Kelly's Heroes Page #7

I say, Booker?

Yes, sir?

The old man was just on the line!

He says I've broken through

a long and entire front!

Why wasn't I told?

I don't know, sir.

You're the Communications Officer!

You're supposed to be able

to communicate!

Who's broken through

and how far have they gone?

Well, no one has, sir.

It seems someone's found a hole

in the right flank.

They're trying to push elements

of the 321st and the 35th into it.

"Seems," Booker?

"Elements of the 321st and 35th"?

Who's pushing them in there,

and where the hell are they?

I don't know, sir.

I'm coming down there, Booker!

What's the sense of a communications

officer who can't communicate?

Communication? He's more

like a damn military censor!

I'm back from Paris. I got everything.

All I want is to know

whether we have broken through or not!

It's hard to say for certain, sir.

Nothing's been confirmed yet.

We've intercepted some signals

that suggest some action at a bridge...

...near Clermont.

Is that Clermont, Booker?

Yes, sir.

Then why in the hell didn't you say so?

That's 30 miles beyond their lines!

You got them on the radio?

Yes, sir.

It's hard to pick them up clearly

this time in the morning.

It has to do with the ionosphere.

Get the ionosphere the hell off the air

and get them on!

Get out of there, soldier.

Do something else.

- What's the frequency?

- 300 kc, sir.

You won't find them easy to follow.

They're using some kind of code.

What code?

Words like "bank heist,

Crapgame, Big Joe...

"...Little Joe, Oddball..."

Can anybody get rid of

that machine gun for me?

- Yes, sir, there! That's it, that's them!

- Where?

There! Right on 300, sir. Right there.

There they are, sir. Those are the signals

we've been picking up.

Will you shut up and let me try and listen

to what they're saying?

Oddball, this is Kelly.

Kelly, what the hell's going on

out there, man?

It's cleared of infantry. What do you hear

from those other two tanks?

No chance, man. They've both had it.

One's in the river, the other's burning.

Yeah, I can see them from here. Over.

Where's Big Joe?

On the other side. Get off the line,

I'll get in touch with him.

Fire!

Okay. Over and out.

Kelly to Big Joe. Kelly to Big Joe. Over.

Kelly, it's Crapgame.

What's happening over there?

They're dropping artillery

all over the place! That's what.

Where's Big Joe?

He's not here. He's pinned down

under the bridge.

Well, get him for me! Over.

Damn! Are we losing them?

We just had them good a minute ago!

I'm doing it, Booker!

Quiet!

What should I do with this?

Get the hell out of here!

We've got the game on!

Kelly, this is Big Joe.

It's pretty clear over here,

except for the artillery.

The bridge is too far gone for vehicles.

You can bring the men over by foot.

Get them moving.

Okay, I'll send them over

in twos and threes. Out.

Drop your packs and take the equipment

across the bridge.

Kelly, what did Big Joe say?

Says he's sending them across.

Tell him to hurry up.

It's getting hotter than hell in here!

- What's going on?

- We're crossing over.

- You're not crossing over without us!

- Then grab your trucks and come on up.

The bridge is too badly damaged.

You want to come, fix it.

Half my equipment's jammed up

in the rear!

Un-jam them!

We've lost two tanks already!

I won't stick around to lose a third!

Listen, we made a deal!

Not with me, you didn't.

Here! You talk to Kelly.

Cowboy, stay with the truck.

Ready?

This is Bellamy for Kelly!

We can't use the bridge.

We can't ford the river.

So what do we do?

Go team go. Go!

You've got bridging equipment. Over.

That's a five-hour operation.

Can you hold on for five hours? Over.

No, no! Move! On, on! Move!

We're not going to hold on

for five minutes. You can catch up.

Kelly, we're all in this together.

You can't go it alone! Over!

We're not gonna wait five hours, either.

If you can't keep up, that's your problem.

We're pulling out

and we're pushing forward! Over!

Attack! Attack!

That's the fighting spirit

I was talking about! Listen to that guy!

If he was a major, he's a colonel now!

This is Grave Diggers Registration Unit.

We got a stake in this advance, too.

Did you ever hear enthusiasm

like that in all your life?

They've even got the damn Grave Diggers!

What the hell am I doing here?

Bonsor! Get me my uniform!

- Get on!

- I wonder where Cowboy is?

Give me that gun!

Pick up that radio!

Faster, faster!

Hurry up, you guys!

We haven't got much time!

Get up!

Crapgame, do you like the Army?

Let's go! Let's get out of here!

All right, let's move them out!

- This is it, Penn. We're on our way, baby.

- Cowboy, come on! Hurry up!

Here we go!

- Come on, Cowboy! This train's leaving.

- Give me your hand.

Somebody grab that radio.

There you go! Come on, up, up!

That a boy, come on!

That's it.

Booker, tell General Castle

that I want every man in this Army...

...on the road within the hour.

I'm pushing on to the Rhine.

But, sir, Clermont's 30 miles

behind enemy lines.

That you, Maitland?

Just back from Paris, sir.

Get my vehicle and driver around here.

You get my box of medals.

I'll decorate every man in this penetration,

whoever they are.

They've saved the reputation

of this entire Army.

You're supposed to fight this battle.

You don't even know where it is!

I'll tell you where it is! It's 30 miles

beyond where you thought!

Come on, let's get this Army of mine

back in the war!

Will you send that?

Shouldn't you wait for the Army

to get ahead of you?

History waits for no man.

I have an appointment with destiny

in Clermont.

Take this weapon, Maitland.

All right, boy! Make this thing fly.

- General, your medals.

- Good luck, sir.

We're in the bell tower of the church.

You can see the whole town

from up here, almost.

There's not much happening.

They're still asleep.

There's three Tigers in the square

right down below us.

Do you see anything

that looks like it might be a bank?

It's got to be this building right here

to the right of us.

Can you see it from where you are?

They've got two machine guns

and guards on the roof.

I don't think I can see much

of the center of town from up here.

No, just a lot of rooftops

and bombed out buildings.

Beside the tanks, can you see anything

that might house support units?

There's a big brown building

right behind the bank with a jeep...

...and two guards and about three trucks.

Hold it!

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