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I sure hope them crossers beat as I am.

Because if they are, they'll quit running.

I'd rather fight them than chase them.

I ought to change that bandage.

Yeah.

Yeah, you ought to.

Later.

Why doesn't somebody eat up some coffee?

Save it.

We'll be moving out again as soon as the replacements arrive.

Oh, well, I hope they have more energy. We sure can use it.

Let's go.

Get in step.

Get in step. Pick it up.

Up, four, three, four.

Up, two, three, four.

Three, four, three, four. You're looking terrible right now.

Rape.

We're looking for Sergeant Saunders.

Lieutenant Hanley said we'd find him here, sir.

I'm Saunders.

You don't suppose these could be our replacements, do you?

Sir?

You don't call a non-com, sir.

What's your name?

McBride.

How old are you?

Eighteen.

18.

Loomis, I'll be 19 in August.

I'll be 100 in August.

Tate.

How old are you, Tate? Does it matter?

I'm 18 and a half, but most people take me for 20.

Now, this is Kirby, Cage, and Doc.

Any of you been up in line before?

Well, this is your first day.

It's important.

Could be the most important day of the war for you.

Sure.

Get through the first day and the rest will be a lead pipe cinch.

You get through the first day, the rest will be easier.

We'll be pulling out soon.

Cage, we better win this war soon.

We're running out of men

Combat

Rick Morrow.

And Rick Jason.

Hey, thanks, Doc.

Sarge, are they kidding? We're supposed to get some replacements.

These guys are candidates for a summer camp.

They're wearing uniforms, carrying M1s. Yeah, but... But what?

What do you want me to do, Kirby? Send them back?

Any of you had any special training in communications or weapons?

Yes, Sarge. I fired expert at the rifle range.

I qualified with the BAR.

Okay, little monsieur. Kirby's number two, man.

And knock some of that equipment down.

We travel light.

Tell him what they need, huh? Yeah.

Well, you don't want to lug those bedrolls, do you?

And leave all that extra clothing, too. Just take a clean pair of socks.

You should always have a clean pair of socks.

You better untie that shin strap if you want to keep your head on your

shoulders.

Hey, uh, Kirby?

Sergeant Sawyer says I'm to be your number two man on the BAR.

What exactly does a number two man do?

Praise the number one man doesn't get killed.

Stupid.

Just stay close to me. Carry the extra ammo, that's all.

Right.

What about you, hotshot? You ready to move out?

Anytime you're ready, Pop.

What about my mess kit?

Skip, your mess kit. You're lucky if you get a hot meal a week.

We're going out a couple of miles to hold the road junction.

Battalion needs it later.

We might run into some prowess along the way, but nobody pick a fight unless I

say so.

Any questions?

Yeah, I know.

This is your first day. You got questions you don't even know how to

ask.

But you just remember this. You pay attention.

And do what you're told.

And you'll be all right.

Let's go.

Is it okay to talk?

Sure, what's on your mind?

I was just wondering if you always go with the squad or are we expecting some

special trouble this time?

No, it's nothing special.

Well,

you always expect trouble.

Were you a doctor before you got into the army?

No, I was a grocery clerk. The army gave me the first aid course. I just try to

keep people alive long enough to get them back to a real doctor.

Oh. You afraid, Mike?

Scared stiff.

Well, that's normal.

We're all scared.

Especially the first time out.

Say, Sarge, you asked about special training before?

Yeah. Well, I wasn't in the Army, but I thought maybe I ought to mention I was

on the basketball team last year and captain of the football team.

We won the state championship, if it's any use to you.

Yeah, well, uh... Yeah, it's good to know.

Hey, what's up?

This map shows a minefield in the area of that fence and beyond it. It should

have been cleared out, but we better check it.

Kirby, I need a bath.

I was afraid of that.

Loomis.

Huh? It's Ray Jeevan.

Bayonet.

Be careful.

I hope he knows what he's doing.

He does.

It looks like he found something.

Where do you think you're going?

I want to give him some help.

How, by getting blown up?

The only thing that happened to him was one man.

You remember that?

What now?

What else?

Digs out the mine and puts a cotter pin in it. Right, Sarge?

That's right.

You guys can get blown up first.

Alright, just follow my footsteps, huh?

Nah, it's just a bird tape.

We don't even know there's a war on.

