Buck Privates Page #8

- I can do that?

That's all right

but you can't do that.

- Back to your corners

and commence fighting.

I don't want to fight.

Get in there

and fight.

Mix it up.

Where is he?

You can't find me.

Oh! It didn't hurt.

One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine...

Count, count,

count!

All right, mix it up.

Herbie, give him the one-three.

The one-three.

- Herbie:
Huh?

- Okay, break...

One, three,

one, three.

Two!

- All right, break...

- Ooh, what a pretty picture.

- Oh, you like it?

- Yeah.

- One!

- Come on, count!

- Two.

- I think I can get up.

Three. Shall I get you some water?

- Come on!

- Three and a half.

Three and three

quarters.

Give him a chance.

Give him a chance.

Come on, now,

mix it, boys.

Herbie, give him

the old shoestring gag.

Hey, your shoelace

is untied.

Which one?

- Two, four, six...

- Wait a minute!

What's this "two, four,

six, eight, 10"?

What happened to one,

three, five, seven and nine?

- I don't like them numbers. They're odd.

- Put 'em in, I like 'em.

Break it up.

You feel all right? You've got

the best of him, haven't ya?

You'd like to go

20 rounds, wouldn't you?

I know.

What a lucky guy

that guy is.

The bell

just saved him.

I want you to go out there this

round and just keep wearing him down.

What are you trying to do, make me

look bad in there? Aw, you're a...

Come here a minute. Look

at him, he's all worn out.

You're fresh as a daisy.

Shut off

that alarm clock.

All right, you guys.

Come on.

- Full marching order in 15 minutes.

- Yes, sir.

K Company, full marching

order in 15 minutes!

K Company present

and accounted for, sir.

- March your company off.

- Yes, sir.

Right shoulder,

ho!

Right face!

Forward, ho!

- I'm going to write my congressman about this.

- Yeah, what's the idea?

Quiet, no talking

in the ranks!

Cover!

What'd I have

to join the army for?

- Defend your native soil.

- Well, they don't have to feed it to me.

- What is this all about?

- Looks like a sham battle to me.

- Sham battle?

- Yeah.

I should have

stayed home in bed.

Good morning, ladies and

gentlemen of the radio audience.

This is Mike Frankovitch

speaking to you directly

from the central

observation point

for the most extensive

army maneuvers ever

attempted by the United States

in peacetime.

Just remember

you're being watched

by umpires, by staff officers

whose duty it will be

to report on the conduct

of every company.

Unofficially,

I can tell you

that the company

receiving the best report

will be named top company

of this regiment.

How can the umpire figure out the right

answer if we don't really shoot the other guy?

That's easy.

Everybody knows that.

All you do is...

you tell him.

With a book of rules.

For example, if 10 of

our men of the white army

catch up with 8 men

of the blue army,

we outnumber them,

so we've captured them.

They cut loose

five of their tanks

against one of ours,

our tank is destroyed.

We have a plane that drops a flour

sack... that is supposed to be a bomb.

If it lights on a battery

of field artillery,

the battery is wiped out.

You understand?

Yeah, but how do I know

if I get killed?

The umpire hangs

a sign on you reading,

"This mug is as dead

as he looks. "

You see, that's

the only way they could...

All the latest developments in

mechanized air and land equipment

are being employed

in this extensive maneuver.

Present here to observe

these maneuvers

in addition to commanding

officers of the two opposing armies

are high ranking officials

of the War Department

as well as military observers

from Central and South America.

Take cover over here

on signal, men.

All right, up.

Wait a minute.

Where's Herbie?

Where's...?

Herbie, how did you

get up in that tree?

How did I get

up in the tree?

I sat on it

when it was an acorn!

Mmm-mmmm-mmmm.

Mike:
Latest reports

from the front indicate

that the blue army is rapidly

approaching the Schuylerton Reservoir

and it appears certain that they

will gain control of that vital spot

and be declared the winner

of these maneuvers.

Men, three miles

west of here is a blockhouse.

That's a marker

for the Schuylerton Reservoir.

Our section has been

given the vital job

of getting to that blockhouse

and blowing it up

before it can be surrounded

by the blue army.

We've got orders here to split

up into three patrols of four men.

Each patrol will attempt

to gain the objective

from a different approach.

One must get through

and blow up that blockhouse

before it's captured

by the blue army.

Now the first patrol,

Corporal Martin in charge,

Parker, Smith

and Brown.

Toss up your rifles.

No, come on.

Me, me.

- Stand still.

- Bob:
Shake a leg, Smitty.

Wait a minute.

Hold still now.

Lift me up.

Come here...

nobody.

- Come on.

- Wait for me, will you?

All right,

come on, fellas.

Martin!

Look out, Smitty.

That's loose rock.

Climb on up

to the next ledge.

Grab my ankle.

Climb up over me.

Work your way around that

next ledge and go back.

Thanks, fella,

you saved my life.

You owe me a nickel.

- You all right?

- Yeah.

Let's go.

Your inexperienced soldiers

have done a fine job

holding out

as long as they did.

They have done splendidly, but

the maneuver isn't lost yet.

One of our patrols

hasn't been captured

and it's just possible that those

men might reach their objective.

Bob:
It looks like we got

here ahead of the blue army.

Yep.

Go on, get down there

and blow up the blockhouse.

So you can tell Judy how you gave

me a chance to be a hero? Oh no.

It's better than her thinking I

grabbed the glory by outranking you.

Go on, get going.

Look, blue army patrol

heading for the blockhouse.

Give me your pistol,

quick.

- What are you going to do?

- Surround the blues with a whole company.

- What?

- You blow up the blockhouse.

I'll attract their attention

and draw them away.

Why those kid soldiers.

I'll bet not one of them comes

within a mile of that blockhouse.

Not a chance

with every road covered.

Let's get over there

and hoist blue flags.

What the?

There might be more

of them than us,

but we've got to get over

there and head them off.

Come on,

up and at 'em.

Well, hello, boys.

Looking for me?

Well, there you are,

Parker.

I've been looking

all over camp for you.

Why aren't you over

with the other fellas?

They seem a bit allergic

to me or hadn't you noticed?

Report to brigade

headquarters, immediately.

Thanks, Sergeant.

Private Parker, sir. Captain

Williams ordered me to report to you.

- At ease.

- Hello, son.

Hello, Dad,

nice seeing you.

General Emerson has

some news for you.

A transfer to the

Officers' Training School.

- No thank you, sir.

- Don't you want a commission?

I want one

very much, sir,

but I've heard that it's possible

to get an appointment from the ranks.

Thanks for

the string-pulling, Dad.

I had nothing to do

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