse condition, you won't be any younger.

I guarantee you that-

Sergeant, I got a customer for you.

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Oh, yes, yes, yes. Several times.

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- Bothers me. - Here it is, sir.

Thank you. There's something missing.

The jeep to carry it in.

Everything's set, Nelson. Stations, 3:45.

Thanks. Thank you.

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- Hiya, Barker. - Hello, sir.

- Are you gonna haul us? - Yes, sir.

I got 3:25 on the nose.

- That check with you? - Right, sir.

What time do we rendezvous with our bombers?

- 50 minutes out. - Right.

- Hi, Sid. - Hi.

Oh, this is Mark Williams, the American news syndicate.

I think you two know each other. Don't you It. Jacobs?

- Yeah. How do you do? - This is Capt. Li.

'Of the Chinese Republican Army.'

How do you do, sir?

Well, better get your chute on.

Uh, bu.. The chute. Yeah, yeah.

Sid, I think you better take Capt. Li

and one of the Gurkhas with you.

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On the nose. Okay.

Good jump, partner. Take care of yourself.

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- You say you've jumped before? - Oh, yes, several times.

- Yeah? Didn't it bother you? - Did what bother me?

Landing on your head. You're trying to stick.

That's funny. I never noticed it.

You would've eventually.

Get the lead out, you guys! You're holding up the war.

Oh, keep your pants on.

Hey, Soapy, give me a hand with my bustle.

Oh sure, sweetheart, if it doesn't work

you can bring it back.

Makes me wish I was in the Navy.

Yeah, if you was in the Navy I'd sell my war bonds.

Like I was telling you about this dame.

I says, "Honey, this is gotta be love at first sight

'cause I only gotta a 10-hour pass."

Soapy, Hogan, give him a hand with his chute.

Hey, you gonna jump with us, mister?

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It's your funeral, pop.

Hey, did you hear that? Grandpa's gonna jump with us.

Ah, he's off his rocker. Like I always said.

Civilians got no brains.

I'll stick you behind the newspaper guy.

If he freezes, you know what to do.

Give him the works.

It's a pleasure.

Alright, boys. Fall in, in this order.

Gordon, 18. Miggleori, 17. Jarod, 16. Brophy, 15.

Chedrees, 14. Schwartz, 13.

Helvick, 12. Negulesco, 11. Hollis, 10.

O'Brien, 9. Hogan, 8. Rafferty, 7. Hooper, 6.

Rankin, 5. Higgins, 4. Treacy, 3. Williams, 2.

Aha, you'd look silly if you fell out

of that thing in the air.

Brother, I'm getting sick already.

Take it easy, fellows.

Ready, boys'? Here we go again.

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Pass these maps out, Treace. Pass them out.

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So, my sweetheart back home writes to me

and wants to know what this gal in Bombay has got

that she hasn't got, so I just wrote back to her

and says "Nothing, honey. Only she's got it here."

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Boys, after this war is over, I might even make a jump.

If this trip gets a little rough for you

there's a bucket back there and use it.

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Certainly is hot in here.

You'll cool off. Just wait till we get up to 11,000 feet.

Brother, you'll freeze your tonsils.

11,000 feet? That's over two miles.

So we don't jump from there, do we?

No. Once we get over the Hookon Pass

we come down to 300 feet to jump.

Oh. Oh, 300 feet.

That still seems a long way from the ground to me.

No, that's close. The closer the better.

Less chance of getting shot at

and more chance of hitting the right spot.

Oh, it still sounds very risky. Very risky.

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And as soon as we bury the chutes, we're shoving off.

Now remember, boys, we can't tip 'em off we're in there.

So no shooting until we hit the radar station.

- Do you get it? - Yes, sir.

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- How you doing? - Ah? Oh, great.

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Ah, don't worry about it.

Everybody sweats the jump out a little.

No matter how often you do it.

I've seen some pretty tough hombres

freeze right at the door.

- Really? - You'll be alright.

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That's what the cat said to the canary

when he swallowed him, "You'll be alright."

- It's on the house. - Thanks, captain.

Don't thank me. I swiped them from the colonel.

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Hmm. What's your name, son?

Soapy Higgins from Hatbush.

Oh, one of them bozos, eh?

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Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Take it easy, pop. There's nothing to it.

Really? That's fine.

Only one thing, though.

After we jump.

If we have to pick you up with a blotter, uh..

Where do you want the blotter sent?

To my mother. She collects blotters.

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There's our bomber escort. Right on time, too.

