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The 317th Platoon

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At the beginning of May 1954, Russian, Chinese, Vietminh, British, US

and French delegations arrive in Geneva to prepare the conference about Indochina

Two months later the armistice is signed

In Dien-Bien-Phu, this is the 50th day of battle

The Vietminh go on the offensive all over Indochina

It will be the last battles of a 9 years old war

May, the 4th, The North-Cambodia HQ decides to evacuate the isolated camp at Liong-Ba

And to retreat 150 kms toward the south

The 317th Platoon has to destroy its installations and trek through the jungle to their base

Liong-Ba, May 4th 1800 hrs

Safeties on !

Roudier is in trouble

I think it's an ambush

Look ...

All the bullets go in the same direction

No more enemies ...

No more enemies, maybe ... But Roudier shoots a lot

He can be nervous ...

No help from the south and the north is crowded with Viets

Perrin blows up the radio

Koot, gather the 2 groups

Yes sir !

Only this left to drink, lieutenant

No more ice, too, i disconnected the fridge

Do you want some ?

Perrin, you put this in a little bottle and you give it to the doctor

I said :get your hair cut!

I know, i know ...

Cheers to Liong-Ba !

They killed Gegene

Ok ! The deal is :

First the HQ group followed by you, Koot

When we meet Roudier, he'll slip between the 2 groups

Weapons on 'safe', total silence and no cigarettes

We have to take the fridge !

What do you think about the fridge ?

It's no heavier than the radio

And I put it on a bamboo pole

We can try to take it

It's been here longer than you in Liong Ba. It arrived for Christmas

Two guys to carry it !

We have to go !

It's all ready, chief !

You think so ?

What are you hiding ?

Nothing sir ...

Well, all bags on the floor !

They're too heavy. You can't walk more than 2 kms

Leave all the shit you don't need!

First group, go !

Second group, go !

Don't shoot! It's me, Roudier !

Sir, my boys are nervous. I was afraid they'd shoot you

And all the shooting, 10 minutes ago ?

Fa-nong bumped into Vietminh

He says there were a lot of them

I saw 1 or 2. We killed one. Do you want to see the corpse ?

And the others ?

Vanished ..

- And the body ? - Right there

- I'm going to use the flashlite - Ok

He's dead, alright!

Yes, it's one of the regular army

Any identification ? Weapons ?

Nothing but that ... A little piece of ...

Let's go to Tao-Tsay

Wednesday, May 5th 0530 hrs

Have a drink ?

A cigarette would be so good!

What a country !

You're right ! What a country !

You've only been here 15 days ...

I like this country

33 months here, and I don't want to go back to France

When I leave the army, I'll buy a little house by the river

Koot'll choose me a girl

They are so pretty ...

They look like teenagers

They have no hair on the body

An elastic skin

And no hair ...

I think I can have a smoke now !

Vietminh on the track !

I think they are viets, too

Give me the binoculars !

With the sniper rifle, we can kill all of them !

Not a good idea ...

Let's try to capture one of them

Let's go ! We'll run right to the river !

Roudier, along the track !

We'll be on your left to protect the ford

Koot, stay here !

Perrin will stay with you. he's got to make radio contact.

Ok. But we don't know what there is close to the river

Be carefull !

Vietminh, vietminh !

There they are!

Pfff ... So many !

A supply convoy

Quiet, quiet !

Wait, wait ...

These 2 guys ... They've set up a machine gun

We've got to get out of here ! Quick !

I'll get the machine gun !

-The "potato launcher" ! - Here, sir !

In that clearing ...

Fire !

Missed !

God ! They're charging Roudier!

We're right there in their night camp ! All their men are going to come now !

I want to destroy the ...

We have to retreat NOW !

Ok

Tell Roudier

Do it again !

I want this machine gun !

Retreat, retreat !

Roudier, for fuck sake, retreat !

Give me the BAR !

Roudier !

Quick quick !

Ammo !

Come on Roudier ! What's the matter ?

Bullet in the belly !

Help him to Koot by the river

They're coming !

50 meters back! Retreat along the river !

Quick, quick !

Shoot, shoot !

Shoot !

Shoot !!

Go, go !

Quick, quick !

You dug holes, good !

Fuck, another load of viets !

We have to rest a while

It's an old trick, but it works

2nd company, fire only on visible targets !