Hey, is there supposed to be anybody out here besides us?

I don't know. Why? I think I saw somebody moving out there.

I couldn't make him out too clear.

Where? Where?

Over there, in that brush.

Gage, stay here. Kirby, you're on me.

Stay down.

He's dead.

Nice shooting, Sarge. We got him.

That was great shooting, Tobin.

Gage, take a look up ahead.

Stay here, Tobin.

I was going to go help him take a look. I said stay here.

You act like I did something wrong.

I'm the one that spotted those Germans. I got one.

I told you not to pick a fight. Maybe it was Cross Warren alone. Maybe there were

scouts. Maybe there's a whole company of them up ahead.

You get over there and you get out of sight.

And stay there until we check it out.

And if you see any more crotch, let me know about it first.

You got it?

Don't let it get you down, Tobin. Everybody makes a mistake.

Man, I never hit the ground so hard in my life.

I bounced.

I lost my helmet.

I gotta admit, I was scared.

Me too.

I was wrong. I should have called a serge.

Forget it.

At least we met the enemy.

I figured they'd only see us back home now, huh?

You know what my papa do?

He'd throw up his arms and demand they call off the war right now.

Not mine.

When I left for overseas, it was just like going into another football game.

Dad said, get out there and get him, boy.

He's been rooting for me as far back as I can remember.

What about you, Tate?

What about your pop?

Go out and get drunk like he always does.

You guys really kill me.

Dad, Pop, who cares about back home?

It's here, Germans, we gotta worry about.

Yeah.

Hey, Kirby, what if they do find a lot of Germans out there? What do we do

then?

Depends on the setup.

Sarge will decide.

You just bet he will.

You know where that leaves us new guys, don't you?

Up the creek without a paddle.

Comes a knockdown, drag out with the crowds, and the Sarge isn't going to

worry about us.

We're the ones who are going to have to stick our necks out. Just shut your

mouth, you punk.

All you've done is gripe wise off and feel sorry for yourself.

When the chips were down, you froze.

Who froze?

You. You stood there like a statue.

I was just trying to make up my mind what to do.

Sizing it up, looking around.

You didn't have to grab me.

I know what I'm doing.

You'll see.

Yeah, I'll see.

Hey. Hey, you guys. Did I ever show you this?

It's a 4-H bullet.

Hey, what's that 4-H mean?

Head, heart, hands, and health.

It's a club for farm kids.

What's your project, Mac?

Three black Angus calves.

Hey, no kidding.

Can I see that? Sure.

My project's written up on the second page.

Very good, Mac.

You know, this thing tells quite a bit about you. Where you're from, who your

brothers and sisters are, when you enlisted, everything.

What was it they taught us in basic?

You know about what you can tell the enemy if you're captured?

Name, rank, serial number?

Oh, yeah.

Hey, Sergeant wants us up ahead, it's all clear.

You know, those black Angus cabs that the bot put you through. Those hayseeds

kill me.

Say, Kirby, I want to get something straight.

Like I said, I didn't freeze.

Well, you call it anything you want to, Tate.

All I know is you didn't act like a soldier.

Don't get many chances up here. Don't waste them.

Okay, huh?

Yeah, pretty good.

What Tobin did back there.

He should have warned you first.

But he sure moved.

Snapped that rifle up and picked off a German before I even knew what was going

on.

I guess that's an athlete's reaction.

Maybe, but it wasn't the soldiers. We could have all had it back there.

Oh, sure. I get that.

And so does Tobin, I think.

I think he knows it takes teamwork to win the ball game out here.

Right?

Look, my bride, this isn't high school. We're on a mission.

We're not playing for points, but for lives. Yours, mine, everyone's.

He didn't do what he was told.

You can breathe, Lewis.

Hmm?

You're not breathing.

Thanks, George.

No, Tate.

That's all right. She's really something, isn't he?

You know, you get the feeling that he's lost in his own thoughts. Way out on

cloud nine.

Doesn't even know you're around.

And he sees everything.

He doesn't miss a trick.

Know what he told me just now?

Breathe, Loomis. You're holding your breath.

Did you ever fall on your head when you were a kid, Loomis?

Nose off. Sees off.

Baloney. Why does it get under your skin for one man to respect another?

Respect? These guys have got you so scared you're afraid of your own shadow.