Those babies are always welcome.

Am I glad to see you.

Take it easy, pal. You've been through this before.

Lay off, lay off, or I'll kick your teeth in.

'Don't worry about me.'

Who's worrying?

- Listen, Gabby. - Yeah?

You're right behind me.

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Give me a little shove, will you?

|f YOU go, you go by yourself.

I ain't shoving nobody through no door.

But you're my friend, ain't you? Don't let me freeze.

If I stick, they'll kick me out, you hear?

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lever tell you about the time I froze

in the door back in Fort Benning?

- You, sir? - Sure. Oh, boy.

I think it was about my fourth or fifth jump.

Anyway, about five minutes before it was time to go

I felt myself starting to get the shakes.

I got up to the door, I wanted to go and I couldn't.

I froze just like a cigar-store Indian.

There I was, like that, looking down.

My brain kept saying to me, "Go on. Jump, will you? Jump!"

Well, finally, I got so sore at myself

I said to myself, "Look.."

"If you don't jump, when I get you back on the ground

I'm gonna drill a hole right through you. Do you understand?"

Well, I guess I got so scared at the idea of shooting myself.

Take it easy, soldier.

Everybody gets a little nervous in the service.

Here, have a cigarette.

Would you like a nice, stiff shot of bourbon?

- Yes, sir! - So would I.

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- 'Where'd you get that?' - "'Is it raining out?"

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Ten minutes more, sir.

Stand up.

Hook up.

- Williams. - Yeah? Excuse me, please.

I know you're an old hand at this

but just to refresh your memory here's what you do.

You hook this on up here, like that.

You hang on to it till you leave the plane.

When I say, "Stand in the door," you get in line behind me.

- When I go, you go. You got it? - Yeah, I got it.

Okay, that's about all there is to it.

You step out with your right foot first

like you're reaching for a bar rail.

And this static line will do the rest.

It'll open your chute for you.

When you get near the ground, keep your knees

and feet close together.

When you hit the dirt, relax. Okay?

Okay. Wait a minute, wait a minute!

What happens if my chute doesn't open?

You'll be the first one on the ground.

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Come on, come on. Snap out of it, Mig.

Yeah, yeah.

If anything goes wrong, just give this a yank.

'It's your emergency chute.'

Good luck. Keep your chin up.

And your strap down.

- Eighteen okay! - Seventeen okay.

- Sixteen okay. - Fifteen okay.

- Fourteen okay. - 'Thirteen okay.'

- 'Twelve okay!' - 'Eleven okay.'

- 'Ten okay.' - 'Nine okay.'

- 'Eight okay.' - 'Seven okay.'

- Six okay. - 'Five okay.'

- Four okay. - Three okay.

Two okay, I hope.

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- What's that? - That's our diversionary cover.

If the Jap radar picked us up coming in

then we'd have a bunch of slope heads out

here to meet us or even hit the ground.

This way they'll figure our two planes

are part of the bombing mission that's

plastering their airport right now.

Ha, darn clever, these Americans.

Hoho, so far.

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Sid, you bring up the rear guard.

I'll be just ahead of the first squad.

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I jumped out of the plane, didn't I?

Well, jump in here.

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Baker One to Baker Two. Baker One to Baker Two. Come in.

Baker Two to Baker One. Go ahead.

Jap patrol coming this way.

Jap patrol coming this way, sir.

Baker One to Baker Two. Baker One to Baker Two.

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'The other end of this line is what we're looking for.'

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We got the sentries, and Higgins spotted the station.

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Here's the layout.

The radar's right in the center.

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and this building here looks like the mess hall.

I think we got a break. They're all at chow.

Now, here's the plan, Sid.

You take your men and cover the mess hall.

Don't fire till they come out. Then feed it to 'em.

Treace, take five men and cover the radio shack.

I'll be on your left. You got it?

We'll give them the works at 18:54.

That'll give everyone seven minutes to get into position.

- All set? - Check.

Right. Let's move out.

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- Good job. - You said it.

Take your demolition team, Sid.

Ready blow everything as soon as possible.

- Treace. - Yes, sir.

Any of our boys hurt?

No, sir, but we sure were lucky.

You're not kidding.

- Get local security out. - Yes, sir.

Demolition teams, front and center!

Gabby, take two men and set some charges in the radio shack.

- Yes, sir. - Sweeney, Helvick, do the radar.

Uh, you two take this building.

- Yes, sir. - Snap it up.

Come on, come on, snap it up, you guys.