I think I killed one !

What were you doing near the river ?

Well ... i helped Koot ...

You're not a rifleman, you're a radioman !

What about Tao-Tsay ?

There's fighting since midnight

We have to join Tao-Tsay ASAP

They think it's the viet's great offensive ...

No kidding ?

We can't hang around ...

They said the rescue column for Dien-Bien-Phu has retreated

The B26 can help us

They'll bomb the tracks as soon as the weather clears

Thanks Perrin ...

-You've lost a lot of blood - Huh ?

Look !

Some morphin for you ...

Give him some as well!

I can't. He has a bullet into the lung. Morphin'll kill him

4 dead. 3 at Roudier's and one ...

Surrender !

Or you'll die !

I surrender !

Now, we retreat !

Koot, Koot !

I'll go with the HQ group and Roudier's with the wounded men to hill 924

Bullshit !

Along the river !

You stay here with your group. 15 minutes. Do you have a watch ?

15 minutes and then you retreat drawing the viets with you.

Then try to get to hill 924. We'll wait for you until midnight

If there is trouble, i don't know ...

Go directly to Tao-Tsay, ok ?

It's impossible with the wounded! They have to stay here!

Sir, if we carry Roudier, we're dead !

I'll take Roudier and the others !

Fucking bullshit !

If these 2 guys are not in hospital in 48hrs, they're dead !

And us too !

There is a vietminh division around us and you want to carry wounded men !

And the fridge,as well?

In 44, in Russia ...

Theyve set up mortars ...

We leave these guys here and we go !

We take the wounded! Koot stays here. That's all !!

Ok ...

I want to stay with Koot

Ok

Stand up, stand up !

Put Ti at the head of the column !

Go, go ! Watch out for the wounded men !

Koot, destroy these rifles !

All right ?

I want to speak to Ti !

Ti, go to the end of the column

- How far to Koot's position ? - 500 meters, maybe

- No more ? And you Ti ? - No more ...

Listen, they are far away! Listen !

Koot and his guys are all dead !

Nonsense ! There must be another solution

- They not using mortars any more - You're right !

Either the viets are after Koot, or they are just after us

Perrin, check your watch. We move in 1 minute.

Lieutenant ! Planes !

The B26 !

A civil plane ... Maybe with pernod to drink ...

Cool iced pernod ...

I'd like a pernod too ...

Well ... Let's go ...

Get up !

Ti, stay at the end of the column !

Everybody under cover !

Quick, quick !

It'd be a pity to be discovered !

You ! Come here !

Go to the edge of the forest, when the rest of the group arrive, you tell them to climb to the left

- Yes sir - You understand ?

- Yes sir ! - Repeat what I said !

When comrades here, I say : straight on, bad, left, good

Good !

On the left, remember ...

We have to sit him up. If not, he can't breathe.

Give me the meds !

You alright ?

I'll give you some morphine

- Here it is ! - Thanks !

Set up your radio and inform me when you get Tao-Tsay

I can't. I gave the radio to Tchan to carry Roudier and Tchan is not still here

Ok. Help me.

Here is the cognac !

Hold his leg. Steady!

Willsdorf is good at surgery ...

He knows everything, that's true. He learned in Russia

In Russia ?

I have to clean all this stuff ...

You hurt him !

I know ! Hold him still !

May be some cognac for him ?

I'm not sure ...

Thanks, lieutenant !

We can inject anywhere ...

Hmm ... Good ! A three star one !

He's going to die ...

They are always running after him ... So he was in the Russian Campaign ?

- In the Wermacht ? - Huh ... I don't know

During the war, he was German sergeant like Roudier ...

Give me the morphine. Willsdorf is not German, he's Alsatian.

Only 5 morphines left. Alsatian, yes, but during the war, he was German

All France was occupied !

It wasn't the same thing. He speaks German, in fact.

- It's ok, Roudier ? - Yes

- Oh yes, he spoke about Russia ... - Huh ...

A battle in Russia, a little Stalingrad ...

- Willsdorf can't escape - Oh Perrin, and your radio ?

Ok, ok ... I'll go ...

Choose 3 men. The less tired ...

To make 4 stretchers with bamboo

The others will walk

- Bloody British ! - What's wrong ?

There is an interference from an English station, Singapore, maybe ...

And what can we do ?