Oh, and you're not.

That'll be the day, chump.

You can let your breath out now.

Better get off the road.

Cut across the field. Stay in the telegraph.

Stay down.

Don't move.

They stopped.

They spotted us.

If they'd spotted us, they'd opened up.

Did we try to make the trees?

But then when they get across the open road, they stay down and freeze.

Now,

look out.

Here under.

Come down that road. They've got to see us. Kirby, shut him up.

They've got to see it.

Stay down.

They know we're here. I'm telling you, they're going to run right over us. Keep

quiet. Shut up or I'll bump you.

Drew, I'm off to the left. If you open up soon as they spot him, I'm going to

try to get in behind with a grenade.

Let's go.

They're dead.

I don't want anybody coming down these roads to check them out.

Let's go.

Dumb stunts and jump up and run.

He was a punk.

Big mouth, couldn't admit he was scared.

Should have put some sense into him.

Kid would have probably been okay if he just had a little more time.

He had all the time he needed.

What are you waiting for, a speech?

He made a wrong move and he's dead. That's all the speech there is.

Let's go.

Gage, take the point.

There's a road down that hill, a map indicates a couple of buildings there.

Gage and I will check it out. The rest of you wait here.

You know McBride?

I didn't even like Tate, but... Yeah.

It's like he didn't even want anybody to like him.

Now he's dead.

Why don't you guys shut up?

Just keep your eyes open.

We can't see anything from here. We'll have to move in closer.

We'll crawl along that culvert over there.

All right.

You okay?

Yeah, sure, Doc. I'm okay.

Well, it was pretty rough back there with your first day out and everything.

That's the name of the game, isn't it, Doc?

They got a machine gun in that window.

That's going to be rough.

Especially with those kids.

The crowd's beat us.

They're in a knocked out farmhouse up on a hill.

They got a machine gun overlooking the road.

Machine gun?

That's right.

How many are there? We couldn't tell.

There's a gully. We'll use that for cover and get as close as we can. Then

circle around and get a grenade in.

All set?

Let's go.

Shinga.

Stay low. We'll take this all the way down in the end.

Won't they see us?

Not if you keep down.

Let's go.

Let's go, Mac.

Gage, head shut over there. We'll give you a good cover.

Work your way around it. Then try to belly in and lob a grenade in on that

machine gun.

If they spot you and you get pinned down, you open up with everything you've

got.

Now, Kirby, you give me cover.

I'll try to make it from here.

You got it?

Loomis, Tobin, you're on Gage.

Ready?

Yeah.

One at a time.

Yeah.

You okay?

Yeah.

Take him away!

Get him covered!

Cage has been hit.

Help! Help!

What are you doing?

One of the lumens aren't firing.

Why aren't they firing?

Tommy, give me some cover!

Help me!

Where is everybody?

Tommy!

Give me some cover!

Someone...

I don't hear him anymore.

Kirby, we're going to have to make it on our own.

You give us cover. McGrud, you run me. We'll work our way over to the shed.

Tuck, you stay here.

The cage is hit.

Maybe Tobin and Lomas, too.

I'm going.

All right, Tuck, you just stay low.

Doc, is he hit?

Are you okay, Toby?

Surprise, you don't let that ball away.

Come on.

Doc, how is he?

He's alive, but it's bad.

He's gonna die, isn't he, Doc?

And him.

And we're all going to die if we don't get out of here.

I said knock it off.

Now you get a hold of yourself.

I want to, Sarge. Now listen to me.

I'm going right down the middle right through those shell holes. Cage and

Kerbin are going to give me cover from the flanks, but I need your help, Cage.

You've got to give me cover from here, you guys.

I'll try.

I'll try. You do it.

Kirby!

Cage!

I'm going down the middle. Give me some cover.

Okay.

We got him, Sarge.

Yeah, we got him.

Four bright, shiny new replacements.

One dead, one wounded, one cracked up, and one you can't tell the difference

from the rest of us.

Sergeant Saunders?

I'm Saunders.

Private Neil Anderson.

Lieutenant Hanley said I'd find you here.

I'm a replacement.

This is Anderson.

No replacement. Help him get squared away, huh?

Sure, Sarge.

How old are you?

18.

Well, the main thing to remember is to get past the first day.

Up here, and things seem to be a bit strange up here at first.