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Hold your fire.

All clear Sarge.

Where's Johnson?

He's coming in.

He was on the flight with Lieutenant Hanley.

Did you see Sergeant Slocum get it?

Right beside me.

He had blasted a pavleg.

Hey Tommy.

Give me a smoke.

Hey Doc.

Take a look at Kirby's arm.

That's alright Sarge. I'll wait 'till they set up the Aid Station.

Aid Station? Here?

Is this as far as we're gonna go?

Yeah, we're being relieved.

New orders.

We're to hold up here 'till the line straightens out. Move on ahead with the others.

Hey Lieutenant. You gotta be kidding.

We've been on the move for 23 days without a break, Lieutenant.

It's a tough war.

Saunders. Get me a phone hookup.

Also, I need some headquarters room at the chateau.

-Right Lieutenant. -Get the men inside. Get some rest.

Company's sending up what replacements they've got.

You better, uh, assign somebody else to Sergeant Slocum's job. 'Till they send up a replacement for him.

Alright. Let's get that phone hooked up, and get this stuff inside.

All of you, inside.

Come on. Hey Marcus. Move it.

Thomas. Take my pack gear.

Jackson. What do you think you're doing.

Lieutenant said for a man to take over.

Yeah, I know. Caje.

Yeah.

Take over. 1st squad.

Alright you guys. Inside.

Aired Jan 19, 1965

Huh.

Kinda reminds you of home, don't it.

Look, let's set the radio up in there. Try to hook your lines up there, huh.

Get the radio over there, huh.

Doc. Take your wounded up here. Fix 'em up, huh.

-What's up here? -Nothing.

All the windows are smashed. There's a million holes in the roof.

Hey Sarge.

Did I hear right outside. One of your men gets to replace Slocum?

Until a new Sergeant gets here.

I'm the senior man in Slocum's squad.

I know.

Have to get this phone hooked up. See if maybe you can get some of these lights working huh.

Yeah okay Sarge.

Poker, anybody?

Come on fellas. Gonna be here for awhile. Let's get a little party going here huh.

Eh Tommy.

Bring a chair over here. Let's play some poker.

Tommy?

Poker.

Sure.

Come on fellas. Where's the old school spirit?

You don't expect Tommy and me to play alone, do you?

How about it, Marcus?

Wide eye.

Beats siting and waiting.

Hmph. Ain't you gonna play Marcus?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

He's gonna play, Kirby. So are you. Come on.

Uh. Might as well.

It's raining too hard to go to the beach anyway.

Now you're talking. How about it up there fellas. Come on.

Huh?

Get a little action going here.

Alright fellas. Get up your money.

Let us shuffle.

Those are good lookin' cards, Jackson.

Huh, first deck I ever saw that looks like they oughta have a purple heart.

I think they're good enough to take your money, suckers.

Okay, what's it gonna be. Low ball. High low.

Five card stud for an opener. You name it.

Well I don't care. Go ahead. Dealer's choice, anything.

Alright, I say five card stud. Nothing wild but the players.

S's are mighty.

Little old gray haired mother always used to say, When it's raining on the roof son, she'd say

Always deal five card stud, nothing wild.

Nice gentle old sweet lady always went to church a lot.

And she always dealt herself aces, back to back.

Let's make it 50 francs. One US dollar just to sweeten up the festivities.

Taking him out Sarge.

-What's your name? -Kelly.

-Kelly huh. -Yeah. With a green necktie.

How long were you in Sergeant Slocum's squad?

I came up as a filler when we hit that St. Pierre place back there.

Things aren't gonna be the same without him.

He was a good joe.

-What's your name? -Burton.

See ya.

Your bet.

Sorry, chum.

Your name is Wallace, right?

Hey Sarge.

What are you doing? Taking a census.

Don't forget me huh.

Name is Jackson, with a capital "J".

I uh, I came ashore at Omaha.

For which the krauts have been very sorry.

I got all my own teeth, I'm a natural leader of men. Least, I always thought I was, 'till today.

Ah, come on Jackson, don't you want to get in on this.

Yeah, sure.

