Go for Broke! Page #3

Continuing our tour of picturesque Italy,

we come to the Via Casilina,

which leads directly to Rome.

The districts around Rome

are full of places

of historical interest,

and transportation is excellent.

Take a break.

Take 10.

Everybody rides

but the buddhaheads.

That's the 100th Battalion.

Masami.

Hey, Masami.

Hi, you paisan.

My brother. Him okay?

Not even a scratch.

He's a few trucks back.

Hey, haven't got

an extra top string, have you?

I don't think so.

Where you going?

Same place as you, paisan.

Haven't you heard?

We been attached to the 442.

One big, happy family.

No kidding.

Ride on, boy. Here.

Top string.

Bakatare!

What was that?

I said very sorry.

Sorry, sir.

Within easy reach of Rome,

are the medieval towns

of Tuscany,

sleepy little villages,

scarcely touched

by the march of civilization.

Take 10.

Hello, Joe.

Oh, buon giorno, signorina.

...Americana...

No capisce.

Ooh. No capisce Italiana?

No, but I'd like to learn.

The door open?

The door. The door.

It's open, lieutenant.

Grazie, signorina.

The lady is gonna

mend this for me.

Call me when the word

comes down to move out.

Yes, sir.

The eyes of Texas Are upon you

All the livelong day...

You know, I got a hunch we're

coming into a bottle of vino.

Maybe.

Yeah, I just got a feeling

the lieutenant's

gonna take care of us.

Grazie.

Break's over.

Let's go.

All right. On your feet.

Lieutenant Grayson.

I forgot to tell him

we're moving out.

Holy mackerel.

What'll I do?

Close it up.

Si, signorina.

Per...

Per favore?

Bravo.

Grazie, signorina.

Salute.

Come again, per favore.

Amico. Friend.

No, I don't know him.

Your friend, huh?

Si, Smith.

John Smith.

Capitano, John Smith.

Glad to meet ya, sir.

John Smith.

John Smith.

Don't tell me where you got

that good-conduct ribbon.

Let me guess.

How about some more vino, huh?

Darling.

That's my old outfit.

Where did you get this?

Who gave it to you?

John Smith.

John Smith, huh?

Is he still around here?

When did you see him last?

Oh, cosa dice.

I gotta find somebody

who can talk English.

I'll be right back.

Joe.

Grayson.

Your platoon's dug in

over there.

Come here a minute, will ya?

I've got a message for ya

from the colonel.

He was up here inspecting

our positions.

The colonel?

That's right.

He said to tell you he was

particularly pleased

with the way your platoon

was deployed.

Thanks for covering up.

And now I'm supposed to say

"you're welcome"

and that's that

until the next time, eh?

There won't be any next time.

Don't worry about that.

I'll tell ya when to leave.

You're such a stickler on

military courtesy for your men.

From now on, you and I are going

by the book, understand?

Yes, sir.

I don't mind telling you,

Grayson, if there was any chance

of getting a replacement

for you,

I'd have had you

court-martialed for this.

Ever since you joined

the outfit,

you've been the one man in this

company who's been out of step.

You'd better pick it up,

lieutenant, and pick it up fast,

or you're gonna find yourself

volunteering

for every dirty detail that

comes up. Is that clear?

Yes, sir.

That'll be all.

It wasn't the moon above

Did you do a good job,

lieutenant?

That made me fall in love

It was just those eyes

Those beautiful eyes

Where's Kamakura?

Sam?

Out looking for water,

lieutenant.

How do you like that?

Dying of thirst

in the middle of a river.

I wanna see him

the minute he gets back.

Yes, sir.

Hiya, paisan.

Masami.

Eddie.

Vino.

Fresh off the vine.

Salute.

Good, eh, paisan?

Free sample.

Thanks.

Eddie.

Eddie!

You stay here, Tommy.

Watch us. Come on.

Keep close to the wall.

Stay here.

One at a time.

Anybody home?

Keep me covered.

You okay, Masami?

Just a scratch.

Jerry intelligence officer.

They're great at disguises.

Hiya, paisan.

Shells would be

coming in a lot closer

if those Jerries were still

in that observation post.

One of them

was an officer you say?

Oh, yes, colonel, sir.

Well, you certainly earned that.

Take this over to S2, sergeant.

Yes, sir.

Too bad about that

100th Battalion man.

What'd they say

at the aid station

about the other one

who was wounded?

Million-dollar wound, sir.

They're sending him

back to Rome.

Good. Well, anytime you're

in the neighborhood, drop in.

Thank you, sir.

I mean that.

I wanna keep in close touch

with you men on the line.

They been treatin' you

all right?

Yes, sir.

You're sure now, no complaints?

No, sir.

Well, good luck to you.

Sir, could I have

a word with you?

Well, of course.

At ease, lieutenant.

You remember, sir,

that I told you I came

from the 36th Division?

I remember it very well.

Well, sir, I just happened

to hear that the 36th

is somewhere in this area.

Was, lieutenant, they're way

up ahead of us now.

Oh. Oh, well,

in that case, sir...

Still like to get back

in the Texas Army, eh?

Oh, no, sir, I was just, uh,

hoping I'd get a chance

to visit them.

Well, I'll do better than that.

If we ever meet up

with the 36th,

I'll try and work out

a transfer.

Oh, thank you very much, sir.

Not at all.

It'll be a pleasure.

That'll be all, lieutenant.

It's all right, paisan.

Maybe he know

we scared too, huh?

Gives a man a nice feeling

knowing you can always

go to the old man

if you're not gettin'

a fair shake, huh, lieutenant?

Sir, I feel bad

about forgettin' to call you

when we moved out of that town

this afternoon.

Look, you see the way

it happened...

Forget it. Forget it.

I can't.

It was all my fault.

And they might have had you

up for desertion.

But, it'll never get out.

The men'll keep it quiet.

I'll see to that, sir.

Thanks, thanks.

Squad leaders, up front.

Squad leaders, up front.

Are you

from the 100th Battalion?

Yeah.

What happens when a man

gets hit?

Sometimes they yell.

Sometimes they don't.

Squad leaders don't last long.

I mean the medics.

How do they get to you?

Medics! Medics!

Get on the other side

of the road.

Hit it.

Let's go, boy.

Squad leaders, up front.

What are you waiting for,

sergeant?

I forgot.

Bakatare!

Hey, you'd better move, Sam.

Maybe he gonna shake.

Have a good time, Frank.

How can I miss? Rome...

The greatest architecture

in the world.

Twenty-four-hour

passes.

Big-hearted,

ain't they?

I'm gonna see a lot of things

in the next 24 hours

I've dreamed about all my life.

The Forum, Saint Peter's,

the Pantheon...

Any other outfit,

I bet they get three-day passes.

Yeah, and not just one man

at a time, either.

Ah, chick, chick, chick,

chick, chick, chick, chick.

Relax.

That reminds me, Tommy,

I hear we having

chicken for dinner.

No joke?

Yeah, I was talking

to one of the cooks.

Fried chicken.

Good, boy.

That's what I like best.

Not me.

You know what I like best?

Barbecued pork, yes, sir.

There's nothing

like barbecued pork.

Especially the way I make it.

Mail call.

Jingu.

Hitrai.

Gutsizaki.

Mishima.

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