Nothing except doing it again and again ...

I said nobody ... Oh, it's you, Ti ...

I think they are near us. In that little clearing ...

But with the echoe, impossible to be sure

- What's that ? - THe men cutting bamboo

Koot's guys !

The first one is Willsdorf

It's Kantum

- The last one ? - No. Him.

There are 6 of them

But, he's insane, Willsdorf !

Go on, Chan !

Perrin, stop with the radio. Ti, put the wounded men on the stretchers

And the others ? Willsdorf ? We said we'd wait for them until midnight !

The 4 stretchers, in line ...

Go on !

Roudier, you're mad ! Stop this !

Everybody in the water ! Quick !

- Roudier, you mustn't ! - Just one mouthful

Go go ! Quick !

Motherfuckers !

Oh ! His name was Ti-Peng ...

Don't stay here. And about the man who lost his carbine ... So, let's go !

Do you have pills for colic ?

Don't know Sir ...

Don't know ? The colic, you know, the colic !

Lieutenant, we have to be in Tao Tsay tonight, because Fa-Long ...

30 minutes rest ...

Perrin, Perrin ... check your watch

Ti, sentries out?

Euh ... No ...

You're not serious, Ti.

No thanks ...

A little bit tainted, I think ...

You can eat it. Maybe tomorrow - hunting

"France is our mother, She fed us"

"with potatoes and rotten beans"

Watch out, Sir ! There is a leech on your neck !

Don't touch ! I'm going to burn its ass ..

It's a green one. The worst kind.

I wonder what they eat when we are in camp.

Sir, want syringe, sir

Tell the lieutenant, quick

The lieutenant is coming with morphine

don't worry : this evening we'll be in Tao-Tsay

And tomorrow a plane will come for us.

We are lucky ... The others will stay on the track

When the hospital bores us, we'll look for girls

Do you remember ?

Give him morphine !

He's dying !

It's useless

I'll give him liquid camphor

A smoke, a smoke ...

Missed !

Me know his wife. Me tell her him dead

Dig a grave along the track

Was he your friend ?

He was scared. Me too. I'm going to die

I'm thirsty

Fa-Long was a good soldier. We'll never forget him.

That's all. We leave in 5 minutes.

There is a village !

Stretchers on the floor !

We stay here Ti. Inform the chief of the village

What are you saying ? The viets came here once ?

Leave with elephants quick. Leave quick !

What are you mumbling ? Tell me if the viets came here once ?

Yes Sir, yes

And they are going to come back ?

Yes. They ask chief of village : "French where ?" "Don't know"

Leave quick, sir !

Where is the chief of the village ?

Here ! Him very scared viets come back

ASk him if Tao-Tsay still resists

Don't know. Leave quick with elephants. Leave quick !

Stay here, not good ! When viets come back, kill everybody !

All wounded men on elephants. Now leave quick !

Ok

Thursday May 6th 5 PM

Any viets ?

No, sir, viets never come here !

This girl speaks french !

She speaks french !

Good morning, sir

- She's the village chief's daughter - Good morning

Ti, to the elephants. We stay in the village. Perrin, the map and the compass !

Always these bloody British !

Bring me Ti !

Oh Sir : Always the British. I can't contact Tao-Tsay

Is this the Village chief's house?

I don't know. It's the girl's house. The so-called daughter ...

Do you have ... huh ... Colic ? The rice was tainted ...

Sir ... Sir ... Sir ...

Leave now !

Elephants eat well. Good !

Ti, we stay here for the night. Men are too tired and Roudier ...

Check if there are sentries in the jungle

Ok sir ...

Perrin, try to contact Kra-Tsie. Tao-Tsay may have surrendered

I hope not.

I'm trying to reach them with morse

Put him here ...

Him very ill

Yes, but we have no more morphine ...

Him very ill. Same thing with japanese.

Sir, him smoke and better after

Opium ? You're crazy !

Opium, good. Japanese smoke and better after.

Do you want to smoke ?

I'm fed up with pain ...

Did you get Kra-Tsie ?

No, but it's time for the news on Radio-France Asia

Violent engagements near Dien Bien Phu where

paratroops resist in spite of heavy losses

In North Cambodia, the Vietminh offensive grows

and attacks our troops who retreat

The camp at Tao Tsay still resists

Some engagements in the Mekong delta near Kra-Tsie

The Vietminh delegation arrived this morning in Geneva

Paris :France celebrates the tenth anniversary of the german capitulation

The President of the Republic will go to the Arc of Triumph

Roger Banister is the new fastest man to run the mile

She's good for a blowjob, isn't she ?

