Legionnaire Page #4

- He is right, Sergeant Schiff.

See to it!

Very well, English.

Unpack the heavy machine gun.

Take it to your high ground.

By the way, you and your comrad

will be the last to drink water.

Thanks, Mac.

I don't mind drinking mud

for the next couple days.

Better mud than blood my friend.

Good.

We can cover most of the ground from here.

- Take cover!

- Take cover!

Get down! Take cover!

Down! Down! Down!

Return fire!

Follow me!

Get down! Return fire!

You're safe here.

- Keep down!

- I want to fight!

Just stay here!

Guido.

Sergeant! Get your men behind those rocks!

Luther, behind you!

Fall back!

Form two lines!

Protect the ammo!

What the hell's going on!

The ammo.

They're after the ammo.

Guido!

It's over.

Just beginning.

At least he died ...

... a Legionnaire.

Yes.

He proved himself a Legionnaire.

And so did 19 other brave Legionnaires

who died for us today.

So,when I give an order it's not because

I like the sound of my own voice, ...

... I do it for the benefit of the whole

company, not just the individual.

I hope at last you understand that.

Corporal Metz!

Move out!

You heard. Move it!

Move! Come on!

I was expecting a full company.

- Where's your commanding officer?

- Lost in an ambush.

Along with the ammo and supplies

so it seems.

- Come on! This way!

- Deserters?

lnsubordination.

Put them on work detail, immediately!

We have much work. Pick up

your tools and move out!

You did all you could for Guido.

You gave him a second chance.

And what did Guido do with it?

He saved Steinkampf.

Insubordination my ass!

What kind of crazy army is this anyway?

A French one.

Yeh, we saved their asses

and they punish us for it.

I should have shot that fool when

I had the chance.

- With your aim?

- What are you complaining about?

- At least we've got water.

- Yes, and without mud.

Steinkampf must be getting a soft

spot for us.

Get back to work, now!

Move!

- Come on, gang of vagrants,

keep working.

- Okay, Seargent.

How fortunate for us.

At least this Platoon got through

the Rifs.

Have them unload the supplies.

You three, unpack the ammo.

What there is of it.

So, you don't always win, English.

Mind if I join you?

It's good to see an old face ...

... even as ugly as your's.

Still the comedian.

We've been close, but never introduced.

Screw you!

My friends I would like to introduce

you to Julot and ...

... aah "Screw you!".

Laugh while you still can.

You know, until today I thought I

was the biggest idiot on earth.

But you guys ...

You want to know what happened to

your little b*tch?

I want to thank you ...

... because when I joined the

Foreign Legion ...

... I didn't care if I lived or died.

Now that you're here ...

... I think that I'll stick around.

Section, guard to boot!

Starting today we'll be sending out

reconnaisance patrols ...

... on a daily basis.

Sargent Schiff.

The following Legionnaires will

step forward for the day's patrol.

Bruner.

Desparbes.

Duchamp.

Ehrhardt.

Glock.

Junger.

Klems.

Mackintosh.

Legionnaires, dismissed!

Halt!

You, come with me!

Mac?

The rifle, Alan.

Sorry old chap, but this appears

to be my second chance.

Why?

Money!

What happened about looking

after your friends?

My father paid off all my debts.

The disgrace nearly killed him.

Now, I have a chance ...

... to make my peace with him.

Are you the one ...

... who gets to pull the trigger?

I deliver you.

I lead them out of the desert.

You took the word of Galgani?

And these two?

He gets half the money now.

Monsier Galgani will honor the rest.

Honor?

On your feet! Shoot!

On your feet!

Julot, my rifle!

Keep moving!

Come on men!

Take cover!

Go! I will cover you!

- Go!

- Come on!

Don't look back!

I can't always be around to

save your asses, friends?

What's wrong with Mac?

What the hell's wrong with you?

Wear this.

So you know I'm always with you.

On the double! Move!

They're moving in.

Everyone on the wall!

Make every bullet count!

Guess we didn't do such a good job

on the barbed wire, heh?

Take cover, they're throwing grenades.

Who the hell they kidding?

They don't stand a chance against us.

Don't underestimate them.

Or anyone else, heh?

- Mac! Mac!

- Damn it!

- Mac!

- Sh*t!

- Alan!

Come on!

Come on, man! Come on!

Come on! Let's go!

The ammo!

We didn't do too bad.

We're finished.

We have no ammunition.

How are you doing, English?

Oh, I think I'll pull thru Sir.

What rank were you in your

British Army?

Julot! Major of Infantry.

Well, as of now you're a Sargent

of the Legion.

Sargent.

Be spare with compliments but ...

... the men have done well.

Would you tell them that?

Perhaps they would like to hear it from you, Sir.

I expect they would.

Major of the Infantry, heh?

It fits him like a brand new suit.

It's what's inside a man that counts.

I feel a lot better now that he's

running the show.

Hell, he probably already figured

a way out of here.

Hey, Major Mac.

We need to talk.

Now!

Without ammo we won't last another day.

Between two of the Rif encampments

there's some open ground.

Our only hope is to get a message thru

to Fort Corbiere ...

... to send reinforcements.

Let me guess.

We're the volunteers.

No, the private here, ...

... he can pass as a native.

It's suicide.

Luther.

If I could go with you I would.

Then I'm going with him.

No.

He goes alone!

Came out here to find a life.

But I realize I've been looking

in the wrong place.

It ain't out here.

In here.

It's like you said, we all brothers

out here, ...

... whether we like it or not.

Whatever Mac's done ...

... let it go.

When the time comes ...

... he'll be there for you.

One for the pocket.

Why don't you hold on to this for me?

No.

Come on. I can't chance losing it

out there.

Play a tune.

"Voil du boudin".

"Voil du boudin".

Good luck.

I don't need it.

This is aah ...

... this is the part I never had the

stomach for.

Sending them out there when you know

damn well what their chances are.

This your life?

We're gonna die here today.

No, no!

Make it quick, brother.

Hold your fire.

Look. They're on all sides.

Come on, cover!

Seal the entrance!

Move! Move! Come on!

Hold your fire!

Wait until they're in range!

Push cart!

Fire!

Protect the gate!

Ready to fire.

Julot, come on!

Let's go!

If I were a gambling man, I'd have

my money on the Rifs.

Now your finished hey man!

Alan.

I was never paid to take a dive.

Just tell me ...

... Is she safe.

You'll never know.

What he forgot to say ...

... is that she ran away from Galgani.

She went to America.

Something about a dream.

Couldn't let it happen that way old man.

They'll be back again soon.

Listen ...

If by some miracle, ...

... you get out of this, ...

... would you do me a favor?

Give a kiss to your Katrina

for me, will you?

"From little towns in a far land

we came ...

to save our honor ...

and a world aflame.

By little towns in a far land we sleep.

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