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I don't I'm no longer gonna be here no I

don't know

we got the Krauts on the run but love

companies pinned down on the other side

of the canal we stay here too late hook

up with us I like to get over to field

hospital and check up on Hallie

sure quick Cajun charge all right thanks

hi Collins where's the captain I'll

still on the other side of the canal

what's your rush but if you really want

to know Hanley I'm on my way to press

charges against one of your NCOs you

which one your boy Saunders are you

serious

lieutenant two of my men died on that

patrol this morning because of him

Newton and Scott Saunders told me they

died but did he say how they died look I

don't know what article award is this

mess comes under but I'll find one and

when I do so help me I'll use it as skin

Saunders alive

combat

starring Vic Morrow

and Rick Jason guests are all Burt

dr. Owen if you can help when I'm

looking for a private Howard Parker we

got so many names right now I can hardly

remember my own well sir he's with a

second to inque company and he was

wounded early this morning out on patrol

the chest machine gun yes sir yes sir I

think he's dead sergeant

Howie Howie Howie I don't know whether

take me back Sarge I've already been

there before

where's that the operating tent the

surgeon was going to look at him

just routine [ __ ] no slip you're like

I'm on fire how are these are we okay we

back in before you know it I'm the

squared Sarge how listen to me believe

me how everything's gonna be okay it's

gonna

hey sergeant

Oh how's Parker it's not so good

Oh Oh lieutenant wants to see you right

away said hello neo like machine gun

sight what about him

well he pressing charges his platoon

leader lieutenant Collins he says he's

gonna court-martial

let's get one thing absolutely clear

sergeant I agreed to see you strictly as

a favor to lieutenant Hanley I've

retired in O'Neill's story and I believe

them go ahead speak your piece

lieutenant Collins let's remember one

thing according to the Articles of War

Sergeant Saunders doesn't have to say

one word without the advice of counsel I

know that lieutenant Ilia I'm willing to

wait for a court-martial you're the one

who asked for this this unofficial

hearing only because I thought it would

help to air the facts calmly all right

let's air the facts calmly sergeant

Saunders all right sergeant Saunders

speak your piece for I do lieutenant to

know what a charge against me is I can't

give you the exact article but I can't

give you a few general headings

negligence poor judgment the death of

two men the Germans killed him you set

him up I did knock it off if you want to

fight this lots of Krauts out there go

back to your chair

lieutenant Collins the Chairman is

making all the accusations let's hear

his story first in detail fair enough

go ahead side

my machine-gun squad was attached to his

squad for the combat patrol we know of I

just tell us what happened on the hill

while the assault went off like

clockwork my people fired support his

people took the hill later when I

brought my squad up on the hill he told

me to lay my gun in on the road up front

then he sent three of his own people out

to scout up ahead

it's a mark for tank I bet my last

dollar on it

Little John let Sokka Sarge you don't

have any ammo for it where is it Parker

he was carrying

you forgot to leave it now let's great

just great

machine guns fun reporter with talk keep

pouring

it's matter with you saunas we can't

hold out against AMA without a bazooka

well you can sit here watch your own

people get sacrificed but I'm not gonna

see mine get slaughtered let's go

I live in this hill Oh tippy Elmo and

that's stupid it won't work you're just

giving cover

you

a package on back is it doing

