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Aw, come on you guys.

We got 48 hours rest and rehab. What are we gonna do?

Rest.

Are you kidding?

Hey Sarge. How far do you think it is to Paris, huh?

Too far Kirby. It's too far.

Why don't you be a good guy Kirby and don't talk when you can sleep.

Aah. Come on you old rascal. We'll go down there and stir up a little trouble. Now come on. Wake up.

Hey, it's him.

I knew you ran. You ain't gonna get away.

Kirby, get outta there.

Let me go. Let me go. He can't get away.

Let go guys.

Wait.

Let me go guys. Hurry up.

Kirby, get over here.

It's Avery, Sarge. Avery.

It couldn't be.

Alright, what's going on?

Why it's nothing Lieutenant. It's just somebody he thought he knew.

Where's your Lieutenant?

Well, he's at Battalion. He's due back at 1700 hours, sir.

I'll have to refer charges to him if that civilian should show up.

Don't worry sir. He ain't gonna show up.

Why not?

Look Lieutenant, it's a mistake.

It's no mistake Sarge.

Look it was Avery. I'm telling you it was Avery. Now what I gotta tell you to convince ya.

It couldn't be. Avery's dead. You know it. I know it and we all know it.

Aired Dec 1, 1964

Alright. Let's take it from the top.

What about this civilian you struck.

Well, he wasn't a civilian sir.

-Then what was he? -Lieutenant.

I didn't ask you Sergeant.

Let's hear it soldier, loud and clear.

He's a deserter. The man deserted under fire.

He wasn't a deserter.

You'll get your chance Sergeant.

Go on.

His name was Avery, sir.

Walter Avery. He was a platoon Sergeant.

It happened just outside St. Lowe.

Must have read about it back in the states.

Anyway they hit us pretty bad and we lost a bunch of men.

Battalion started sending up some replacements at the same time some kraut 88's were hitting us pretty bad. Just,

Letting up on us now and then between racks.

Anyway, this Avery was real go army if you know what I mean Lieutenant.

Army all the way.

BOOM

Used to think he liked having a replacement sent up 'cause it

gave him a chance to prove what a big man he was.

Your mama's not here to lead you down by the hair and I want you to get down here.

BOOM

BOOM

Okay, come on.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on. Let's go. Come on.

They froze. Maybe you ought to bring them in.

Naw, I want them to come across one at a time.

They're replacements. This is their first time under fire.

I know that but they gotta lick this thing right here right now.

Gotta do it all by themselves.

There's not gonna be anybody around to help them over the rough spots from here on out.

Well, don't look at me like that Saunders.

I didn't call it. It's the name of the game.

Alright, you up there, first man. You come on down here.

Come on.

BOOM

Private Vitelli reporting sir.

Vitelli, where you from?

Madison

Wisconsin.

Oh yeah?

That's a great town. I used to work there once.

Yeah.

At a wild little bar downtown whats the name of it? Used to hang out there.

Uh...Angelo's , Third Street.

Yeah, that's the one.

Huh. Hey.

Hello. We'll chew the fat lady you get yourself down to Uncle Kimp's Squad. They're moving out in ten minutes. Let's go.

Yeah. Sure thing Sarge.

Madison Wisconsin. You worked there huh?

Well sometimes it...Maybe it helps to think somebody knows your name, and where you're from.

Okay, next man. Let's go.

Next man go.

No. Just one at a time. You stay back there.

BOOM

-What's your name soldier? -Larkin.

Private Obie Larkin.

Is that so. You get yourself a gear and you get over to Sergeant Rhinehart Squad. That way.

Let's move out.

BOOM

BOOM

Doc.

Hey do you remember that night in Trenton?

And that woman threw me out a 2nd story window.

Oh, yeah.

Hey Littlejohn you should have been there for that one, whoo.

It's funny, Stew.

Hey Larkin. You better get moving.

You got room for me in your squad, Sarge.

Yeah, how about it Sarge.

Kirby and I go way back together. We can have a lot of laughs.

Well, if we ever need any laughs we'll call you.

Come on.

Until we got to get it off of our mind, so...

We move out at 1600 hours.

Sergeant Rhinehart's squad will take the left. Kemple take the right.

You move 50 yards behind Sergeant Rhinehart.

Hey Sarge. How's the chance of me digging in with these guys here.

I got a buddy with them. It'll be a big boost to my morale, Sergeant.

I'm gonna give you the word soldier. The first time and the last time.

