Fort McCoy Page #6

Uncle Bud!

Sorry I'm late.

Buddy, you made it.

Oh, I'm so glad you're here.

Oh, look at you!

Buddy.

Are you OK?

Poor Buddy.

Look at you.

This is Sam.

Hi, I'm bud.

And he manned the engines

all alone for 48 hours,

On a broken leg.

My leg wasn't

broken until the end.

You liar.

And he received the bronze star.

That's amazing.

You girls are

embarrassing your brother.

Go, go dance or something.

Is that what you're planning

on driving my daughter

Out west in?

Yes, sir.

It needs some work, but uh.

Here.

Take mine.

What?

Just count it as a wedding gift,

On top of whatever

Josie got you two.

I can't take your car, sir.

Just get my little girl to

California safe and sound.

You hear?

Yes, sir.

You know, they do

have radio stations

Right here in the Midwest.

Yes, sir.

But you're still planning

on going to California.

Yes, sir.

Come dance, daddy.

I don't know what

these kids are thinking.

They're in love.

Your collar's crooked, father.

Thank you, ma'am.

Woo!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

That's the way I like it.

Florie.

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

How you doing, doll?

I knew those two were going

to get married the minute

They started arguing over

that travel pay voucher.

Bickering.

A sure sign of love.

To the bride and groom!

To the bride and groom.

Cheers.

You know, you're the only

single one left around here,

Doll.

Don't waste your

time talking to me.

All right, I'm going.

Well, put a step in

that giddy-up, go on.

Delilah, would

you like to dance?

I don't know.

I think having me as a dance

partner might be a curse.

I don't believe in superstition.

May I?

See?

It's not so bad.

No.

No, I could make

a habit of this.

Many times I've

Tried to rewrite the

end of that summer,

But it was Nazi in the uniform

in the casket, and my friend

Heinrich who marched behind.

I dreamed that after the

war, Heinrich would visit me

And we could finally play.

And that Slim would come

back to pick up tank.

Gertie!

And Sam would forget

What happened in the foxhole.

Come on, tank.

And that no one was hurt.

The innocent millions had lived.

But always, I wake from that

dream, another day older.

And despite the losses

and pain, we still

Found laughter and love.

I've learned that evil cannot

conquer the human spirit.

It exists, but so does goodness.

And in between lies

a long, blurred line.

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