Sir, give me some tea ...

You mustn't drink, Roudier ...

Just to moisten the mouth ...

What the fuck ? I'm going to die ...

We can't always win ...

If I'd known it was so painful

I'd never have drunk the river water

In Marseille, when I came on the boat ...

There was a lot of cops because of the riots

In Marseille ... And also in Saigon ...

I often thought about that ...

And now it's time

I'll never know. I just want to sleep a bit.

Friday May 7th 6 PM

Roudier is dead

Sir, Roudier is dead

Right! Everybody up ! Perrin, Ti, everybody up !

Sir, civilians, elephants, gone. All gone !

And the sentries ?

Sentries ? Don't know !

Don't know, don't know ? He was sleeping !

Him says not sleeping. 2 comrades go with civilians

What's this mess ! It's incredible !

Ok. BAR teams : go to each entance of the village.

Ti, get the wounded men ready to go.

Roudier died last night

Perrin, take 2 men - dig a grave

The man who lose his weapon in the river ...

He takes one of the abandoned rifles and all the ammo.

He destroys the other rifle

Get up !

Get up !

Dear sir : we scared. Vietminh everywhere, not good.

Like with japanese, we go mountain, we hide

I'm very sorry Signature : Li-Ten-Su

If you need rice, you take

Assholes !

Willsdorf !

- Glad to see you - Me too

- Sir, the watch - No, keep it

- Any problems ? - It was tough

Two viet companies stuck to us. Some casulaties.

At 11 PM, we escaped. Koot sent 2 guys hill 924

You didn't wait ? Great idea !

The viets were there. One of the guys was killed

Yesterday, in a village, people told us you came here.

So, we followed you.

Shit ! There are no civilians here ?

Yes, they ran out with our elephants

Not a good new ...

Roudier is dead. We bury him then we go.

- Hey Willsdorf ! Fine ? - Fine ...

Good ...

Another wounded man ...

Sir, He can't walk ...

Sir, It's a miracle you're here. Tao-Tsay maybe doesn't hold out any more

- No, on the radio, they said ... - You contacted them ?

Tao-Tsay ? No. But the news on Radio-France Asia ...

Listen : Nay-Mi is dying. Soy is dying, too.

You're the boss. but I'd give them up without hesitation

- You're right ... but ... - You want to carry them !

I'm a pro at war. Plus two tours of Indochina ...

Ok ... before this evening we'll be naked ...

Get up ! Koot : in the lead ! Ti, stay with me !

Perrin, you deaf ?

- But .. I am ... for Roudier ... - Give up !

Shit !

Don't be upset : viets would dig him up to know who he was

Go, now ...

You're right. You're always right.

Thanks Willsdorf ...

Ti, help me !

When viets will touch him, it will blow them out !

Willsdorf, what do you think about Roudier ?

He was not much of a talker. A good guy. Why ?

I'm here for 18 days. I thought i knew him, but ...

I was surprised. He was very brave ...

You're a weird guy, Willsdorf. I saw you in the clearing

You got the BAR, but you'd give up Roudier

Why do you think i got the BAR ? To preserve it from the viets ?

I did'nt care !

A BAR with a good team is good stuff. What was the value of Roudier ?

The speed of a snail. And he died nevertheless

Keep the distance !

What a pretty valley !

In 2-3 weeks, all the trees will be red

The Cambodians'll celebrate the red, they'll drink and dance with girls

Sir : when you make war, you must be sure of one thing :

the target must justify the casualties. If not, you can't win.

Keep the fucking distance !

Sir, sir !

A village - no civilians. I sent a man to explore.

- Viets ? - Meos ...

Let's go !

Not good ! Civilians all gone everywhere !

Shut up Koot !

Civilians scared !

What's this mess ? Drop that !

Don't worry ! Koot told them they can take what they want

So, you're ok with this looting?

I'm going to explain : the civilians thought we were viets ...

... So they gone. They'll imagine the viets'll have done the looting ...

You're very smart Willsdorf, very smart ... But we'll take nothing !

