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(Singing to himself)

♪♪boot do bee do dooping boot ah dob ee do do.♪ do do do do do.

♪♪Do do do do do do do do do. do do do♪♪ do dee dah doe doe

♪♪Doe doe doe doe day day dah dee

Sure is pretty out there, isn't it.

It's white.

Careful honey. Don't skid, don't skid.

Boy, these roads are icy, aren't they, huh?

Anyway, to finish this story...

The captain turned to me, he said " Kid, take these 2 men back to Regimental Area"

I said "Well okay, that's all right sir. I says "What do I do?"

So he says "You know what you are? I said "No Sir.

He said "You are not an Ambulance Driver." I said "What?"

Ambulance driver, Ha ha.

Me? Harry White. I get sick when I see a bandage. Ha ha ha ha.

Ah, I'm going 20 miles outta' my way but I don't mind taking you fellas back to the rear.

Could have been sent to the front.

Front? What front?

Harry. Why did the front have strictly rear echelon?

Harry, you're going to the rear, ain't ya.

At least you're gonna get some hot chow.

Hot chow.

I got some waiting for me at the depot.

They make a 2 inch steak smart. Ha ha.

Beaucoup?

Yes, so beaucoup. Local, but beaucoup. You know what I mean?

Enough to set a man to worrying.

Why should you worry. She'd wait for you.

What makes you think she'd wait for me?

It's a cinch. You're a beaucoup guy, ain't ya?

Ha ha ha. That's very good. Ha ha ha ha.

Yeah. That was very very good. Ha ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha ha ha.

What are ya looking for soldier? Krauts? Ha ha.

Ain't no krauts around here.

No. The front's way behind us, friends.

World War Two is way back there.

(German)

Aired Oct. 13, 1964

Here we are, men.

My gun over my shoulder and we're all set.

Little Harry White will get you a shave and a shower, boys.

What do ya got in that thing? A safe?

It's my good conduct medal, fellas.

Ha ha ha.

Yeah, amen.

Sergeant.

Sound the trumpets.

Real heroes. Purple hearties.

Give 'em the best.

They deserve it.

-He's a real social drinker, ain't he. -Yeah.

The Draft Board's been having a real hard time these days.

Awww, Sergeant.

Hey eh.

Any chance of uh,

a couple of hot showers while we're here.

Sure. Clean clothes too.

I'll give you a requisition.

-Well, thanks. -Fine.

Hey Sergeant. How's the action in the town?

On second thought, skip it.

I mean,you and me don't have the same taste.

That's life.

What was that you said again Serge, that's life?

Ah, what wisdom.

Wait a minute. Let me mark that down.

Put it next to my heart. That's life. Wonderful, yeah.

Well, that's the way it goes. Men, have a good time.

You know Serge, you think I'm a loudmouth, don't you?

Well, you know you're not far wrong. I am.

You're right.

Well, I'd like to bid you gentlemen welcome.

Dew's good gift shop.

Tan House, steam boiler.

From the looks of things, you fellas need the works.

Especially you. Ha ha..

Got your requisitions.

(chatter)

Don't touch them. A draw.

Go ahead. Keep anything you want going.

-I'm gonna have to end here. -I'll take a piece of it.

I'm watching everything. That's 240 to you, right?

Oh yeah. Hold it there.

20 bucks. Put it down there.

-Alright. Anybody can make a mistake. -Wait a minute.

Don't get mad, don't yell. Don't..You're not mad are ya?

No, I'm not mad. Ah, just come on down.

I thought you were mad. Ha ha.

We may be here 'till the end of the war.

-Stare at 'em. -Eleven!

Ha ha ha. Isn't that something.

Aah. Don't touch 'em. You're liable to get poisoned.

They're diseased.

Men, put it all down. I'll cover any point of it.

(chatter}

-You're not mad at me? -No I'm not mad at you.

-That was Rory's. -Whadda ya say.

Aah.

Look at that.

Michael. This might be the one to..Hey.

You look pretty sharp. How you feeling after your cold shower.

Turned out to be a hot one.

Well, if you got connections, you got connections.

Listen. You want to get in to this thing

Put in a couple of bob and see what happens.

Here they go friends. The lights are going out in the ballpark.

Confirm a deal.

That was eleven.

Put 'em in there.

Men. I said put it in there.

I love it. Five and high. Five and high.

Don't take any, leave it. Leave it.

Alright. Let's go Harry. Roll it.

I gotta get my money back. Now roll the dice.

Watch it. Watch it go.

Oh, listen to the chimes.

Win, win...

Yeah!

Ha ha ha ha ha.