hello he need the Elmo

he's building

see that I got around my shot

Oh

you killed Newton and Scot myotis would

have take that hill and Holden that's

just what I did two men are dead or

shouldn't be dead it could have been ten

lieutenant it's all his fault huh

we just uh forget all about the kraut

tank so what you're saying did you or

did you not check to see if the bazooka

ammunition was left behind when you sent

your man down the hill no I didn't when

you went down the hill for the

ammunition did you or did you not return

with it immediately I couldn't I had to

get pocket behind cover first so for the

sake of one individual you you neglected

all of your men I thought I could do

both safe Park and get back before the

tank showed you thought wrong who

exercised poor judgment

you're dangerous Saunders

lieutenant do I have to stay here for

this now but I think you should

lieutenant with the open mission

well I guess that's that

I'm going over to talk to the CEO sorry

Collins maybe five minutes

what for bring your boy back that's

right five minutes that's all I have

five minutes

I want you to come back Saunders

I'll see you lieutenant I made up their

minds very little time Carlin said about

minion for judgment negligence

and dangerous

the college is just doing his job Noah

Neal's his man and you're mine don't

keep me from doing my job come back

Saunders ten there's only one thing on

my mind that's a kid at the aid station

in Mohali Parker well you can't do

anything for Parker now if O'Neill makes

those charges stick you won't be around

to later

come back Saunders

you

no Sambas oh wait a minute sir I don't

blame sorry for walking out of here

lieutenant if I did what he did this

morning none heard all this I think I do

more than just walk he want to know when

the trouble started

well it wasn't on that Hill it was right

here early this morning before dawn I

knew even in we was going to have some

trouble and after you've taken the hill

dig in and form a perimeter I'll be with

the second or third squads

we can't count on direct radio

communications be prepared on orders to

move out to our next objective any

questions lieutenant I'd feel better

with a bazooka team law well I can't get

your team but I've requisitioned a

bazooka

lieutenant how long will it be before my

machine-gun section can be detached oh

you'll be with us all day sergeant don't

worry I've spoken with lieutenant

Collins about it

any more questions all right saddle them

up okay let's go

sir baby yes sir

standby I want you to shoot a message

over to the captain yes sorry I've been

having a lot of bad luck on patrol

lately I've taken a lot of casualties

well it I I mean the stupid casualties

see these squad leaders that I've been

attached to recently haven't been too

bright well you don't have to worry

about Saunders maybe just in case things

get too hot I was wondering if the

lieutenant would give me permission to

make decisions concerning the safety of

my own men you know that's impossible my

men mean a lot to me sir we'll split

leadership a suicide as Saunders is the

best NCO I've got I hope so now that was

his beef lieutenant he saw right from

the start go Saunders was put in charge

that's all and I was right wasn't I his

stupidity cost me two men stupidity the

only stupid thing I saw was done by you

may I say something sir all right Kate

well when we finally spotted the hill

sergeant Saunders ordered sergeant

O'Neill here to place his machine gun so

they could fire support no sergeant

Saunders definitely told him not to open

fire until we finally reach our assault

position at the bottom of the hill

Oh

Hollan tripwire oh we can't go over this

yes from the hill we don't have any

choice the way we're gonna have to go

under

you

I'm John

I can't make it I'm too big I'm a [ __ ]