I got a date in camp with a couple of Zulus.

Bet you got a room in your house for this.

- Haven't you? - I think so.

- All set now, Chuck. - Right.

As soon as we get clear, give her the works.

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Not too close together. Keep spread out.

I'd like to be up to my neck in ocean about now.

- Me, too. - Huh?

- Ha-ha. - What's the matter?

I was just thinking about that time back in New Guinea.

When the Japs caught us in swimming.

You were laughing like an idiot and all the time

I was looking for my pants.

You were yelling, "Take cover! Take cover!"

Ohh, you could have used a little yourself.

- I never did find those pants. - Well, we've had a few laughs.

It would be swell if we could take our next leave together.

Yeah. How about 'Frisco? Shrimp, clam, lobster.

Yeah, and a steak smothered in chops. Oh, boy.

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It's the old strip, alright-

Hey, Habeda, scout.

Hicks... you and Smithy look up that way.

Yes, sir.

Alright, dish out the Atabrine tablets.

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Okay? Easiest war lever been in.

Chicken dinner with dumplings.

What time are those planes due to pick us up?

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- Get a story, Mr. Williams? - I got more than that.

I don't mind telling you gentlemen, there were

some moments there... when I wished I was somewhere else.

Almost anywhere else would have done.

If you could be some place else right now

Charlie, where would it be?

I don't know. A football game.

If I had my choice I'd be

sitting on a nice, soft stool

in the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

surrounding a tall, cold bourbon and soda.

What? I didn't know newspapermen drank.

How about you, Jacobs?

A place you probably never heard of.

Cannonball Island in Central Park.

- Really? New York? - Yeah, Schenectady, New York.

They have a central park, too, with this island in the middle.

Sort of take your girl there if you're real friendly.

I didn't know you came from Schenectady.

- I got a lot of friends there. - No kidding.

Yeah. You see, my column is syndicated there.

"The Gazette." Your folks live there?

Yes. My father has a grocery store on Crane Street

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Is that so? Where'd you go to school?

Union Coflege.

I'm supposed to be a school teacher.

After the war I have an appointment.

History teacher in Pleasant Valley High School.

That's fine, that's fine.

Your folks will get quite a kick out of reading about you.

You mean all that stuff will be in the Schenectady paper?

- Sure. You don't mind, do you? - Heck, no.

What do you know? It's a small world, isn't it?

Yes, and it's getting smaller.

If only more folks back home would realize that.

Crane Street, Schenectady runs all the way to Burma..

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Alright, boys, here's the pill that kills the chill.

That's a nice bunch of tombstone you got in your mouth.

Hey, sarge, come on.

- Sergeant! - Hey, look. Atabrine.

A pill a day keeps the old doc away.

Wake up. Hey.

Throw some water on him, man.

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Maybe they're not ours. Cover.

Army 2-7-8-0-5. Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader.

Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.

'Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.'

'Hello, Red Leader. Hello, Red leader.'

This is Army 2-7-8-0-5 saying go ahead. Over to you.

Everything clear and ready to land.

Wind direction east to west. East to west. Over.

Okay, Red Leader, we're coming in.

What kind of a job did you do? Over.

'Ahh, perfect score. No casualties.'

'Got the radar station and about 60 of the garrison. Over.'

It was a picnic, eh?

All we do is fly around in this broken-down birdcage.

Those guys have all the fun.

Any bad spots in the field? Over.

'No, not a one. It's like a billiard table.'

'Even you could make a landing here. Come on in.'

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Japanese. About 100 men coming this way.

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Ready to move, on the double. Let me see your map.

Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5. Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5.

Grab your stuff! We're moving out on the double. Come on.

Don't come in. They're waiting for you.

Don't come in. We're getting out of here.

'Gain altitude and get out of here.'

'There's about 200 Japs waiting for you.'

'We're moving out.'

Look for us in two days at map reference G-2-8-5-9-0-6.

'You get it? Map reference G-2-8-5-9-0-6.'

'We'll be there in two days. Over.'

G-2-8-5-9-0-6 in two days. Okay, Red Leader, got it. Over.

Some p'\cn'\c.

Contact the other plane, we're hightailing it out of here.

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Come on, snap it. Snap it.

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- Take me to Col. Carter. - Yes, sir.

And I came back as soon as I could, sir.

Alright, thank you, Barker. Make your report to Intelligence.

Yes, sir.

Let's see. The action took place here

and he was going this way to..

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I hope he can make it.

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I just mean knowing Nelson, I'm certain, that's all.