Hey Tommy.

A smoke.

Hey, this here 2nd Platoon, Company K?

That's right. You a replacement?

Yeah, Sarge.

Boy. It sure is pouring out there.

Well, it's dry as a bone here. You play poker?

Aw. Pull up a seat. Join the club.

-What's your name? - Hicks. Barney Hicks.

-Any experience in combat? -Yeah. A little.

Caje here's the acting squad leader.

That's right Hicks.

You see, we lost our Sergeant. Caje is substituting.

That's funny. I always thought a substitute came from the same squad.

I guess I'm wrong. Right Sarge.

That's right Jackson.

You're wrong.

Saunders.

Got the headquarters set up yet?

-Yes Lieutenant. -What about the phone.

Just about.

Well. What's your game.

Dealers choice.

Heh heh. Guess you been dealing a lot huh.

You just sit yourself down right over there and I'm gonna deal some more.

Yeah. Alright.

Hey Caje.

How about it. We've got room for one more.

That is unless playing is against the rules for a brand new temporary squad leader.

I'm busy.

That's what I like, a real friendly crowd.

Yeah.

That's it fellas. Looks like we're gonna have ourselves a long night here.

Ah well.

I always did like playing poker in the rain.

We move out our objective's gonna be a German road block. S-2 reports just about a mile north of here.

Now Lieutenant wants you to pick out a couple of men to go out on patrol. Scout it.

Check on the German defenses there.

Right.

How about it Caje. You change your mind?

-Nope. -Oh yugg.

Gee I forgot. You gotta pick yourself a couple of heroes, don't ya.

Yup.

I was thinking of you and me, Jackson

Just a routine patrol.

Look for patrols don't bother me none.

But breaking up a winning streak to go out in a rainstorm.

It's gotta be illegal.

Right Tommy?

I'll go Caje.

Thomas. Are you nuts?

It's pouring cats and dogs.

You part duck, Thomas.

Boy.

Some people need their head examined.

Who asked you, Marcus?

Whaddaya say Caje. We still allow volunteers in this man's army.

It's okay. I'll go. I don't mind the rain.

And, I don't really like poker.

Alright Thomas. Get your things on.

Fellas, I have seen about everything.

What are you talking about?

You heard your Sergeant's own hand picked squad leader okay it.

Or maybe Caje isn't capable of making the decision. Maybe I should have been made squad leader.

What's the matter with me anyway? My feet too long. My helmet on wrong?

Don't I know how to handle myself?

You know how to handle yourself alright. I been watching you for three days.

Ever since you came to this platoon.

You always take care of number one, don't you.

Remember. Avoid contact.

And check the routes of approach and the locations of the German machine guns.

Hey Tommy.

Um,

Don't you worry about losing a thing.

Your old buddy, Jackson here, is gonna take care of you.

Yes sir, ten percent of everything I win in this game is going in a little pile just for you.

Ten percent Tommy.

You'll do better than if you stayed here and played for yourself.

Now, let's see. Where were we? Oh yeah.

A little, five card draw huh.

What's the matter, Kirby? You quitting the game?

Ah Doc's supposed to take a look at my wound.

Now you hurry right back boy.

Yes sir.

You know,

My little old gray haired mother.

She sure did love this game.

Did you really have a mother, Jackson?

Your buddy open.

Pass.

(knock knock)

I'll open it for 5 bucks.

Hmm. Doesn't look so good.

Hmph. Hee hee hee. You're not kidding me Doc. I didnt know it was that bad.

Well, I didn't say it was that bad. I just

Sarge. He picked up some infection in this arm. I think he oughta see a doctor.

Yeah, me too Sarge.

You'll never get away with it Kirby.

Not with Saunders. He doesn't play favorites.

-Go on. Get going. -Hey thanks Sarge.

You know something Hicks.

I've often heard it said but I never believed it 'till now.

That in this war, it's not what you know,

It's who you know that counts.

(loud snoring)

It's my bet, right?

I'll try, 50 francs.

I'll call you and I'll raise you fifty.

Wait a minute.

Did you raise me fifty?

Alright.