Ok, ok ... Koot, stop what you're doing !

I'm going to tell you a funny story

In 1946, during my first tour in Indochina ...

Look, sir !

What is it ? St Estephe 1950 ...

- Where do you find it ? - There !

We can't drink this wine and oblige this guy to drop its pan ...

It's quite disgusting ...

But it's better than a kick in the ass ...

So, in 1946, the company was in the Mekong delta ...

The captain - killed in 1949 - decided to organize a big raid in the jungle

He had a wooden leg. In the pubs, he always stuck forks in it.

With the pants, it was so funny ...

Well, well, well : let's go !

5 meters between each man!

Thanks !

In the villages, all civilians used to welcome us with little flags

When we turned up at the first village, nobody. Same as here.

The captain said : an empty village was a rebel one and had to be burned

Finally, a rebel village ! We burned it. Immediatly the civilians came back howling.

They were waiting for us at the other side of the village !

They even had their little flags !

Willsdorf, that's a cruel story !

Yes ...

- A viet camp ... - There were many !

- When did they leave ? - Not long ago

- What do you think about it, Willsdorf ? - Koot is right

Have a cigarette ? Chan took mine

Thanks !

Sir, me scared ! Don't want to be at the head !

Fucking coward ! Koot, come with me at the head !

What's this mess ? You're scared about the viet camp ?

Give me your submachine gun and ammo !

I don't like to be half-naked

I imagine a viet who says to his buddy : look, I'm going to shoot this guy.

This one ? No, the naked one !

Silly, isn't it ?

We have to cross here. Maybe with the 2 BARs to cover us.

- Ok. Do you think ... - I don't know. I'm worried !

There are marks in the mud, over there.

When we're on the other side, send 4 or 5 guys ...

Keep the distance !

Keep the fucking distance !

Hold your fire ! Hold your fire !

Hold your fire !

- Ti, take the BAR ! Stay here ! - Yes Sir !

Let's go !

Take cover !

Han, give me the BAR ! I know where they are !

They're about 10. With only 4 or 5 rifles.

2 viets killed. With your gunfight, they're scared, now ...

Sir, sir, civilians very scared !

What are they saying, those civilians ?

Over there, there is the Vietminh captain. Fights around Tao-Tsay.

So, Tao Tsay still holds out ...

Anything wrong ?

Tell Ti to come here with the rest of the group !

Hooo ... My belly is so painfull !

Some tropical disease... Opium is a good medicine.

- What do they say ? - Not much

They were conscripted to carry rice for the viets

Viets told them Dien-Bien-Phu has surrended. Tao-Tsay too.

But they heard some shots during the night

Don't drink like that !

Tao-Tsay, is it still far ?

2 hours on the track. But we can't use it.

Excuse me ...

Ti, follow them !

Hold your fire ! Hold your fire !

You twat! And your radio, idiot ?

Oooh shit ! I wanted to take a piss ...

I took it, and ...

It's nothing. But you really are an asshole !

Now, go !

Tao-Tsay !

I was quite sure ...

Shit ! No more cigarettes !

You surprised me

I didn't think we could reach Tao-Tsay

Shit ! I've got smoke in my eye !

I knew it. I always knew it.

Tao-Tsay has fallen. We continue towards Kra-Tsie.

We made half of the trip. It'll be easier, now ...

The dakota of Royal Air Cambodia. Perrin, the radio, the radio !

Yes sir. I'm going to try to contact them on 5400 KC ...

I don't care how ...

The pilot is Delpierre. A civilian. He dropped the mail at Liong-Ba

- Perrin ? - 2 minutes. Chan, Go on !

What is his flight code ? Dakota, Lima Bravo speaking ...

Answer, Dakota ! Answer !

Lima Bravo. Dakota speaking ...

Lima Bravo. Dakota speaking ...

Plug me. Dakota, Willsdorf speaking. Delpierre, do you hear me ?

Willsdorf ? You're alive ? Everybody thought you're dead !

Great ! Ask him for a drop!

Drop us ammo, food and meds ! Over !

Ok, Lima Bravo. Tell me where and when.

ASAP ! I don't know where. Yes : where we hunted tiger last year.

Yes I remember

Perfect !

Tomorrow, around 5 PM. I'll drop what you want

Ok ! Go to Pelgrin's and drink an iced cognac !

The tiger ?