You hear. You obey. You got that? That's the word.

You're part of a team now you move out on our time, not on yours.

You slow up out there.

You stall, you delay when you get an order maybe one of us catches it.

You got the word?

Yes sir.

Okay, private Larkin. Move up to Sergeant Rhinehart's squad like I told you.

Come on. I'll take you up there.

Big man, big deal.

It was like his first day on the line. He had to shake him up for nothing.

For no good reason. That's the way he was.

Have you anything to add to that Sergeant?

I asked if there was anything you wanted to add about Sergeant Avery.

No sir. Only that he was the best.

Was?

Yes sir. He was killed that same day outside of St. Lowe.

Now Sarge, Avery ran.

What happened Sergeant?

Now there was a counter attack before we could get too far.

We dug in where we could.

The Germans overran some of our positions.

Now Rhinehart squad took most of the bating.

Took us the rest of the day to push the Germans back.

They didn't leave much behind.

Ohh, oh.

Oh, oh.

Ohh.

-Take it easy Larkin. -Uh uh.

Just be still. Doc!

Doc.

You got yourself a million dollar wound boy.

All this time at the front, I couldn't get one.

And you came out here and got one your first day.

Doc.

You'll be okay. Just take it easy. You'll be okay.

Come on Doc. Do something for him will ya.

Hey. Hey Larkin. Listen. When you get out of the hospital,

You and me gonna take Paris just the way we did Trenton during Basic.

Just you and me. You hear me? We're gonna tear that place apart.

Cover me.

Cover me Sarge.

-Sarge. -Shh shh.

Sarge.

Let's go pard. Turn around.

Where's Avery? Where is he?

Avery.

Avery. Where's... I want to talk to you.

Avery!

-Kirby, come on. Let's go huh. No Sarge, look.

Here's his gear. Now he's a big hero around here. Where is he?

-Enough, Kirby. -Avery.

-Kirby. -Avery.

Avery.

Two days later we took St. Lowe.

And that, that's the way it happened.

That's not quite a complete story Sergeant. What happened to Avery.

I figure he's dead. Officially he's listed as missing in action, Lieutenant.

Sure, missing in action.

Lieutenant.

I knew Avery. He was a fine soldier.

In any combat area there are a number of men missing in action.

You've been through enough to know that.

Sure, Lieutenant.

I'll pass this report to your unit. You'll be notified if any further action's required.

Yes sir.

Uh, buy a beer?

(foot steps on stairs)

It's me, Avery.

May be turn myself into Hanley but, I want to talk to you first.

So you didn't run.

You deserted.

No, I didn't do that.

I know the way it may have looked to you but I didn't do that.

Kirby was right. He was right all the time.

-Listen Saunders. -I'd prefer to want to see you dead.

Listen to me.

Well, I was dead for a couple of months.

This French girl, from uh, the village of San Gombay. She found me. She hid me from the Germans till I got well.

Where?

Well, her farm. Then this church.

Now don't you talk to me about a farm or a church. I want to hear it and I want to hear it from the beginning. Now start right from the beginning.

Okay partner.

When the Germans counterattacked,

we got caught in a pocket. We got it

from all around. I remember I saw, Rhinehart's BAR man get it.

Then my, carbine jammed and so I left my foxhole to get the BAR.

That kid Larson, the replacement.

He was right next to you, wasn't he?

Yeah. I remember I yelled something at him.

Anyway I went to get the BAR to cover his position,

but I never got there.

There was an explosion.

Must have been a German grenade. Anyway, I got hit.

I didn't fall though. I just kept going. I knew I wanted to get somewhere.

I don't know how far I went before I passed out.

And this French girl I was telling you about. Her name was Emily, Rochar. She took me to her folks.

And they hid me from the Germans, and when the Germans counter- attacked, they took me east behind the German lines.

I was half conscious most of the time. I remember some root cellars and

caves and attics they'd hidden me in.

Well, finally, about 4 days ago I came around.

Took me a couple days to to get myself together then I got through the lines wearing this.

Then I heard our...outfit was around here someplace. So I came here to turn myself in.

And why didn't you?

I don't know. When Kirby jumped me in the square I...

I guess I panicked. I never thought anybody would think I deserted.

Now why do you think I deserted?

That kid Larkin, before he died. He said he saw you run.

Or somebody else must have sen it.

They were all dead.

We found your helmet and your carbine. That was all.

