Flags of Our Fathers Page #5

while you're at it.

That's right. Drinks for these men

all the way around.

And you're the other one, aren't you?

John Tennack, Tennack Homes.

- Rene Gagnon.

- Pleased to meet you.

Have a drink, come on.

And here's my card.

Listen to me, Rene,

when you get finished

being famous you come see me

because if you can sell bonds,

you can sell homes.

Now, they're not gonna build homes

anymore, they're gonna deliver them.

- You heard of prefab homes?

- No, sir.

Well, you will. And you hang on to that

card and you come see me, you hear?

- All right?

- Certainly will.

All right.

This sure takes it, huh, Doc?

If Mike and the guys could see us.

Yeah, they'd hardly believe it,

would they?

Harlon!

Franklin!

Can you imagine Franklin

on this train

eating at the dining car

with all the silver?

We shouldn't be here, Doc.

There's gonna be a Hallelujah Day

When the boys

have all come home to stay

And a million bands begin to play

We'll be dancing the Victory Polka

And when we've lit the torch of liberty

In each blacked-out land across the sea

Ira! Hey, Ira!

We heard the picture was posed!

What?

We heard you posed the picture!

Hey, Doc!

We're bigger than life, Doc!

And we'll heave a mighty sigh

When each gal can kiss the boy

she kissed goodbye

And they'll come marching down

Fifth Avenue

The United Nations in review

When this lovely dream

has all come true

We'll be dancing the Victory Polka

Good job.

Thank you.

Thank you, girls!

And now,

here are the men

you've been waiting to meet,

the men in white.

Right behind me here,

the heroes of lwo Jima,

Private First Class Rene Gagnon,

Private First Class Ira Hayes,

and Navy Corpsman

John "Doc" Bradley!

Thank you.

It's good of you people to come out

tonight in support of the war effort.

We really need you to buy bonds,

that's for sure.

'Cause we can't win the war

without your help.

As far as us being the heroes

of lwo Jima,

that's just not the case.

We really didn't do much at all.

Especially him.

Especially me.

I was just a runner. That's it.

We put up a flag.

The pole we attached it to was heavy,

so it took a number of us.

We had our picture taken doing it.

The real heroes are dead on that island.

And we'd appreciate it if you bought

bonds in honor of them. Thank you.

Jump on any grenades, Ira?

Take out any machine gun nests

I missed?

At least I fired my weapon.

All right, knock it off.

You hit anything

or were you too drunk then, too?

What?

Guys! Come on!

Stop it. Knock it off.

The tall man with the high hat

will be coming down your way

Get your savings out

when you hear him shout

"Any bonds today?"

Any bonds today?

Bonds of freedom that's what I'm selling

Any bonds today?

Rene, right here.

Sit between these two boys.

Here comes the freedom man

Asking you to buy

a share of freedom today

... for us and they need our help.

And, if you think about it,

I think you'll realize

that buying more bonds

is not just the right thing to do

but the only thing to do.

Yes, this war has gone on too long.

We have given too many lives.

And its cost...

- Chocolate or strawberry, sir?

- Strawberry.

... has been far too high.

But if we waver now,

if we don't dig deep and give more

than we think we can

then those sacrifices would be wasted...

Chocolate or strawberry, sir?

... and those lives lost in vain.

BETTIE:

Wanna listen to music, Jude?

JOHN:

Uh, excuse me do you have

any problems?

IRA:

I think it was a revolver.

But yeah, I had a sometime.

- Did you clear a gun?

CHANDLER:

No.

Let's move! Go, go!

Easy Six, this is Easy Two, over.

Where the hell are our tanks?

Stuck in the sand.

Captain says you're to go without them.

Christ.

That's real good work

you're doing there, Rene.

All right, prepare to move out.

Pass the word.

Second Platoon! Move! Move! Move!

All right, Second Platoon, on your feet!

Let's move out!

Jackass.

Let's move out!

Go, go! Move, move, move!

Corpsman!

Corpsman!

Second Platoon, move out!

Doc!

Doc, get out of there!

Corpsman!

Doc!

Doc, get the hell out of there!

May I have your attention, please.

Train number 48 with service

from New York City, Boston,

Rochester, New York,

Toledo, Ohio, and South Bend, Indiana

is now arriving on Track 7.

Train number 48 now arriving

on Track number 7.

Okay, let's go. Let's go.

- Come on, boys.

- Let's go.

- Watch your step, ma'am.

- Thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen,

may I present the heroes of lwo Jima.

Navy Corpsman John "Doc" Bradley.

Private First Class Ira Hayes.

And Private First Class Rene Gagnon.

Rene! That's my boyfriend!

Who the hell is that?

I don't know.

- Rene, is that your girl?

- Hey, what do they call you?

How about a photo? Hey, look at that!

What's your name, doll?

What's your name?

Hey, she's a beauty.

Let's go find a saloon.

Smile, boys.

Give them their money's worth.

Hey, Doc, how's the tour going for you?

Thank you.

Where exactly are you staying?

- I'm not sure yet.

- Just forget about that.

Senator, I'd like you to meet

Corpsman John Bradley.

- Doc, right?

- Yes, sir. Nice to meet you, Senator.

Good to meet you, young man.

Now, we appreciate everything you've

done and everything you're doing.

- Thank you, sir.

- Quite all right.

This is Captain White.

- Colonel Johns.

- We're proud of you, Corpsman.

And then Colonel McCourtney.

- Major General Green.

- Nice to meet you.

Senator, this is

Private First Class Ira Hayes.

Of course!

Now I hear you used a tomahawk

on those Japs. Is that true, Chief?

No, sir.

Well, tell them you did,

makes a better story, huh?

- Attaboy.

- This is Captain Green.

John?

Madeline Evelley. I recognize you from

all the photographs. I'm Hank's mom.

It's so nice to meet you, ma'am.

Hank was always talking about you.

This is PFC Rene Gagnon.

Pleasure to meet you, son.

Thanks for everything.

- My pleasure.

- Not at all.

Ira, I'd like you to meet Mrs. Strank,

Mike's mom.

It's all right.

When I got the telegram, I...

I don't know what I'm trying to say here.

Knowing he was with you that day

and seeing him in that photograph,

I don't know why it makes me

feel better, but it does.

- It's so silly, isn't it?

- No, it's not.

How are you, son?

Thank you very much.

We're the largest furniture wholesaler

in Illinois.

Thank you. Excuse me.

- I'll make sure he calls.

- Well, thank you. Thank you.

Are you Rene?

Yes, ma'am.

I'm Franklin's mother.

It's an honor to meet you, ma'am.

I'm Pauline, Rene's girlfriend.

Would you mind?

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