French soldiers of Lima Bravo ! Surrender !

This is the Army of the People of Viet Nam Stop the war now!

Fucking viets !

This is very bad news Nobody on the crest ! Clean the weapons !

Koot, check the ammo ! Ti, look after the sick guys !

This is Radio-France Asia : Here is the news

After a 57 days battle, Dien-Bien-Phu has surrendered

Pilots of the supply planes say there was no firing after 6 PM.

They saw long columns of men, probably French prisonners

At this time, all over Indochina, Vietminh divisions are heading south

Tomorrow, in Geneva, the conference about Indochina begins

So, they've won ...

Well ...

It's a long way to our lines

I don't think we can reach Kra-Tsie

So, I think ... Willsdorf, a cigarette please ...

So ... Tomorrow, we'll attack the viets in the village

The village where they stock the rice ...

You'd better smoke with a water-pipe, like me ...

It's a little bit harsh to start with, but it's cool

And about the attack ?

You're the boss. I hear you.

Tomorrow, we'll attack the village !

Don't be upset. I have a deal ...

Fucking mosquitoes !

You're right. It's impossible to reach Kra-Tsie.

We can only escape towards north-east

We can join the Meo villages. They are organised for the guerilla warfare.

That was our goal with Koot until we arrived at the village with the elephants

That's the tiger means : telling Delpierre we go north-east

What's the deal with this tiger ?

Last year, Koot killed a tiger with his submachine gun

We gave the skin to Delpierre, who sent it to his wife

Because of the holes, she can't make a coat with this skin,

So, she made a bikini ...

Can you believe it ? A bikini !

Something for the colic ...

Drink it. Be careful : it's hot. It's good for you.

The Meo guerillas. Good idea.

But we can attack the village before.

Our guys are exhausted !

Exhausted ... Exhausted ... Sure, we're are running like rabbits ...

Exhausted ... My foot ! Cowards in fact !

Listen, tomorrow, we'll leave the wounded men and we'll attack the village !

The charge of the light brigade !

And we'll be naked at the end ...

What do you think, Koot ?

Better run north-east !

I'd go with you, Sir !

Shut up !

If we're lucky, 10 of our guy will be dead. So what ?

Do you want some of this disgusting tea ?

Willsdorf ... The attack ... It'll be so cool ...

Then we'll go hunting bikinis ...

Woooh ... The weather is quite cool ...

You look like a guy I met. He was injured. The arm, like Perrin.

But, he was like you ...

It was in Berlin. In May 1945. He also wanted to be an hero ...

But I ran. He said : we'll be hung. All of us !

Viva la morte ! He said. And he laughed ...

When I escaped, the viets .. No, the Russians - they used cannon to kill them

If we survive, we'll go to this pub in Kra-Tsie ... What's its name ?

Ah, yes ... The Bungalo, AKA Pelgrin's

Yes, that's it. Pelgrin's ...

A big big party at Pelgrin's !

We'll smoke big cigars ... Willsdorf ...

What ?

Do you think they will conquer Hanoi now ?

If they want ... There's nothing between Dien-Bien-Phu and Hanoi

- And all Indochina ? - I don't think so

How do you cope with loosing wars ?

But you know that. You were in the Wermacht ...

- By conviction ? - I was conscripted !

Alsace was a German territory, annexed !

Ok, I was in the German army ... It was a piece of shit ...

And fuck ! Smolensk, Voronej, Kursk, Kharkov ... fucking awful!

Saturday May 8th 09h15 AM

We go, now ? The charge of the light brigade.

There are 8 viets. But some may be hidden.

What is this guy doing ? Talking about their victory ?

I think he's a political officer

- OK ... Listen ... - No. You listen ..

Look at the last house, over there. The peasant told me it's the rice store.

I'll go there and block the main exit. You watch this house.

The 2nd sentry may be hanging around the house.

When I'm in position.. crack !

I believe you want to hunt tiger right now !

Perrin !

Give me that. I was a good sniper at Coet ...

Go !!!

The sentry, the sentry !

Take it and stay here ! Follow me !

Watch out for the civilians !

Watch out the viets !

Ti, bring me everybody here !

Koot, go and burn the rice store !

Stop that ! Stop it now !

Looting is strictly forbidden ! Ok ?

The party is over ! 3 men with Koot !

You others destroy those rifles.