You never saw anything in your life like it. Did ya. Ha ha ha.

You sure make a lot of naturals.

Yah.

Yeah, you're right. It is a lot of passes.

You know what? You never want to overdo a good thing.

Wait a minute Harry. You can't, you can't break up the game.

You stay right here.

Leave my money there, will ya.

Alright, alright. Quiet down. Look..

Alright.

Come on. Let's go.

One more throw, okay.

This is it.

Put it right down in there.

It's not gonna hurt ...

One for the road as they say.

Ha ho.

Men. I old you that was the...

It was a swell game. Are you dudes waiting for me?

Hold on a second. You can't break up a game this way.

Leave the dice. Leave the dice.

Yeah alright.

Okay. Fine. Here uh, carry

You keep 'em warm for me, huh. Right, good luck.

Boy, what luck that guy's got.

Alright, let's go.

-Let's get our money back. -I'll tell you something.

Come on.

That does it. You wanna get in on it.

-Ten dollars. -Alright.

Okay, your dice. If you want in, let's go.

-Take that move. -Come on.

Get some money up there Kirby.

I don't think so.

I got a feeling the luck stays with the dice.

Why that dirty chisel. Let's get him.

Harry, have it your way.

-Hey Kirby? -Yeah.

You know, that fuel I got for your hot shower.

I siphoned it out of Harry's truck.

(laughter)

Serves him right.

Yeah, I was gonna replace it when the fuel truck come in this morning.

Uh.

Could get stuck in the middle of nowhere though, couldn't he..

Let him walk.

Yeah. It'll do him good to learn how the other half lives.

Hey uh Kirby, let me ask you somethin'. How'd you know them dice was loaded?

I didn't.

Guess Harry thought I did though, The way he piled outta here.

Huh.

I want a beer. You gonna buy me a beer, Malloy?

Uh uh, you buy me a beer, I'm broke. Are you kidding?

Cold out here.

Whew.

-Harry really did it, didn't he? -Sure did.

Time for my jeep.

I'm gonna hit the sack. Eh, buddy.

Ha ha. Don't forget to come back huh.

You too.

(loud explosion)

(multiple explosions)

(Sounds of battle)

Hey, it's you. What's going on?

What's the matter? Can't you get it started?

Huh? Some...some creep back there must have stole my gas or something.

Seen a house, a barn in there.

Yeah. Yeah, back the road about 200 yards.

Lots of stuff. They're getting too close. We can't stay here. Come on.

Hey wait, wait, wait.

Wait up.

-(French) -Huh?

Take his clothes off.

Oh?

I will, get blanket.

Good, yeah.

And don't you know what get's around to her saying to me...

"I want a bowl of chop sooy" I said to mister Middy

You ain't getting no bowl of chop suey.

At this time of night?

I don't know why I'm telling you. You don't know what a bowl of chop suey means. Ow.

Hot. You know I heard about different places, where

a cup of soup? Just a cup of soup would be welcome.

You know, you're not gonna do it. You think they'll let you in?

You bet your life they wouldn't let you in.

Ah, you folks are real nice to let us American fighting men in.

Welcoming us in with open arms.

Yes sir-ee. You're real good allies.

A few years I'll think back of this little farmhouse

Meeting you folks like this.

Hey, you know what? You speak real good English.

Where'd you learn to parlez vous English like that?

-In school. -In school, huh.

Huh huh. Nobody knows.

Yeah, I study the English very hard, you know.

Hmm.

Did you ever think about taking a little trip to America after the war, honey?

You know, America?

Yeah. That's my dream, mister Harry.

But um, I'm afraid that it's an impossible dream.

Naw, no it's not impossible.

Nothing's impossible.

That's if you...have somebody that, uh

Has the know how, and uh connections, and believe me, I have ...

I've a lot of connections.

Um...

You are an important man in America, Monsieur Harry.

No monsieur Harry. Just Harry White, eh.

All right.

Well, if I say so myself. Let's just say that Harry White knows how to

Wheel and deal, firshay.

Uh huh.

Then what am I worrying about.

Big operator like you ought to be able to

rustle up a little gas for a truck, shouldn't he?

Well, you slept 3 hours, monsieur.

You feel better, yes?

Much better.

-Thanks for your help. -Your friend was worried.

He told us how he saved your life.

Oh. This is my grandfather, Mister Gireaux.

And my name is Claudette. And you're Private Kirby. Right?

Yeah huh. That's me.

Blam

(French)The Boche. They are coming.

(French)Sit down. It's okay. Don't worry.

All the others in our family are dead.

Grandfather cannot accept it.