Well, I'm sure he can make it to G-2-8-5-9-0-6 alright.

It's the rest of it I'm worried about.

The closer he gets to home the thicker the Japs are gonna be.

The Chindwin River is lined with them like fleas.

I don't understand, you sound as though

they're gonna walk out.

How else do I get him out?

Why do you think I'm sweating it out?

There isn't another airfield between us and Nelson

that isn't swarming with Japs-

I can't get him out by plane. He's got to walk out.

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Yeah, 150 miles with Japs lining the whole way, waiting for him.

Oh, brother. This is a wonderful war.

Couldn't they cut an airstrip in the jungle?

With what? 36 men? It could take 'em weeks.

The Japs wouldn't leave them alone that lung.

Well, they can't walk out. It can't be clone.

Maybe net. That remains to be seen.

Let's get a cup of coffee.

Ten-minute break, guys. No smoking. Salt tablets, everyone.

- Take it easy on the water. - Yes, sir.

Ten-minute break. No smoking. Easy on the water.

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You can't expect to find a Jap behind every tree.

Personally, I like them in front of trees.

Better take your salt tablets, men.

Come on, pop. Snap out of it. Open up your mouth.

Here, this salt's like a shot in the arm. Worst is yet to come.

- I find that hard to believe. - Hard to believe the man says.

You should have been with us at New Guinea, pop.

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This isn't exactly a clambake.

I don't go for this. No, sir.

Who does? You guys ain't alone in this muck and mire.

- Hello, muck. - Hiya, mire.

The way I figure it is this

military science is a different kind of science

consisting of tactics.

Well, maybe you can figure out how

we're gonna get back to the base.

There is the question that interests me.

We'll get back, alright. Don't worry.

Don't make sense to me. Swamps, jungle, rivers, flies, fleas

beetles, bugs, snakes. Beetles, bugs, snakes. It's monotonous.

What'd you expect to find in a jungle, booze and babes?

- That ain't a bad idea. - Look at Williams.

You don't hear him beefing, and he's an old man.

Where'd you get that "old" stuff?

Can't judge terrain from a map, anyway.

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- Sounds good to me. - I think it's best.

OKQV -

Close in, fellas. Close in.

'Somebody switch that motor off.'

That guy can go to sleep on a clothesline.

I don't have to tell you that we're behind.

The Japs are cagey. Plenty cagey

and they're looking for us.

Unless we can outsmart them, they're gonna find us.

The last contact I made with the planes

I told them to meet us day after tomorrow

at map reference G-2-8-5-9-0-6.

That's about 30 miles from here.

'But I don't know how many miles that we can travel in a day.'

'There's no way of telling through this kind of stuff.'

There's two practical ways we can go.

But again, I don't know which is the best.

So, we're going to split up into two groups.

It. Jacobs will take one group.

That way, if one group hits trouble the other one

has a fair chance of making through and making the contact.

Is that clear? Okay, fellas.

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Ahh, Capt. Li, you better come with me.

Ahh, yes, you too, Williams, you come with me.

You're gonna have a longer story than you thought.

You better take Gurkha Habeda with you, and the other radio.

Try to keep in touch as often as you can.

Well, I'll be seeing you.

Take care of yourself, pal.

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Hey, Hollis, I'll bet you a K ration dinner

we get there first.

Okay, Gabby, it's a deal.

Hey, Sweeney, mazel tov.

- How you doing? - Pretty good, sir.

- Broph. - Yes, sir.

Try to contact It. Jacobs again.

Baker One to Baker Two. Baker One to Baker Two.

We've reached the rendezvous. Where are you?

Baker One to Baker Two. Baker One to Baker Two.

We're reached the rendezvous. Come in, Baker Two.

'Hello, George. Hello George. Baker One calling.'

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Sorry, sir. This thing only carries two and a half miles.

Guess they aren't in range yet.

Sure. Sure, I guess he..

He must have run into some tough jungle.

- Try him again. - Alright, sir.

Hello, George. Hello, George. Baker One calling.

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'Baker One to Baker Two. Baker One to Baker Two.'

Come in, Baker Two. Baker One calling.

Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader.

Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.

Calling Red Leader. Calling Red Leader.

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Keep trying. They're down there somewhere.

Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.

- There it is. - Where?

Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5.

Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.

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Calling Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.

Hello, Red Leader. Hello, Red Leader.

Hang on, here's Barker.

This is Army 2-7-8-0-5, saying go ahead. Over to you.

Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. You're coming in on us.

