Objective, Burma! Page #7

I know what you mean.

Tell him when he comes in tomorrow.

Search is over. It's finished.

Captain!

What's the matter, Pop, you got it bad?

Bad enough, I guess.

I'm sorry, Chuck.

You told me not to come.

Sure, my mother told me

to stay home, too.

Helvicki, Negulesco, pick him up.

Come on, close up.

There it is!

It's one of ours!

Here we are, right here!

Wait! Come back!

Here we are! Down here!

Don't leave us here. Wait! Come back!

Over here!

Come on, will ya!

Over here!

Come back! Don't leave us here!

Come back! Look, here we are!

Don't! Come back!

Come back. Don't leave us here.

Hollis, snap out of it!

Leave him alone. He doesn't want anyone.

Better let him get it out of his system.

Let's take 10 minutes.

Do you want to get sick?

Where's your purifying tablet?

I lost them when we made

that last river crossing.

They'll remember me in history.

Gabby Gordon, the guy who purified

all the stinking rivers in Burma.

Here, take these.

- No, Captain, they're yours. You need 'em.

- Take 'em...

or they'll remember you as the guy

who got shot for disobeying orders.

Third time we've missed a plane

in the last two days.

Three strikes is out.

You going soft on me, Treace?

I'm not exactly jumping with joy

at the way things are turning out.

If that's going soft, okay, I'm going soft.

I still don't get this business

of heading north...

toward a place

we don't know anything about.

When we get there, where are we?

Where we're told to go. How's that?

Yes, sir. Sorry.

What do you think is up on that hill?

Nelson said we got to get there.

That means something.

The way home. That's what's up there.

Sure. Remember back in briefing...

when they were telling us

this was gonna be a big operation?

Maybe we're gonna meet our troops there.

Been talking about an airborne invasion.

Yeah, all we do is walk up that hill...

and there's Vinegar Joe Stilwell,

waiting for us with a fistful of medals.

Medals. I'll take a hamburger.

I know you're all in. So am I.

I know you're all wondering why we're

heading north, instead of toward our base.

I don't know the reason,

but there must be one.

The sooner we get to the top of that hill

they've ordered us to...

the sooner we'll reach safety.

Come on. On your feet. Let's go.

Come on. I'd follow him

down the barrel of a cannon.

Hey, Pop.

That's the wrong way.

This way.

Helvicki...

give him a hand.

My hat, sir.

But there's nothing here.

Nothing.

Is this the place?

Yeah.

Treace, set the machine gun up over there

at the head of the track.

Gabby, take two men

and dig in over there.

Negulesco, over there.

Nebraska, there.

What's the matter with you?

What did you expect

to find up here, anyway?

I don't like this any better than you do.

But we had orders to come here,

and we'll stay here if we rot waiting.

So get on your feet and start digging in.

Give me that shovel.

Could I have my shovel, sir?

We're going to stay here?

Yep...

for a long time.

This looks like a one-way street.

How is it?

How's what?

How's the dirt?

How does it stack up against Maine?

In Maine, it's better.

It's sure peaceful so far.

That's the way I like it. Peaceful.

I always said when I starved to death,

I wanted it to be peaceful.

I better get out of here,

before you guys break my heart.

Capt. Nelson. Mr. Williams, he's gone.

Gone?

He couldn't have got far.

Set out and take a look for him.

Go out and look for Pop.

Here he is, sir! Down here!

Poor old guy.

I'm awfully sorry, Mr. Williams.

Awfully sorry.

Better get a grave dug, Treace.

Yes, sir.

We won't forget you, Pop.

From now on,

if I ever get to buy another newspaper...

I'll remember what a few cents can buy.

So long.

It's funny, how he was always trying

to find out what we were fighting for.

Maybe now he knows.

Say, Gabby...

do you really think

we're going to get out of this?

I mean, honest.

Grow up, you ain't gonna...

- What is it?

- Shut up. Listen.

There it is.

A C-47. One of ours.

Over this way!

Here we are!

- Looks like he's coming right over us.

- Over here!

A signal at two o'clock.

L-S-O-N.

N-E-L-S-O-N. It's Nelson!

- Shoot a signal. Say we'll drop supplies.

- Right.

He's gonna drop supplies.

Gabby, Nebraska!

Get ready back there.

- Let's get at it, now.

- Christmas on a hilltop.

What's the first thing you'll do

when you get back home?

- Two guesses.

- Come on, tell me.

First I'm gonna kiss my girl

like she's never been kissed before.

Yeah? Then what?

Then I'm gonna take off my parachute.

All right, you guys. Break it up.

You could see the chutes come down

10 miles away.

Come on, let's get back under cover.

Hicks, take the booby traps.

Set them down around that draw.

Smitty, you set yours

about 70 yards down the side of the hill.

All right, fellas, get your hand grenades.

Let's get dug in.

- Gets dark fast, doesn't it?

- Yeah.

You think the Japs spotted us?

We'll probably find out

as soon as it gets dark.

What happens now?

What if they come up?

They'll come up.

It isn't dark enough for them yet,

but they'll come up all right.

They'll be playing tricks pretty soon,

so watch yourself.

Just have to sweat it out, that's all.

Did you hear something?

No, you're just jittery.

Who's that?

Take it easy, pal. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Guess I'm getting a little jumpy.

Hollis, you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Where are you, Joe?

Over here.

Here I am, sweetheart.

By the way, my name ain't Joe.

Nelson, you okay?

- Nelson?

- Shut up.

They're trying to draw our fire.

The monkeys have pulled out, sir.

Pulled out?

That's funny.

Who said those guys never quit?

Everybody's okay but Hollis. They got him.

So much for Mrs. Hollis'

nine months of pain...

and 20 years of hope.

Planes!

Down! Take cover!

Now you know why we were sent here.

That's why they made us wait:

The invasion of Burma.

If Nelson's still alive, he'll join us.

Too bad we had to drop him

those supplies.

I hope it draws every Jap within 50 miles

away from where we're going, that's good.

Even if my mother-in-law

is in one of them, it's still a great sight.

Boy, look at that! It's raining parachutes!

It looks like Broadway and 42nd street!

2nd Battalion reports enemy patrol

activity on his right flank.

Company A reports Capt. Nelson and

11 men are coming through their lines.

- Nelson?

- Yes, sir.

- Guide them into the first-aid station.

- Yes, sir.

- Notify glider S-4.

- Yes, sir.

- You take over.

- Yes, sir.

- Boy, am I glad to see you.

- You're glad?

We gave you up for lost. You're all right.

- You did fine.

- Thanks.

Got a light?

You have no idea how important

blowing up that radar station was to us.

Here's what it cost.

Not much to send home, is it?

A handful of Americans.

We'll have you out of here right away.

Jeeps will take you down to the planes.

I'll see you back at the base.

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