He looks at the pictures, and

talks to them, asks them, to come home.

Oh. We hear the guns

and grandfather fears, the Boche will come back.

What kinda...You don't have to worry about anything like that.

Just a little kraut raiding party.

Kirby, our guys will be here in the morning

Clear them all out. I get some gas, then pfft.

We take off, right?

Well, then, I get the clothes.

Have soup, mister Kirby.

Now you dress.

And I will fix you something all to eat.

Hey, come on. Give me a hand with my shirt, will ya?

You can manage.

Can I uh, can I help ya?

No. Do not bother, Harry.

Oh hey. It's no bother at all.

Uh,

Listen, uh

In the truck, I got some sugar and coffee and

A couple bottles of coniac even.

It's a, a roving commisary, honey.

-Huh. -You're generous Harry.

Look uh...

Why don't the two of us,.

What say the two of us walk down to the truck huh.

What say she stays in the house. Okay.

What? You want her for yourself?

How could I hope to beat your time, huh?

Ha.

Don't try.

Oh, uh, honey.

What I got in that bag there is beaucoup valuable. You understand that?

You understand?

Valuable, huh.

What'd you do? Catch a pay master in one of your crap games.

Knock it off. What I got in my bag, I got legitimate.

You understand?

(snoring)

(Whistling)

(Whistling and snoring)

-Honey? -Um huh.

You need...

a little drink with Harry?

No. Duty.

-Ohh. What?

Little drink isn't gonna hurt you.

-Uh uh. It's very late,very late. -Put it, put it down.

Now!

Have to go to bed here.

Please, no.Wait a minute.

Hey in there. Darling, let's, Wait a minute honey.

I am feeling quite tired.

Darling. Let's wait a minute. Listen. listen...

Let me go, please sir, please.

Now you can wait a minute darling.

-Please Harry! -Let's sit down.

Wait a minute.

(four hard Knocks on door.)

Knock Knock Knock Knock.

Knock Knock Knock Knock.

Knock Knock Knock Knock.

Knock Knock Knock Knock.

(French) Claudette.

It's alright. It's grandfather's friend. Monseur Duvais.

It's all right. It's Mister Duvais.

(French)

What's he saying?

He said the Boche have broken through in this whole area.

(French)

I will go.

Claudette, you, Duvais, must leave from here.

-What? What's he saying? -He said we must go, now.

(French)

What's he saying now.

He said we must go to Remis.

The closest town held by the Alliance.

Yeah?

It's about 20 km from here.

We must keep to the woods, though, because the Boche tanks are on road.

Look, we can get outta here in 2 minutes. But

Why do you and your grandfather have to go?

-Here. -It'll be a rough trip for him

Well, grandfather was in the Resistance. If

the Boche find him, they kill him.

We're going with you.

(French)

(French, shouting)

-Calm yourself, father. -No. My god, my god.

(French, weeping)

(French., Whispering quietly to calm him)

Hey Kirby.

Lookit, those krauts will be here any minute. We gotta get on the ball and

-Get outta here! -We'll go, we'll go as soon as they get ready.

Hey. Are you out of your skull. Take an old guy like that

and that dame alone we'll never make it.

They helped us. Now we're gonna help them.

If you don't like it, go on. Take off on your own.

-You know as well as I do... -I'm not leaving 'em!

It's gonna be rough enough going cross country on the snow.

Better leave that sack of lead here.

This'd be the last thing I'd leave.

Okay, but you don't keep up, that's your problem.

Don't worry. I'll keep up. No sweat.

Claudette. Bring some bed linen. Needle and thread.

What do you need the bed and the needle and thread for?

Camouflage.

Uh.

I can't...I can't take another step.

Take Grandpa's shoes and socks off.

We'll build a fire and try to dry him out.

Yous too. They're wet aren't they?

Let me take off my boots, you take off your own boots.

If you start a fire around here you'll have every kraut in the area on us.

We'll be stuck here running around barefoot if they show up.

Ever see a case of frostbite?

I've seen frostbite on a rabbit's nose.

I've seen guys have

lifted out of foxholes.

They never walked again.

Your arm. It is hurt, yes.

That's okay.

When we move out

Monsieur Gireaux rides on the sled.

Your bags got to stay here.

The bag goes where I go.

It's too heavy.

I said, the bag goes where I go.

What's in it?

None of your business.

You better believe it's my business if we're gonna risk four lives for it.

Now, open it up or I'm gonna blast the lid off.

Ha ha okay.

All right.

But be prepared to have your eyes bugged out of the sockets of your head.

You're gonna see something valued.