come on stay low come on

it's not good

don't get gone

come a-courtin a what today

chug it down Gaetano pelvic waited the

sheared a sheep and for this today

hey goodnight goodnight

opening up my endemic onto the book

the Germans were food they hadn't seen

us but you opened fire you forced us to

start our attack 50 yards too soon we

could all have been killed and you call

Sanders stupid after a thing like that

now wait a minute maybe the Germans

weren't fooled maybe they did see you

before I opened fire then maybe if I had

and every one of you would have been

killed maybe maybe maybe that's just the

point on you and this war there's an

awful lot of maybes

what about it sergeant O'Neal will you

were right or wrong opening fire when

you did I said I don't I don't

understand what all this has to do with

what happened on the hill well I do

you're charged against sergeant Saunders

is poor judgment how much weight would

that carry from a man guilty of the same

thing himself sir I'm not exactly new in

the army I've had a lot of time in

combat and I've lived now maybe that was

luck or maybe it's because I've made a

study of war even when I was a kid I

read about every book I get my hands on

about war and I've learned one thing

never underestimate your enemy meaning

meaning I saw sunlight reflecting on a

pair of field-glasses German field

glasses and that was good enough for me

are you a positive the crowd saw them in

an edition they must have but you

weren't sure of course I'm sure how

could you be sure because so the crowds

are not stupid lieutenant Collins how

can I get a straight answer out of this

man I haven't heard sergeant Saunders

give any answer so far will you right or

wrong with you

we took the hill sir without a single

casualty I think it's pretty fair answer

not to me what do you say Saunders was

O'Neill right or wrong but then I didn't

come back to judge sergeant O'Neill I

came back to tell my side of it that's

what the tenant Collins is still

interested I'm still interested

after O'Neill opened up we had no choice

we couldn't stay in the dish we couldn't

retreat we're committed to take the hill

you got to do it the hard way go

straight up the face of it after the

crowds took off I signal to Anil to

bring his machine-gun squad forward

what's taking him so long he must have

seen you smoke signal

this is a TIG indeed

this is crazy sunders your then lay your

guns in on that row down there get a cut

of that road from where we were what

counter-attack we'll want all our

firepower right up here you get forced

off this hill you're gonna wish you had

something to your ear first rule of a

good defense strengthen depth is the

only level since we start all you've

done is to complain well I've had it you

got it

are you put your guns overhand take him

in what's the matter with that guy who

knows

when we go down there and check around

yeah it's a Parker and Kirby Kirby right

now

it's a mark for tank I bet my last

dollar honor well John the Soaker

Sarge you don't have any ammo for it

where is it

Parker was carrying and you forgot to

forgot to leave it and that's great

machine gun section prepared with paw

stuck what's a matter with you we can't

hold that against armor without a

bazooka looks honest you can sit here

and sacrifice your own people but I'm

not gonna see mine gets loaded now come

on let's go what I live in this Hill Oh

get the ammo that's crazy it won't work

are you just gonna come on that's right

and I told him it would never work

that's where he made his mistake what

did you expect him to do the only way to

beat that tank was to get the ammo now

what else could he have done pull back

into the woods sir the crowd tank could

never have touched us there but no he

had to be a hero and that's what cost

the lives of two of my men

well how about a lieutenant are we gonna

get both sides of the story of course

handling O'Neill I'm sorry sir

but every time I think back to this

morning when Newton Scott was still

alive I all right go ahead tell your

story like I said I told sergeant

O'Neill weren't leaving the hill that we

were staying gonna get the ammo I

figured I still had time

you

I heard Sarge

even be alright all you

okay

I'll be back for you

hey hey I'm gonna put your name on it

boy

you did this

you did this John Collins you said that

I was negligent because I let Parker

leave with the ammo when I shouldn't

have everybody here knows that you got

to be lucky if you get half the job done

in combat lieutenant whew only for that

one you can have me I accept the blame

not the rest of it I want part of it

you said that if I didn't take the time

to try to save Parker yo men would still

be alive

you sure that we stopped that tank with

one bazooka round one even if we had the

animal in that tank show too may have

taken five or ten maybe we never

would've gotten and and O'Neill that is

fate not judgment I'll take something

else when I was a kid I didn't read

about the war it's for this thing for my

mind yet here I am the sergeant I have a

responsibility to a squad of men and

I'll tell you something else I'm gonna

keep him

I guess it's up to you O'Neal

thing too

Thanks

Saunders Howard Parker's did

I'm sorry sergeant

lieutenant I'm gonna drop the charges

okay

why I said why O'Neal why I changed my

because how EPOC is dead huh up to one

minute ago you saw this me and a kid by

the name of Parker against you and two

of your men they're now dead you blame

me for it what happened

feel sorry for me now is that why you

want to let me off the hook

maybe won't work cuz I won't accept it

you hear me I won't accept it because I

would do it again and again and again

and I would do it for another Potter I

would do it for Kirby I would do it for

cage I do it for you your squad I'm on

it makes no difference as long as it

wears this uniform

honda's no charges no charges not

because park is dead because of you he

might have lived

Saunders

go on

you know this whole affair boils down to

one issue we care for our people

first time somebody shoots at you you

don't have a command anymore

you got a family buy a drink on