A Guy Named Joe Page #11

To mrs. Ted randall!

Hooray!

To mr. Randall!

Hooray!

Well,

What's the matter?

I was just thinking,

You were pretty sure of

Yourself, weren't you?

Why,

What do you mean?

What would you have done

If I'd said no?

Ho ho. Play the other one, boys!

Oh, no!

'Tention!

What is this,

A convention?

Carry on, boys.

Congratulate me,

Sir.

O.k. What for?

Dorinda and I are

Gonna be married.

No?

Yes!

Oh, is that right?

That's right, al.

Oh, that's swell.

Congratulations,

Ted.

Thank you very much,

Sir.

I feel a little bit

Like a late spring frost

Coming in here

Like this,

But your replacements are here

And nails wants you to

Whip them into shape.

When?

I'm afraid

Right now.

He didn't know this was gonna happen.

O.k., o.k.

Come on, fellas,

Let's go!

A lot of firsts

For me today.

First time

I ever got engaged.

The first time I ever

Led my own squadron.

Don't forget to

Keep the wine cold.

And the food hot.

Sure thing.

Follow me over

To field.

Wish me luck,

Darling.

You won't need it.

Oh, and keep my medal for me, will ya?

Are you sure

You trust me with it?

Oh,

What do you think?

Climb in, romeo.

You know, you're not sitting

As pretty as you think you are.

You're engaged,

All right,

But you're not

Married yet.

You really

Wanna keep her?

Well, I'm gonna

Tell you something.

She just loves

Crazy fliers.

She always has.

How do you think

I ever got her?

Go on,

Put on something fancy,

Money bags.

She'd love it.

So would nails.

Why don't you break

Away from the squadron?

Tell 'em to keep

Their eye on you,

You'll show 'em what the

Service really expects of 'em.

Go on, kid, you won't get into trouble.

Go ahead. She thinks you're wonderful.

Don't disappoint her.

Put on a show for her.

Lieutenant rourke,

Assume commander

Of squadron.

Tell the new men to

Keep an eye on me.

I'll give them a small idea

Of what we expect down here.

Roger.

What's he doing?

I don't know, honey.

But whatever it is,

It ain't good.

This plane'll hold up under

Anything. You know that.

Come on,

You lady killer,

Fly this crate right

Down to the wing bolts.

And don't forget this.

She once had a guy who really

Knew how to fly an airplane.

She can fly

This well herself.

Go on, fly it.

Go on down there and take

The tops off those trees.

Hey, hey, take it

Easy now, take it easy.

You don't have to

Overdo it, you know.

Nails is going to

Love that one.

Nice flying.

Yeah.

Well, from now on, son,

It's between you

And your maker.

I'm stuck, I can't

Think of anything more.

Sir.

Oh, thanks,

Sergeant.

Well, looks like

We're gonna do something

Besides play around here

For the rest of the day.

Oh, colonel yackey.

Yes, sir.

See ya later, honey.

Colonel, tell that young

Idiot to report to me

The minute he lands.

Yes, sir.

Just what did

You do that for?

I don't know.

I guess I was kind of a fool.

Yeah, I guess

You were.

You might have been

A fool, ted,

But you're the kind

Of fool that knows

How to fly

An airplane.

There's nothing I can

Do for you now, bub.

Come on. The boss wants to see you.

This'll cost that guy

Every leave he'll have

For the next

6 months.

He'll have to get married

In the guard house.

Oh, yeah,

That's possible.

By the way, the boss wants to see you.

Me?

Mm-hmm.

O.k, but let me see

What nails does to him.

After that,

I can take anything.

I just wanna see how

He takes a demotion.

You go on home.

I'll be over to see

You after I'm through.

Don't worry.

It may not be

As bad as you think.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Sergeant, drive

Miss durston to her quarters.

Bye.

You wanted

To see me, sir.

Yes. I watched that

Show you put on up there.

I'm sorry, sir. I

Don't know why I did it.

Guess I went

A little overboard.

I know why

You did it.

Don't do those things, captain.

You're a squadron

Commander now.

Yes, sir.

What's the matter with you?

You going soft?

This guy

Should be busted.

You're good, randall.

You're so good, I've got a

Job here you might go for.

I'll take it, sir.

Better have

A look at it first.

What is this,

A tea par...

I'll still take it,

Sir.

You understand, this

Is no ordinary mission?

Headquarters

Seem to think a p-38

Is the ship

To do it.

See that?

That's palibuk,

Palibuk island.

Right there

Is the biggest

Enemy munitions dump

In the pacific.

Observation gives us

Clear weather all the way.

You'll take off

In time to be

Over palibuk

Around midnight.

Just get

Your bombs in,

Then twist out fast,

Right?

I understand, sir.

You must make every effort

To destroy your target

And then return,

Understand?

I'm not eager to have any

Dead heroes on my hands.

That's all.

Sergeant.

Yes, sir.

Bring your book.

Get me a3.

Imagine that.

If that'd been

Me up there,

I'd have been sent to scotland

For the rest of my life.

That guy draws on the

Juiciest job in the outfit.

A difference in character, I guess.

He's got a pretty tough

Assignment, at that.

Well,

You got one, too.

Me?

The boss wants to

See you, remember?

Oh, yeah.

I almost forgot.

Go on in.

I'll wait out here.

Come in.

Major sandidge

Reporting, sir.

At ease.

Well?

Well, there isn't

Much to say, sir.

I didn't think

It would do any harm

To put the kid

Through his paces.

That's not

The truth.

You were

Jealous of him.

Why should I be

Jealous of him, sir?

I'm a better flyer

Than he'll ever be.

Sit down.

Yes, sir.

I don't think

You really grasp

What our work is

All about up here.

Oh, yes sir,

Sure I do.

I know we're supposed to

Follow through with these men

And make better

Flyers out of them.

That's only

Part of it.

I'm sorry it wasn't made

Clearer to you at the beginning.

It isn't just you

As an individual

Helping your man

As an individual.

It's all of us working

Together for the future.

Every man

That ever flew...

It's hard for me to put

It into words, sandidge,

If you don't

Feel it.

I think

I understand, sir.

No, I don't think

You understand at all.

Let's put it this way.

Have you ever been up in

Your plane at night, alone,

Somewhere

- 20,000 feet above the ocean?

Yes, sir.

Did you ever hear

Music up there?

Perhaps.

Oh.

If you've heard it,

You'll remember it.

It's the music a man's

Spirit sings to his heart

When the earth's

Far away

And there isn't

Any more fear.

It's the high, fine,

Beautiful sound

Of an earthbound creature who grew wings

And flew up high

And looked straight

Into the face

Of the future

And caught just

For an instant

The unbelievable vision of

A free man in a free world.

If you haven't

Heard it,

There's no way

I can talk to you.

I've heard it.

I have heard it,

Sir.

I used to try to

Explain it to some kids,

But I could

Never find words.

Oh, children would understand. Sure.

Because the future

Belongs to them.

They're already

Moving into it.

They're going to climb

Out of the dust and muck

And lift up their heads and see the sky.

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