You ain't ever seen before.

This is something beautiful Kirby.

Just want people to believe it.

You ready?

This, and take a look at that. Huh. See it.

Ain't it beautiful. You know what it is?

Genuine sterling silver. 1790 antique.

Genuine antique. Service for 16. And a big gravy spoon too, huh.

You've been lugging this around.

Evidently, You didn't hear what I said Kirby. I said it's genuine antique.

1790, service for sixteen.

-Where'd you get it? -Ah, don't worry.

I paid cash on the barrel head for it. I didn't steal it or anything like that.

Now what are you shaking your head about.

-I just don't understand.. -You don't understand what?

How could anybody be so stupid.

What do you mean, stupid?

-You're lugging this junk around... -It's not junk.

You carry this junk around the whole war for some Jane back

Not some Jane. Not some Jane, Kirby.

It's for my mother. You understand that.

It's for my mother.

Yeah. She...she never had much most of her life, including me.

But now she's gonna have something.

We come from a little town where things like this mean a lot.

Now she's gonna have something that means a lot too. She...

She can give a tea party if she wants.

And people'll be proud to come.

I got tea service in there. I got a silver set that'll knock your eyes out.

I got trays, I got a teapot, I got everything.

Why she can play like she's a queen if she wants.

Wherever I go...

This goes with me.

Can't Harry. We're gonna have the sled for the old man. He can't make it without it.

Nuts to the old man.

You're going out there in the woods and bury the stuff where we can't see and you can come back for it later.

You bury this and you bury me with it.

Okay.

You pack it but on your back like you said, okay.

Right!

(French)

Grandfather says you must walk or you will freeze.

Well, you can't say it's me that's holding up the parade this time, huh.

What do you suggest? We leave him here?

I didn't say leave him here.

Don't say nothing.

Put your gear on the sled.

(French)

Grandfather said we must look for powerlines.

That will be the way to Remis.

(French)

He said you must walk.

Unh, uh, unh

Hey. Come back here. Come back!

Come back.

Snow.

That's all we need.

Your grandfather's asleep.

You better rest some too.

I will stay with him.

Ow. Ow.

It's bad with Harry, isn't it?

He's finally in the war.

Ow.

What is it?

It's nothing. Just let me alone.

Come on now. What's wrong with you.

Nothing, I tell ya. It's just cold, that's all.

You gonna be able to keep up... when we move outta here.

Sure I'll be able to move on with the rest of you's. It's just cold I told ya.

Ow. Ow.

It's your feet, isn't it?

They feel like they weigh 50 pounds apiece.

Ow. Ow.

Eh.

Ah.

Oww.

Ah.

(rips cloth)

(tears more.)

Is it bad?

Huh. Is it bad?

You never saw it like this on a rabbit's nose.

Kirby.

I'll take care of him.

Huh?

I know something of nursing.

You understand.

I'll care for him.

You do what you can for it.

Aw.

Unh.

It hurts.

-Yes? -Yes.

Oww. Ow.

That, that silver I showed you.

You believe I paid for it. Don't you?

When you love somebody so much, you don't steal anything lIke that.

You believe that I paid for it, don't you.

Yes Harry.

I do.

You kinda think he`s a hero, don`t you.

Well, maybe he is.

I don`t need to blow my own horn, but

If I had to, I could do the same thing.

All men cannot be brave the same way, Harry.

We gotta go.

It feels better now, yes?

Thank you.

Sorry you have to wake him Claudette.

We gotta move out of here.

Claudette?

He was tired.

For a long time, he was tired.

Oh grand...

Grandpa.

Savages, des Boche.

Unh Unh

sob, Grand, sob Grandpere.

The snow has stopped.

I see the wires.

Get ready to move out. Come on, we're going.

Claudette.

Come on.

Hey.

Hey look. Down there.

It's one of our jeeps.

-Wait a minute. -Hey, Harry

Harry, come back here.

Hey fellas. Hey, fellas.

Harry. Come back here. Come back here!

Harry! Come back!

(Gunfire erupts)

Hang on.

(Jeep turns over, won't start)

Why?

I had an idea back there.

It was just an idea.

(jeep still not starting)

They're all over the whole area.

Help me get him on a sled.

Wait a minute.

Just take her and get outta here.

You'll never make it with me along.

-Let us worry 'bout that. -Now listen.

Just take the girl and get outta here Kirby.

We'll get you under the jeep.

Chances are they won't see you and we'll

circle around and get back to you.

Kirby.

Just keep going.

And don't come back.

Come on.

Come on.

I'll see they come for it.

We'll see she gets it.

Subs by Jack T