'You're coming in on us. Keep over to your left a little.'

'Now, you're about a quarter-mile away, that's all.'

Right in my lap! Who said the air corps is not on the job?

You're coming right over us. Did you spot us? Come in.

Yes, Red Leader, we've got you spotted.

We'll start dropping your supplies on the next run.

Alright then, let's have it!

- Alright, Treace, get it in. - Yes, sir.

Paul, Benny, grab a shovel. Caesar, come on.

Tell my girl I won't be home for dinner!

Back to Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader.

What's the score, Barker? What's the score?

'Any orders for me from headquarters? Over.'

Looks bad, Red Leader. There's no way of

getting you out by plane. Over.

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Okay, we'll walk nut.

You going to keep us supplied? Over.

'We'll drop supplies every four days.'

'You say where. Over.'

'Don't get out of range.'

'I'LL give you the map reference.'

'Red Leader to Army 2-7-8-0-5.'

The next rendezvous will be in four days

at map reference G-2-8-9-5-0-6.

'Did you get it? Over.'

G-2-8-9-5-0-6. I got it.

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'Okay, Barker.'

Thanks a lot. Thanks for everything.

Off and over. Roger.

Let's break open the cigarettes first.

One strawberry pie coming up.

- One Thousand Island dressing? - Here's the skipper.

As you were.

Well, bays, we got another tough break.

I just got word from headquarters

that there's no landing field between here and our base

where they can get a plane to pick us up.

Well, that means only one thing. We got a long hike ahead of us.

Unless we stick together and work together

we're going to be in trouble, plenty.

Now, the most important thing is to take your Atabrine tablets.

Because if you don't and you get sick

particularly with fever it's gonna make it that much tougher

on the rest of us. So be careful.

As soon as It. Jacobs and his men get here, we'll shove off.

Well, that's all. Okay, carve the turkey.

Well, if we gotta walk, we gotta eat.

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looks like we're up a Burmese creek without any paddle.

Capt. Li, ask the Gurkha how far it is to Sittaung.

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He doesn't know exactly, but about 200 miles.

You ain't just whistling, Dixie, brother.

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Well, let's go get some vitamins.

- You want a hand? - I can get up by myself.

You hope.

Look, Chuck, how did you ever happen to get mixed up

with this outfit of leaping fleas, anyway?

What was it, for fun, money, or marbles?

A bit of each, I guess. This wouldn't have been so tough..

If the Japs hadn't thrown a monkey wrench

into us at the start, but when you deal with monkeys

you've got to expect some wrenches.

Anyways, my boys are trained for it.

I thought they were trained to jump, not walk.

I can walk further than I can swim, brother.

Ah, Broph, cut me a slice of rare roast beef, will you?

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All this meat and no potatoes.

Hey, Soapy, see if I know tonight's menu.

Two packages of biscuits, a can of cheese.

One envelope lemonade or orange powder.

Four lumps of sugar. One package of four cigarettes.

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A package of candy. A piece of chewing gum.

Why, sure! The girls are getting their fans right now.

What's the matter, skipper? You worried?

Well, I wish Jacobs would get here.

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You know what he told me? He used to be a schoolteacher.

That's right. Funny place for a schoolteacher, isn't it?

- Yeah. Oh. - Or an architect.

- Is that what you were? - Mm-hmm.

- Where? - Maine.

Well, Maine, eh? Did you make any money at it?

No. Not much, but that was alright.

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Most people have to work 50 weeks a year

and they get two weeks' vacation.

I worked two weeks and had a 50-week vacation.

Gave me plenty of time to go fishing.

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Somebody's coming, sir, over there.

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Hollis, what happened? What happened?

Salt tablets. Give me some salt tablets.

'What happened? Where's It. Jacobs?'

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Sweeney were way up in front.

First thing you know, the Japs open up with machine guns.

All around, they were all around us.

They let us get by.

Then they opened up on the main body.

- 'The Japs follow you here?' - I don't know.

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Paul, Chuck, bring a stretcher for Hollis.

'We're moving out.'

Pass out the grenades and bury those boxes.

You going to try to take him with us?

I should leave him. He'll slow us up.

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We'll have to do something for Hollis, sir.

Or else he'll go into shock.

Can't we stop and give him some plasma?

We can't stop, you'll have to try

to give it to him on the way.

Yes, sir.

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- Take it easy, Hollis. - I'm alright. I'm alright.

- Let me up. - How do you feel, kid?

- Much better, sir. - Think you can walk?

