Hell to Eternity Page #2

oh, yeah. Gee, I can't go to bat for

my brother looking like a nukka, can I?

So that's why I came to pick

you up instead of George.

He hasn't got a headache.

And you want my answer?

Yeah.

George is a big boy. Why

can't he speak for himself?

oh, well, you know George. He's shy and he...

oh, maybe you'll have a change of

mind when I ask you in church, huh?

- Hey, how about a little

breakfast? oh, fine.

Anything you want up to 40 cents.

You're really a big spender, aren't you?

Well, that date of mine last

night cleaned me out, you know.

So suffer.

That's what you get for going

out with girls like that.

Well, now that's a fine way for my

future sister-in-law to talk to me.

Ladies and gentlemen, we

interrupt this program...

...to bring you a special news bulletin.

Yeah, that's me honking. How

about a little service, huh?

The Japanese have attacked

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by air...

Hey, Jap lover.

How's it feel being out with the enemy?

Are you talking to us?

Come on. Leave them alone.

What do you mean, leave

them alone? That's a Jap.

Hey, punk. What are you

doing out with a Jap broad?

Well, well, now just a minute.

No, no, no, Guy. Don't. Please.

Let's just go someplace else.

Johnny, now, knock it off, will you?

Wait a minute, Johnny, wait a minute.

oh, please.

- Come on, now. Take it easy, will you?

- What do you mean, take it easy?

- What do you expect after what's happened?

- That's what I mean.

- Making cracks at that girl for no reason.

- Wait, listen to this.

At least 2000 Americans have been

killed by Japan's sneak attack.

The great fear of the moment...

...is that more Jap bombers

may be even now on their way.

If you got any sense, get that girl

off the street and out of sight.

From what meager information

we've been able to get...

...from radio reports...

...extensive damage has

been wrought on Hickam Field.

No matter how long it may take us...

...to overcome this premeditated invasion...

...the American people in

their righteous might...

...will win through to absolute victory.

I ask...

...that the congress declare...

...that since the unprovoked...

...and dastardly attack...

...by Japan...

...on Sunday, December 7th...

...1941...

...a state of war...

...has existed...

...between the United States...

...and the Japanese empire.

We're at war for sure, men.

What should we do about it?

We ought to join the army as fast as we can.

Are you guys crazy?

Crazy? Didn't you hear the president?

Well, sure I heard him. So what?

Enlisting is nuts. We'd

be fighting our own people.

They're not our kind.

They might be coming here to L.A. next.

Sneak up on us, just like at Pearl Harbor.

- Freddy, where's the closest place to join?

- Fort MacArthur.

- Let's get going before the war's over.

- Yeah.

Coming with us, Guy?

You don't think I'm gonna let

you go by yourselves, do you?

- Never passed up a good fight yet.

- George...

...do you know what you're doing?

She's asking if we know what we're doing.

Do we know what we're doing?

Have the coffee ready when we get back.

Yeah, we might be back in uniform.

- Come on, Kaz, let's take off.

- Where you going?

- We're going to Fort MacArthur to join up.

- You're wasting your time.

What do you mean?

I was there yesterday. I tried

to enlist and they laughed at me.

You'd think we're spies or something.

They don't want any of us.

They might accept Guy, but not you two.

Well, if they don't want my

brothers, than the hell with them.

I don't care what you say, it

stinks. The whole thing stinks.

oh, Guy, please don't. Don't blame

them. They're only following orders.

They haven't told you

where they're taking you?

To Santa Anita, the assembly center.

- Then a relocation camp.

- No. Concentration camp is what you mean.

Whatever or wherever it is

we'll all be the same there.

And if they throw rocks in our window...

...or scream dirty names it

won't be because we're Japanese.

You're not, you're Americans.

That's what I'm talking about.

other Americans don't seem to think so.

Ester.

Goodbye, Guy.

Goodbye, Ester.

I don't want us to be lost, separated.

We may be sent to different camps.

We'll find each other.

We'll write.

- Here we come.

- okay.

There we are.

We look like those refugees

in the newsreel, huh?

Well, so long, Guy.

I'll be seeing you.

In a couple of weeks or so.

It's been good bunking

with you. You know that.

I know. Stay on the beam, buddy.

okay. You too.

Well, this is it, Guy.

Hey, Kaz, let me ask you something.

The wheels running this war

gotta needle everybody...

...who once maybe came from someplace else.

Now, how about all the Germans,

all the Italians in America too?

I can't answer that, Guy.

Right or wrong, our government's

doing what they think is right.

No one bats a thousand.

Well, good luck, kid.

Good luck to you, Kaz.

oh, I carry it.

I will miss my home.

I'll miss it too, Mama-san.

All-America boy, you good son to me.

oh, Mama-san, how can I ever thank

you for all you've done for me?

Sayonara, my son.

Sayonara.

Sorry, son. You've got a perforated eardrum.

Dear buddy, by the time you read this...

...Kaz and I will be on our

way to Fort Meade and overseas.

Address, A.P.O. 449, New York.

Kaz and I spent a couple of days

with the folks before being shipped.

They miss you very much, Guy.

Because of Pop's health...

...the authorities are transferring

them to Camp Manzanar, in California.

Everybody's on the move, huh?

You better write, you bum.

We want to hear that

everything's okay with you.

Your brother, George.

P.S. Phoned Ester to say goodbye.

I started to propose to her

over the phone but got cold feet.

Son Guy!

oh, Mama-san.

oh, and I'm sure glad to be here.

You look wonderful, Mama-san. Wonderful.

How is Papa? Is the

California sun helping him?

oh, help much.

He work in field now. Soon be here.

- Did you see camp?

- Yeah, a little bit of it.

What I saw looked better than I expected.

Not so nice at first.

All dirt and mud.

No flowers.

We worried about you.

Not hear from you.

We wait and wait. For letter.

- For visit.

- Yeah. I...

Well, you know, I was traveling

around here and there and...

Well, now that you're a

lot closer, why, it's...

Hey.

Are these two heroes anybody I know?

oh, they fight in Italy now.

But daijobu last we hear.

I wish to God it was over so they'd be safe.

Son Guy safe?

oh, sure.

Sure, I'm safe.

You must miss them awful much, Mama-san.

oh, heart cries at night.

But must be. To straighten out this mess.

Son George teach that word. It's good word?

That's a real good word.

oh, it sure is a mess.

Sons.

All-America boys end

mess. No more mess ever.

We live happy.

Happy?

How can you be happy? Everything you

and Papa-san ever worked for is gone.

True. Gone.

once before we sit so.

Yeah, I know. It was a

long time ago, wasn't it?

Mother...

...father of Une family work hard all lives.

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