None But the Brave Page #7

- Yeah.

No, sir. No. And he didn't see it.

I think maybe he's seen it now.

You move the gear, pick a new spot.

I'll stick around here,

make sure nobody picks up your trail.

Say. Oh, damn it, I missed one.

You stay there. Don't move. Here we go.

Damn, I missed again. This time I'll get it.

Here I go.

You can do nothing for me.

Save us, merciful Buddha.

Amen.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

- Lieutenant Kuroki.

- Yes?

You can take this for whatever it's worth,

and maybe that's not much,

but you're a hell of a guy.

Thanks.

You sure undermined his character.

The senses grow becalmed here.

All except yours and mine.

Make your point.

I shall try to ferret out your radio.

Be sure you don't mistake

your target the next time.

Wait a minute.

Then it was you, not the fisherman?

Of course. But I find no dishonor in you.

What you're doing for your men,

I would do for mine.

Well, believe it or not, I regret

there's nothing I can do for you.

Ah, but there is. You can wish me luck.

I wish you this much.

That you find your way home

to that house by the mountain.

I hope you find a place

as peaceful as that one.

I could use it.

Good luck, Kuroki.

Good luck to me.

I am convinced he means it.

Good luck and good aim.

And a bullet to silence his anguish.

Work Horse 2-9-8 calling Octopus.

Octopus, Octopus.

This is Work Horse 2-9-8 calling Octopus.

Come in, please. Over.

This is Octopus.

Where are you, Work Horse?

Gosh almighty, where you guys been?

Hey, we been calling you for days.

Over. Over.

Where are you anyway?

Oh, well, we're here

with some Japanese folks. Over.

You in Japan?

No, we're not in Japan! Stupid. We're...

Where the hell are we, skipper?

Give me that.

Octopus...

Octopus, Octopus, do you read me? Over.

I read you loud and clear.

Now this is Captain Dennis Bourke, pilot

of missing air transport 2-9-8. Over.

I can read the truth in their

faces and it is no surprise to me.

Against the inevitable,

I have already distributed

our last few rounds of ammunition.

I have prepared for what I must now do.

Lieutenant Kuroki.

Our communications have been restored.

One of our destroyers is on her way

to remove us from this island.

Captain Dennis has extended me

permission to offer you terms.

Surrender?

Yes. You and your men

will receive good treatment.

Prisoners of war.

No, thank you.

As you can see I am moving my camp.

Yes, we looked for you there.

That position was no longer defensible,

since you know it so well.

- We wouldn't attack you, Lieutenant.

- I would! The truce is ended.

I belong to the Japanese Army.

Until my country advises otherwise,

I remain at war.

I am sure you understand, Captain.

I understand.

Goodbye, my friend.

Left face! Forward march!

Hirano!

Stay here.

Hirano!

U.S.S. Walker

to Captain Bourke. Captain Bourke. Over.

Captain Bourke. Aboard Walker. Over.

Verifying previous plan.

Our rendezvous is at north point. Over.

Roger. We're on our way. Over.

We carry no orders

for mop-up,

but will reinforce evacuation

if necessary. Over.

Not necessary. Over.

You have sufficient arms

to destroy remainder of enemy? Over.

Have and will do. Over and out.

- Waller!

- Yes, sir.

Get that grease gun up here

in front on the double.

You see any Japanese you start shooting

and shoot to kill.

I didn't save that kid's life

to see him get shot.

Why the hell don't we just get on the ship?

- Yeah. Why not?

- Let's get on the ship.

- Knock it off!

- Kuroki! If you're in there, keep away!

- Shut up, Lieutenant!

- Don't try it, do you hear me?

I said knock it off! Now move out!

- Look at that! Is that beautiful?

- Man, we're home!

Hold your fire.

Keiko.

Keiko.

Let me have a look at that.

Forget it. Take a look at Kuroki.

If you can do anything for him,

we'll take him along.

All right, let's move.

- Ruffino!

- Yes, sir?

- Bleeker!

- Yo.

Gather up our dead, we'll bury them at sea.

Yes, sir.

Well, he's had it.

Looks like you won again, Danny boy.

He told me to give you this.

It's written in Japanese.

What do you make of it?

What little I can savvy,

it looks like an address.

Aw, maybe one of these days I'll be

flying a crate of greenhorns into Japan.

I'll look into it.

Captain, his flag's still up there.

You want me to take it down?

It's his island.

Yes, and my friend the Captain

can tell you that my good soldiers

will always defend it.

For there is no death where the spirit lives.

So do not grieve, my dear Keiko,

when he brings you my journal.

This was only another day

and I say good night.

English - SDH

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