I think so, sir.

- Oh. Thanks. - Attaboy.

Why, that plasma even made your hair grow.

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- What do you think? - I don't like it.

It's too quiet.

I think you're right. We'll skip it.

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Tell them to come up. Stick their hands up.

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Fifty Japanese were in the village.

They left this morning.

Looking for us?

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They wish to help us. They hate the Japan.

The men were made slave, and even the women.

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He says do we wish to see the other men like us?

The other men like us? What's he talking about?

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Any Japs there'?

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They have all gone but two men.

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Get rid of those sentries if they're there.

We'll wait for the signal.

Come on, Soapy. Let's go.

You better tell these fellas to wait around in the jungle.

You two go ahead. Cover us.

There's a couple of monkeys in there we got to get.

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You and Rafferty set a couple of grenade traps.

Stick one in here and one over there.

Yes, sir.

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Put about five men that end of the village.

- Take the machine gun with you. - Yes, sir.

This looks like my mother-in-law's house.

She's crazy about dogs, too.

Set it in there, Pete. Now.

Brophy over there. Hank, up top.

- I found our boys, captain. - Uh-huh. Where?

But I wish I hadn't, sir.

They're all.. They're all cut to pieces.

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I don't know. How do I know who they are?

If they were my brothers, I still wouldn't know!

Take it easy.

They can't feel anything... now.

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Yes, sir.

We found It. Jacobs, sir.

- Sid. Sid. - No more, please.

Sid. It's me, Nelson.

Kill me, Nelson. Please shoot me.

Sid. Listen, we're gonna get you out of here, fella.

We're not gonna let you stay here.

Don't touch me. Don't touch me.

The others got it, too

when they wouldn't talk-

"How many men in your party?"

Over and over. And then they died.

'Listen, Nelson, do me a favor.'

- 'Will you, please?' - Anything.

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I ask you. Please.

I've been a newspaperman for 30 years.

I thought I'd seen or... read about everything

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From the torture chambers of the Middle Ages

to the gang wars and the lynchings of today.

By a people who, who claim to be civilized!

Civilized! They're degenerate, immoral idiots.

Wipe them out, I say. Wipe them out!

Wipe them off the face of the Earth!

Wipe them off the face of the Earth, the bastards!

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Sid, I never thought I..

I'd be glad to see you dead.

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- Here are the tags, sir. - Right.

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We got about 16 of them

but they still outnumber us two to one.

Alright. Go back to the corporal.

Tell him to pull the machine gun out.

He's gotta cover us until we cross the swamp.

- Go ahead. Keep going. - Yes, sir.

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You better hang on to these. I'm going with him.

- Yeah, but, sir... - Go on, get going.

When you get your men across, set the machine gun up

to cover us, go on.

Come on, Mig. Let's give 'em a couple of pineapples.

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Get in the water. Stay close to the bank.

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Stay close to the bank.

Come on, on the double with that gun!

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Alright, pull that gun out. Get going, Treace.

Lift him up and carry him. Snap it up.

We won't have to, captain.

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- Colonel in yet? - Not yet, sir.

- What's up? - Plenty.

Wingate and Cochran flew in yesterday.

Must be big. Nearly 6:00 in the morning.

They've been at it all night. They're still at it.

I'm all loaded with supplies for Nelson.

- Wonder if I ought to wait. - Yes, sir.

They've left instructions for you.

Now, when you contact Nelson..

Look, you better write this down.

Nelson was to proceed along this line due west. That's nut.

Tell him to disregard all previous instructions.

He's to go north. To map reference D-2-4-7-8-5-0.

He's to get there as quickly as possible and then stay there.

You got that, Barker'?

"Disregard all previous instructions."

"Proceed north to map reference D-2-4-7-8-5-0 and stay there."

Well, I think I'll get some sleep.

- What's up? - Sorry, can't tell you.

But it's okay, believe me.

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- ['Hey! POp]. Hmm?

'Writing a letter to your mother?'

No, son, to yours, to all your mothers.

I wonder what happened to those two Zulus

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Looks like one of our ships, sir.

Try and contact him, Broph.

'Army 2-7-8-0-5 from Red Leader. Acknowledge.'

This is Army 2-7-8-0-5 to Red Leader.

This is official from Black Leopard.

Disregard all previous instructions. Over.

Just a minute, Barker, while I get my map.

Open it to D reference. Okay, ready. Over.

'Proceed north to map reference'

'D-2-4-7-8-5-0 as quickly as possible.'