But then you must have seen the BAR as I went back to my foxhole.

I didn't see it Avery.

Well, who else was with you?

The whole squad.

I don't know what they saw.

We didn't talk about it very much.

Well somebody must have seen it.

The BAR was 20 or 30 yards behind my position.

Jimmy and I were off to the right of where Larkin was found.

Seems to me I did see something dug in back there.

-Could have been a BAR. -Yeah, there you are.

I didn't say it was. I said it could have been.

Doc.

You were there. You must have seen it.

It's hard to show where you left your carbine.

Darn tootin' I left it, it was jammed. That's why I went back to get the BAR.

Sarge, Kirby's gonna be back in a minute. He's just out prowling around town.

Well Lieutenant Hanley's okay just over at the square.

Come on Avery. Maybe we'll be able to see him.

You sure nobody else got through?

Not from our outfit.

Wait a minute. It wasn't in our outfit. It was, it was Kellerman.

He's a combat engineer with the 37th. He was with us when the Germans broke through.

-You mean at the Reddit? -Yeah.

Sure I met him, not too long ago right outside of Leon.

Yeah. Well, you know what that means don't you. Come on. Let's go see Lieutenant Hanley.

I knew it. Look, all the time I knew he was still alive Sergeant.

See I know where I was.

Now wait a minute.

A big hero. Big veteran, ain't ya.

Look, every time I go out there I get so scared I get sick from it but I never ran.

Naw, naw. I never did that one.

I know what Larkin thought. I know what you believe.

I got the word for you. Straight from OB Larkin to you and you know what it is.

I'll just see ya at the Court Martial.

Larkin was a close buddy of his. They went through Basic together.

You know how it is.

Yeah. I know how it is.

It could be a Court Martial.

Without Kellerman's testimony,

I'll never prove I didn't run.

Before I turn myself in, I'm gonna go see Kellerman. Find out what he knows.

I've got to.

Permission to go to the front?

You got almost 24 hours left. Aren't you going the wrong way?

This one I have to look up, Lieutenant.

At this hour. Why?

I can't tell you right now except that it's important to me, and I...I'll fill you in as soon as I get back.

Uh, who do you have to see?

A Combat Engineer with the 37th.

I have this report that Lieutenant Gates wrote for me, about

the incident uh, of Kirby and me, 'till the end.

Guess there's nothing more you care to add at this time, huh?

No sir. Not at this time. No.

Alright. Permission granted.

Thank you.

Saunders. One moment.

How can you be so sure that Kirby was wrong when he told Lieutenant Gates that Avery had deserted under fire.

Because of Avery's record as a soldier.

I guess Avery had been through quite a lot, hadn't he?

Oh yes sir.

I remember hearing that with some men,

Once they crack under fire, it's like Humpty Dumpdy.

When that first crack appears

All the psychiatrists in the world can't put him back together again as a combat soldier.

I expect to see you at 1500 hours tomorrow.

Right.

Oh and uh, Saunders.

Whether you find your friend or not, it's 1500 hours.

Yes.

How much further?

Well they said the 37th was dug in by the Ozone River.

Get a move on, half a mile or so,

Yeah.

I'm gonna take a break, huh.

They're not gonna break through Loran in the next five minutes.

Oh, I'm alright. I'm getting stronger every minute.

Looks like a perfect setup or a booby trap don't it.

Ahh.

And here it is.

I'm gonna give it a try.

(distant shells heard exploding)

There's sure been a lot of war since St. Lowe.

Yeah.

I guess I will take that break.

Kraut 88's are

still giving us a hard time.

Are those our 105's?

Theirs or 105's.

It's tough to tell at this distance.

Ever been to Texas Saunders?

No. No, I never have.

Well that's where I'm really from, Amarilla.

Did I ever tell you that?

Uh uh.

I guess when you've been out of action for

time you start thinking more about getting home.

You told me where you're from once, but I've forgotten.

Yeah, well so have I.

We better get going.

Hey corporal. You with the 37th?

We're looking for a Sergeant Kellerman. You know a Kellerman?

Where is he?

Liase.

What's he doing in Liase? Why ain't he up here?

He's dead.

What are you trying to tell me he's dead. I came up here to talk.

Did you know him?

Hey. Did he ever tell you about that action back in St. Lowe when the Germans broke through.

Okay now I just don't... Hey, I'm talking to you.

If you knew him he must have told you something about it.

Not a thing.