I, I'll call that and I'll raise you, 100 francs.

Hey uh,

Reckon I'll stay.

Seven, Queen, deuce, four

(a rising sound of bomber aircraft)

Ours?

Yeah.

Yeah, That way they'll soften them up for us.

That sounds like they're gonna do an awful lot of softening up.

Well, don't let it go to your head.

The more of our planes going over, the more krauts we're gonna have to tangle with when we move in.

Ace bets.

Ace Queen bets...

Fifty.

Pair of 6's.

(knock knock)

Pair of Queens.

Two Jacks and Deuces.

Nothing.

A hundred and fifty.

I'll bump that a hundred.

What am I doing. You got a pair of Queens, well I did it.

Fold.

(knock knock) Take it easy.

I'll see you, raise you fifty.

Can't you see that?

Hey Doc. Would you like to play? Why don't you get in.

His mind ain't on the game.

Well, you're just breaking my heart.

Alright.

I don't believe you got a...two pair there. I'm gonna bump you.

I got the two pair alright.

And what do you know, he got 'em.

How ever they're not quite as good as a...

three deuces, I win.

A few more bucks for the Jackson aid society and...

and ten percent for Tommy, Thomas.

(running footsteps)

You get to see the road block.

Yeah, I saw it. It's gonna be tough.

A dozen krauts with sub-machine guns. Come on. Let's go.

Now the only point we have to worry about is over there.

Somewhere in there there's a machine-gun nest.

Once we're on the other side we're home free.

That's a lot of open space.

Well, we made it coming, we'll make it going back Tom.

I'm gonna go across to the other side to give you cover in case you need it.

Now, don't move until then. Understand?

Boy, cover me.

Caje.

Caje.

-Caje? -Shut up.

Are you alright?

Shut up. Don't tell them where you are.

Tommy. Listen to me.

Don't try and cross here.

Go the long way.

The long way.

To the left, by the trees.

Get to the Lieutenant.

Tell him about the roadblock.

But you won't get out.

They'll kill you Caje. They'll kill you.

Shut up. Do as I say.

Go for it.

Tommy.

Tommy, go back.

Tommy, go back.

Tommy.

Tommy.

Tommy, you crazy fool. What'd you do that for.

You shouldn't have volunteered here for. For no reason you should have come here.

I...had to...play cards.

I, I had to.

J, Jackson, he

He knows what hap, happened.

You're gonna get me back, aren't you Caje?

I am. I am, Tommy.

My raise.

Hey Littlejohn. The bet is around to you. You gonna play?

Doc. Loan me 500 francs.

I'll raise you 250.

Well.

I gotta keep you on this one.

Umm.

That was a big pot, for such a small pair.

Yeah. Why don't you quit now.

Doc, here's your money back. Now, lay off me will ya.

Let's try a little plain old-fashioned, open on anything guts.

Yeah. That's a very fine game to play. Yeah.

Sarge.

Yeah?

Littlejohn's losing his shirt out there.

So.

Well, it's money he was saving for back home after the war. He's got this girl back there and

Now he hasn't heard from her.

My job is squad leader, not a mailman.

Alright Doc. I'll take care of it.

Whata you know. The medic is a chaplain too. What'd you do in civilian life sonny?

I was a bouncer.

No kidding.

My little old gray haired mother used to tell me,

Son. Always admire a man with a sense of humor.

Jackson, you in or out?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm in.

How did it go?

What do you mean?

Now, come on.

You went in there to get mother hen to look after her lost chicken.

Jackson.

I've had it with you.

Where's the Sarge?

He's over there.

Hold it Lieutenant. Scout patrol just coming in.

How'd you make out?

Road blocks well guarded.

A dozen or so men.

A lot of them coming in.

Machine gun,

Lieutenant. Looks like it's gonna be rough.

Krauts are dug in tight. Reinforce platoon.

Yes sir.

What's wrong?

Thomas got it.

He's dead.

You weren't supposed to make contact.

I know that.

But we had to go through an open space.

A machine gun nest pinned us down.

He got it saving me.

I should have made Jackson go.