'Proceed north to map reference'

'D-2-4-7-8-5-0 and stay there.'

- 'End of message. Over.' - North?

North to map reference D-2-4-7-8-5-0.

- Okay, got it. Over. - Stand by.

We're coming in far a run. Take it away.

He said north. I don't get it.

Why, that's directly away from the base.

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It's orders. So that's where we're going.

You hear that? We ain't going home.

Well, I hope they know what they're doing.

If they order us north, they've a good reason

for ordering us north.

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Say, maybe we're gonna contact the Chinese troops or something.

Maybe there's another landing strip there.

I'll bet that's what it is, another landing strip.

It could be there's a British outpost up there.

- Maybe that's why... - Yeah, maybe, maybe.

Maybe if your aunt had a beard, she'd be your uncle.

I got it. I got the whole solution.

Maybe there's a nice cold saloon up north

with scoopers of beer a foot high.

And Burmese dancing girls crying their little eyes out

just to hold your hand.

'Well, maybe there's a cute little vine-covered cottage'

'by a waterfall.'

Your old gray-haired mother

standing on the front porch, waiting.

With a pitcher of milk in each mitt.

He's gonna drop it right in our laps this time.

Come on, let's bring it in.

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Alright, you tell me. Where is he?

How many men has Nelson got left?

Are they alive, or are they dead?

Well, one thing's certain, at least a portion of the force

was left when they contacted our supply plane.

Eh, that was days ago. Take a look at this.

It was taken this morning.

'Supply bundles lying exactly where they were dropped.'

'Three dead men to keep each other company'

and play host to every fly in Burma.

Maybe one of those men is Nelson himself.

- How do we know? - We don't.

Well, obviously, they ran into

a superior Jap force in the clearing.

Couldn't pick up the supplies, Nelson lit out.

And the Japs lit out after him.

Even if he got away from the Japs

by now, he's certainly out of food and out of supplies.

He's certainly behind the well-known eight ball.

Here come the reconnaissance pilots.

How'd you make out? Any trace of Nelson?

No, sir. I went up and down that route like a kid on a bicycle.

I covered this leg on a 90-degree sweep.

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This was my route.

I flew high and low for three hours.

If there was anything underneath those trees, I didn't see it.

Not a sign of them.

Alright, the search is over.

We've got two days of briefing ahead of us

and an important operation at the end of it.

Thanks very much.

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Why wasn't he here? Why hasn't he checked in?

He's making a big sweep today and tomorrow.

Did you tell him it was his last trip?

No, sir.

I didn't have the guts to tell him, sir.

I know what you mean.

Tell him when he comes in tomorrow.

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What's the matter, pop, you got it bad?

Bad enough, I guess. I'm sorry, Chuck.

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Sure, my mother told me to stay home, too.

Helvicki, Negulesco, pick him up.

Come on, close up.

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Hey! Here we are, right here!

- Hey! Over here! - Over here! Come on!

- Stay down, men! - Hey! Hey!

- 'Right over here!' - Wait! Come back!

Here we are! Down here! Hey!

Hey-Hey-

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- Over here! - Hey!

Come on, will ya!

- Hey, over here! - Hey! Hey!

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Come back! Don't leave us here!

Come back! Look, here we are!

Don't! Come back, plea.. Come back!

Come back. Don't leave us here. Come back.

Hollis, snap out of it! Hollis!

Leave him alone. He doesn't want anyone.

Better let him get it nut of his system.

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Do you want to get sick? Where's your purifying tablet?

I lost them when we made that last river crossing.

They'll remember me in history, alright.

Gabby Gordon, the guy who purified

all the stinking rivers in Burma.

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Oh, no, captain, they're yours.

- You need 'em. - Take 'em.

Or they'll remember you in history as the guy

who got shot for disobeying orders.

Third time we've missed a plane in the last two days.

You going soft on me, Treace?

At the way things are turning out.

If that's going soft, okay, I'm going soft.

I still don't get this business of heading north

toward a place we don't know anything about.

When we get there, where are we?

Where we're told to go. How's that?

Yes, sir. Sorry.

What do you think is up on that hill?

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The way home. That's what's up there.

Sure. Remember back in briefing when they were telling us

this was gonna be a big operation?

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Maybe we're gonna meet some of our troops up there.

They're been talking about an airborne invasion.

Yeah, all we do is walk up that hill

and there's Vinegar Joe Stilwell

waiting for us with a fistful of medals.

Medals. I'll take a hamburger.