Listen. Hey. Did you know Kellerman? Remember Kellerman.

He was pinned down with us at

Hey.

I must be getting back.

Maybe if we move farther up we can find somebody else in the 37th.

No, let's not kid ourselves. From here on in, ah

It's only gonna be my word that I didn't run off.

It's not bad, but we gotta stop that bleeding.

It's gonna be tight.

I's tell you what., I'll

I'm going back to the aid station. Uh, they'll send you a litter down here.

It's less than a mile. It won't be long.

Back there, what happened. That never happened before.

St. Lowe it was at.

It's the way I said it was, if it weren't for the BAR.

I got hit. Emily found me and, folks hid me.

But I wasn't unconscious all the time, I mean not all of it.

You know what that means huh?

It means uh,

There was a chance I could have gotten back but, I could have tried, but

But I didn't. I just let them hide me.

I want to make this clear. I didn't run.

Just didn't try to get back, that's all.

Let's get over here and take a rest.

I just

I can't tell you what it was like.

When I come to in that cellar

For the first time in two years,I was out of it. I was, I was safe.

And you ought to stick right there in that cellar, let the whole war roll right over you.

I just can't explain it to you what

What it feels like when you

know you could be out of it.

I mean, after all that time

I've had it.

Africa, and Sicily and Italy and

Normandy.

Here you get so you're

act and you react but you never think about getting through it.

That's what makes you good. Makes you a money player.

It's like you are now.

It's the way I used to be.

I know. I can tell.

Close your mind to everything except what's right now.

You don't think about where you come from. You don't think about where you're going.

You just get through it, from day to day.

I'm

If all a sudden you're, you're pulled out of it. You're pulled right out of it.

And you feel a woman's touch.

Or you get to thinking again, and you get to hoping, and then you're caught.

You want so much you think it's gonna choke ya.

I just can't go back to not thinking and not hoping again. I'm a loser.

Got nothing but scared money I'm afraid to put on the line.

All I want to do is live.

I don't care what it costs anymore.

Kinda shatters the image, don't it?

How do you get through that?

Like the man said. I cry a lot.

They'll take everything into account when you tell them about it.

You can get word back to them from the aid station.

Not a chance. If Kellerman had been alive to testify maybe they'd listen to him but without him the whole

house of cards collapses. There's only one thing to believe, that I deserted under fire.

I could testify.

To what? You tell me.

What you saw back there? Shit, that's all I need.

You gonna lie for me under oath?

You wouldn't do that anymore than I'd do it for you.

I'll take you back to the aid station but I'm not gonna stick around for any long goodbyes.

You can do it.

I can huh.

She just wants me. Let's go buddy.

You take off now there's no question about it being desertion. You might be able to go back.

That's right.

Avery.

Turn yourself in.

He's gonna be okay.

You get back to your outfit Sergeant.

Hey Sergeant.

Take it easy. You're gonna be okay now.

Sergeant.

Hey Sarge.

Sarge?

Yeah. What'd ya want.

You going up front?

No I'm not.

Who's in charge here?

There was a corporal but he caught it on the way up.

We never saw nothing, nothing.

Where you reporting to?

Tune Company, the 23rd.

Yes, a good outfit.

We thought if you were going up there...

Well I'm not.

I'm being sent back.

To the states?

Oh man. How about that.

Gee, you must have really been through it Sarge.

Hey Sarge, did you ever see one of those new kraut tanks.

You know, the one's with the flame throwers.

We heard they burnt out a whole Company, from the 23rd.

Who told you that?

Everybody knows it.

Well, I don't know it. If they haven't thrown it at me, they ain't got it.

You stop listening to all that garbage, you hear me?

Learn to count on yourself.

There ain't gonna be anybody up there to boost you over the rough spots you gotta realize that.

What's your name?

Pedinggur.

Where you from?

Tacoma. Tacoma, Washington.

Yeah, I used to work up there.

Spent a lot of time in a...

real wild little bar down on the main drag.

Tony's.

Yeah, that's the place. I used to have a real wild time there.

How's your leg?

It'll be alright.

A while back there I almost thought...

Yeah, for a moment back there I almost did.

Got a ride back to Battalion for you Sarge, if that's for a minute.

Yeah I'll be okay.

Well, I got a Missing in Action report I got to correct.

I'll see ya.

I'll be seeing you.

You're gonna be okay. Just stay out of action for a while.

How's that sound to you?

I'll let you know.

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