Thomas volunteered didn't he?

I know.

But out there he told me he had to.

He had to?

Why?

I don't know.

But he said that Jackson knew what happened.

Littlejohn. Get on the phone.

Why is everyone afraid to mention it?

Two of them went out, didn't they. And only one come back.

Come on Hicks.

Well he's dead.

Isn't he?

Sarge, if you're taking over Littlejohn's hand, the bet is around to you.

How long did you know Private Thomas, Jackson.

Not too long.

We were together in the same outfit before we got transferred to Hanley's platoon, maybe 2 months.

Why?

Did you like each other?

Yeah, we were real buddies.

Why?

Did Thomas say different? Caje.

Should he have?

What is this? The third degree?

Huh!

It's too bad about Thomas.

Don't nobody's got any guarantees. Anybody can get it any time.

You can stop me if I'm wrong, but you had men volunteer for patrols before, right.

You sure Thomas volunteered?

You sure?

Hey Sarge. Medical Aid's on the phone.

They want to keep Kirby for a couple of days and they want to talk to you.

Ah, boy, this?

This war's a lead pipe cinch if you got friends in the right places, you know.

I, I get the business because a guy volunteers for me, you see.

And his buddy, get's a couple of days free ride because he got a lousy scratch.

What do we uh, what were, what were we playing here? Everybody says, uh guts?

Sounds like a lot of planes.

Right fellas. Come on will ya!

It's playing poker huh.

Hey Marcus, did you see me

Did you see me hold a, a knife to Thomas's throat...eh.

Did I twist his arm, Doc?

Did I make him volunteer, huh?

Let's let some

Sergeant come in and start talking about something he don't know anything about.

He and, and uh, right away the big freeze is on huh.

How'd it happen Caje?

Thomas was killed saving my life.

Machine-gun nest had me pinned down the mud hole.

He ran right in their line of fire with a grenade.

Wiped them out.

Hey, come on will ya Caje. You think anybody's gonna swallow that?

I knew Tommy. See, I served with him in the same outfit. Don't tell me he was a hero.

He cost 2 men their lives.

That's right. They, they investigated him for it. You know what happened?

They had to drop the charges, see, because of insufficient evidence.

But everybody knew that this kid was a coward. I mean, come on, the whole Company knew it.

Now that's what Thomas was afraid of.

That'd you'd tell us about it.

That's why he did everything you asked him.

That's why he volunteered.

Come on. Let's play a little 5 card stud here.

Alright, saddle up.

We'll meet Lieutenant Hanley and we're moving in under the artillery barrage.

Hey. This here 2nd platoon, K Company?

What are you doing here?

Ha ha ha. I had somebody get some wires crossed

Hey. You guys know what those guys back there do?

Sit around talking about how much fun you're having up here. Hah!

What a bunch of screwballs huh.

Hey Sarge.

You wouldn't make me carry the BAR, would you?

I mean I'm still wounded you know. This things pretty heavy.

I'll carry it for you goldbrick.

Hey, you're a good troop, Littlejohn.

I tell you what. I'll carry your pack.

Hey. Thank you back.

Hah!

Any of you fellas see my helmet?

Huh?

Oh, here it is.

Hey Griffin ole buddy. You want to give me a hand getting this raincoat on.

Huh. Come over here.

Alright!

You're all acting so self righteous, and so holier than thou. I'm gonna give it to you straight.

Yeah. Yeah, I gave Tommy the business, that's right.

You know why? Because he had it coming to him. Because the kid was a coward.

I know what I'm talking about. I've seen it. Ever since Omaha beach.

You know how many guys there are in my squad, that came over with me that are still alive.

Me!

That's it. That's all. Just me.

Half of them got it 2 days after we landed.

And the last 2 of them got it just a couple of months ago.

I saw them die.

Guys I lived with. Guys I landed with.

Killed!

On account of a lousy stinking coward.

He saved my life.

You're a liar Caje.

Tell me you're a liar.

He saved my life.

Jackson.

Fall in behind Costello and Hicks.

They're green so watch out for 'em huh.

Subs by Jack T

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