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Blood plasma.

We'll fix you

Right up, son.

Doctor, would you

Do me a favor?

Of course.

What is it, monk?

Just in case anything happens to me,

Would you look up

My old man?

29 verrick street,

Chester village.

Nothing's going to

Happen to you.

You lost a lot of blood, but

We're going to fix that up.

Swell.

Thanks a lot, doc.

Hello? Hello.

This is medicine 299.

We have 380 patients.

We expect more in.

When can we get ambulances

To evacuate them?

53 new surgical cases just came in, sir.

Who's in surgery now?

Uh, dowling, Johnson,

Coleman, and harvey.

Coleman and Johnson have been

Operating for 16 hours straight.

Can't take much more.

Well, can't be helped.

Sign up the surgical teams

1, 2, 3, 4.

All right. Take him away.

Go home. Go to bed.

I know they got to kill the

Doctors, but not the nurses.

I'll get someone else

For the rest of the night.

They're coming, major.

Quite a night.

Yes, sir.

You're the most competent

Nurse I've ever had

In all my experience, and I want

You to know that I appreciate it.

Thank you, major.

In regards

To that matter

Of crandall's

Emergency furlough,

You were quite right,

And I intend to see

That he gets off today.

Yes, sir.

Let's have a cup

Of coffee, huh?

No, thank you.

Look, snapshot.

I'm sorry about what

I said to you yesterday,

Honestly, genuinely,

Sincerely sorry.

I behaved stupidly,

And I'm tired.

I'm so darned tired that

You've got to forgive me.

I apologize.

I want to be friends.

I want to hear you say

Something once in a while

Except "yes, major."

Come on, snapshot.

We're both tired.

Let's forget it.

Yes, major.

Then will you have a cup

Of coffee with me now?

No, thank you.

Ok. Then that's that,

Lieutenant.

"awfully tired tonight, darling,

And on top of everything,

This darn nurse again."

Mind if I sit down

A minute?

Please do.

Thank you.

Um, I was very rude

To you just now.

I'm sorry.

Well, I can't say

I blame you.

I'm a very

Irritating person.

So am I.

Well, if you still want to be

Friends, I'd like it very much.

Snapshot, you're

A funny kid.

Yeah. I know.

Of course, I want

To be friends.

I've wanted to

For a long time.

Well, then that's that.

Mm. Boy,

Is that good.

I hope it doesn't

Keep you awake.

No. I'm too tired

To sleep anyway.

Well, you better try.

So have you.

Yes, major.

Look. Uh, don't you

Think we could dispense

With this

Major business?

Well, what should I

Call you?

Anything but that.

Well, I certainly

Can't call you ulysses.

No. No. I've had trouble

With that all my life.

Perhaps I should call you what

I've been calling you to myself,

Although-

Although after tonight, I'm

Not sure that it fits you.

What's that?

Useless.

Well, it could

Be worse.

Cigarette?

Yes, thank you.

Here. Oh!

That thing's always

Falling apart.

Thank you.

It lights, though.

Thanks.

Well, good night.

Good night.

Thanks

For the coffee.

Sure.

And, snapshot...

Thanks for coming.

"going to sleep now,

Darling.

"all my love, Lee.

"p.s. By the way, don't

Worry about snapshot.

She was just in, and

Everything is all right."

Well, that's nice.

I was afraid they were

Going to fight again.

Well, it's nice to know

He has someone to talk to.

Yes. And it's nice

Of him to give us

An hourly bulletin

On her.

Now, mother, don't

Be a cat.

I wonder what

She looks like.

Where's that photograph

He sent you last week?

Perhaps we can

Pick her out.

It's here.

Oh. Let's see now.

Hmm.

This one?

Uh, I doubt it.

Well, how about

This one?

Maybe. Keep on going.

This?

Oh, dear, dear, dear. This

Is difficult, isn't it?

Surely not this one.

Oh, no.

Well, I guess she

Isn't on it.

Um...

How about, uh, this one?

Oh. Didn't I

Point to her?

She's so

Unattractive.

Isn't she?

Oh, penny.

Stop being a goose.

You're not really

Jealous, are you?

No. Of course not.

Oh. Good.

Darling, I must go,

And you must go to bed.

Thanks for

A lovely dinner.

See you tomorrow.

Yes, dear.

Good night,

My sweet.

Good night, mother.

Hello, darling.

Who's that?

I don't know.

Well, you could see.

Mother, please.

He kissed you!

Mother!

Ahem. I'd be curious if

Someone had kissed me.

Mother, will you

Please be quiet?

I didn't know you were-

Who? Good heavens.

I beg your pard-

Oh. I thought it was

Someone el-

Oh. I'm awfully sorry.

Oh, good grief.

His name is

Ulysses Johnson.

He's a little crazy.

Lee! Lee!

229th, evacuation hospital.

Lieutenant colonel

Johnson speaking.

Yes, sir.

It's been pretty bad.

The front's been

Kind of quiet lately,

But we've been bombed

Several times

During the last 3 days.

Yes, sir.

Supply ten-

Hello? Hello?

We've been cut off.

Hello?

Telegram.

Oh. Good.

From my wife.

I haven't heard

From her-hello?

Yes, sir.

We were cut off.

I was saying, the

Supply tent has been hit,

And we've lost

A lot of equipment.

We'll have to have

Some more, sir.

Yes, sir?

Oh. That's fine.

Yes.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Good-bye.

Gee. Aren't women

Something?

Why?

Imagine getting this in the

Midst of all that out there.

She decided I had nothing to do in anzio

But to fall in love.

She's jealous.

And to top that, guess who

She picked to be jealous of-

Snapshot.

Really?

Just because I happened to mention her

In a couple

Of letters.

That was a big mistake.

Yeah. I can see

That now.

Snapshot's just

A pal, a soldier.

A darn pretty soldier.

Yeah? I hadn't

Noticed.

Whew! Well, looks like

It's over for a while.

Guess we'll have

A breathing spell.

I can use it.

Say, how about you two

Coming out

And having a bath

With me?

A bath?

Well, you could use

That, too, useless,

And so could you.

Ha. I'm-I'm

On duty this afternoon.

Where are you going

To take a bath?

Well, some of the girls found a

Roman ruin a couple of miles away.

It's the most perfect

Bathtub you ever saw.

How about it?

Good. I'll be back

In 30 minutes.

Crazy girl.

Crazy soldier,

You mean.

Um, what, uh, is this bath like exactly?

Uh, is it enclosed?

Oh, my, no.

Entirely open.

The romans were a very

Civilized people, useless.

Yes. I know,

But, uh-

That is to say, uh-

Open, huh?

What do you suggest?

Well, when in rome.

Look I'll take one first,

And you can stand guard,

And then I can

Look out for you.

Oh.

Yes. Yes.

Oh, boy. This

Is going to be something.

Hey. The air's cooler

Than I thought.

Is it?

Yeah.

I always had

That trouble.

I'd feel I couldn't

Wait to get in the water,

And then when I got

My clothes off,

I'd get so cold that sometimes

I wouldn't even go in.

Just lie around.

Well, don't just lie

Around now, please.

Get in and get it

Over with.

Somebody might come.

Well, what if they do?

You're protecting me.

Now, snapshot, you stop

It and get in that water.

Ha ha! Ok.

Here we go!

Hey. Hear me splashing,

Useless?

Yes, I do.

You know, back home,

I was known

As the biggest splasher

In town.

That's quite

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