I know you're all in. So am I.

And I know you're all wondering why we're heading north.

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'So the sooner we get to the top of that hill'

they've ordered us to

the sooner we'll reach safety.

Come on. On your feet. Let's go.

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Come on. I'd follow him down the barrel of a cannon.

Hey a pop.

'That's the wrong way.'

This way.

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My hat, sir.

But there's nothmg here.

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Treace, set the machine gun up over there

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Gabby, take two men and dig in over there.

Negulesco, over there.

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What did you expect to find up here, anyway?

I don't like this any better than you do.

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and we're gonna stay here if we rot waiting.

So get on your feet and start digging in.

Could.. Could I have my shovel, sir?

Are we gonna stay here?

Yep.

For a long time.

This looks like a one-way street.

How is it? Huh?

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How does it stack up against Maine?

It's sure peaceful so far.

That's the way I like it. Peaceful.

I always said when I starved to death

I wanted it to be peaceful.

Uh, I better get out of here, before you guys break my heart.

Captain. Captain Nelson. Mr. Williams, he's gone.

Gone? Well, he couldn't have got far.

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Here he is, sir! Down here!

Poor old guy.

Gee, I'm awfully sorry, Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir.

Well, we won't forget you, pop.

From now on, if I ever get to buy another newspaper

I'll, I'll remember what a few cents can buy.

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'It's funny how he was always trying to find out'

'what we are fighting for.'

Maybe, now he knows.

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Do you really think we're gonna get out of this?

Grow up, you ain't gonna..

- What is it? - Shut up! Listen, listen.

'C-47, one of ours.'

Hey! Hey, over this way!

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- Hey! Here we are! - Down here.

Looks like he's coming right over us.

Over here! Hey!

At 2 o'clock, a signal at 2 o'clock.

- N-E-L-S-O-N. It's Nelson! - Nelson!

Shoot him a signal. Tell him we'll drop supplies.

He's gonna drop us supplies. Gabby, Nebraska!

Get ready back there.

- Let's get at it, now. - Christmas on a hilltop.

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What's the first thing you're gonna do when you get back home?

- Two guesses. - Come on, tell me.

Well, first, I'm gonna kiss my girl

like she's never been kissed before.

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Then I'm gonna take off my parachute.

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Alright, you guys. Break it up.

We could see those chutes come down ten miles away.

Come on, let's get back undercoven.

Hicks, booby traps. Set 'em down around that draw.

Uh, Smitty, you set yours about 70 yards

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Alright, fellas, get your hand grenades.

Let's get dug in.

- It's dark fast, doesn't it? - Yeah.

Do you think the Japs spotted us?

Well, we'll probably find out as soon as it gets dark.

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What happens now? What if they come up?

They'll come up.

Isn't dark enough for them yet. But, they'll come up alright.

They'll be playing tricks pretty soon. So, watch yourself.

It's time to sweat it out, that's all.

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- Who's that? - 'Take it easy, pal.'

- 'Are you okay?' - Yeah.

Yeah, I'm okay.

Hollis. Hollis, you okay?

'Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.'

'Where are you, Joe?'

Over here. Here I am, sweetheart.

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By the way, my name ain't Joe.

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They're trying to draw our fire.

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Monkeys are pulled out, sir.

Pulled out, huh? That's funny.

Everybody's okay but Hollis. They got him.

So much for Mrs. Hollis' nine months of pain

and twenty years of hope.

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Now you know why we were sent here.

That's why they made us wait. The invasion of Burma.

If Nelson's still alive, he'll join us.

Too bad we had to drop him those supplies.

I hope it'll draw ever Jap within 50 miles away

from where we're going and that's good.

Even if my mother-in-law was in one them, still a great sight.

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Boy, oh, boy! Look at that! It's raining parachutes.

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It looks like Broadway and 42nd Street!

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2nd Battalion reports enemy patrol activity

on his right flank.

Company A reports that Captain Nelson

and 11 men are coming through the lines, sir.

- Nelson? - Yes, sir.

Guide him into the first-aid station.

Yes, sir.

- Notify Glider S-4. - Yes, sir.

- You take over. - Yes, sir.

Boy, am I glad to see you.

- You're glad? Yeah. - We gave you up for lost.

- You're alright. You did fine. - Well, thank you, sir.

Hey, uh, got a light?

You've no idea how important blowing up.

Not much to send home, is it? A handful of Americans.

We'll have you outta here right away.

We have some jeeps to take you down to the planes.

I'll see you back at the base.

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