This woman is dying. I told them to give her opium. I took a bit for you.

Sir, he was trying to escape. Me kill him ?

No, he'll carry the wounded.

Victory ... How many viets dead ?

9 here. With the 2 sentries. And I don't know how many in the house

3. So, 12. 3 are missing. No, 2 with the prisoner ...

Sir, house burned ! Run out now !

But what was this guy doing ?

I know, sir !

He say : Cambodian, yellow. Not good with French white men.

Good with yellow Vietminhs

He say : French ran out at Dien-Bien-Phu

He say : white run out.

Yellow stay.

That's all

That's all ?

So, translate what I'm going to say to these laughing boys

Blood is red. And red will stay here. Always !

Dig graves ! In the village !

Nice show ! But a little bit simple, the egg trick, no ?

Don't believe it !

In 1946, the rebels didn't dare shoot the white "gods".

Because they thought the bullets would come back to them.

You know, in Cambodia ...

Perrin ! Come here !

Look at these ...

All the way from London - British cigarettes ...

So ... In Cambodia, they like fairy tales

signs of fate... Symbols ...

They are poets ...

You are a poet, too. A tragic one ...

Koot, let's go !

Oh, Chang, shut up and go on !

Alpha Kilo, Alpha Kilo Lima Bravo, Lima Bravo calling ...

Eh ! Look at this guy staring me !

Do you want my photo?

Smoke ! Good cigar !

I've got him, sir !

Lima Bravo i'm just over Tao-Tsay. Over.

Fly on 350 ... Tell him, Perrin !

Lima Bravo, I don't understand. Repeat !

Go on Chang ! Faster !

Quiet !

There he is!

Alpha Kilo, I see you. Turn right !

120� right ! We are behind you, now !

You are too far. Turn back !

Lima Bravo, I see your marker. I'm going to drop !

What is he doing ?

Contact him ! He's mistaken !

Alpha Kilo, we are behind you. BEHIND you !

Alpha Kilo, you're insane ! You are dropping among the viets !

We are behind you, behind you !

He's turning. He understood. We are now on your left !

Keep turning left ! OK. Just straight on !

Lima Bravo. Very bad reception. We'll make only one more drop.

Ok, and thank you !

Alpha Kilo, you're going to see us on your left

Lima Bravo. I see your marker at 11 h. Roger !

Alpha Kilo. In 5 seconds. 4 .. 3 .. 2 ... 1 .. Go !

Great job ! See you later !

Lima Bravo : good luck, guys !

Stay calm ! 5 men per parachute !

Koot destroy the marker! It's too visible a target !

The marker! The marker!

- Koot, what a mess ! - Pernod all broken !

The guys in columns !

Here!

- Sir ... You, first ... - Oh ... It's the Ritz !

Koot, 2 packs of ammo per man ...

Look after your radio instead of playing the clown !

Sir, sir !

Sorry, I dropped the meds among the viets. There are many in the valley. Delpierre.

A chicken ? Stop it ! Now ! The viets are on the other side !

STOP IT ! Where's this chicken come from?

Oh yes ... It's you, Ksun. It's obvious ...

Take in village. him happy to sleep here !

The lieutenant said : don't take chickens ...

take it before lieutenant say !

Get out !

Ti, 2 more ammo packs for him !

Monday May 10th 1500 hrs

Let's go, Koot ...

Koot ! Go, go !

His temperature is so fucking hot !

You're in pain?

It's disgusting !

What do you mean ? Disgusting ... Yes, it's war ...

They are good for war, these assholes !

Great soldiers !

Do you think you can stay stuck on me ?

They are going to come and see their job

Go, Willsdorf ... Go ...

We'll go in the jungle. and find bamboo to make a stretcher.

Go ...

I don't care now ... I'm so tired ...

Give me a cigarette and go ...

Sir, sir ! Let.s go !

I'm coming !

Goodbye, sir !

Go ... You too ...

Come on, Ti !

Willsdorf ...

Willsdorf ... tonight ... the animals ... I'm scared ... the animals ...

Let's go !

Monday May 10th 1954. It's 1530 hrs

The 317th platoon is no more

On December the 7th 1960 Willsdorf will be shot and killed

In the Djebel Amour in Algeria

Translation : jcv_vidal - 10/2006 Re-written by M Feilden, March 2016