Pride of the Marines Page #13

You... al schmid.

South pacific force

of the united states pacific fleet,

headquarters

of the commander.

In the name of the president

of the united states,

the commander,

south pacific area and south pacific force,

takes pleasure in presenting

the navy cross to

private albert a. Schmid.

350951,

united states

marine corps reserve,

for service as set forth

in the following citation.

"For extraordinary heroism

in the line of his profession as machine-gunner

"in the action against

a strong japanese landing force

"in the solomon islands

on august 21, 1942.

"Schmid's machine-gun squad

was attacked by the enemy.

"Lacking the protection

of riflemen,

"it was necessary

for the squad

"to tear down

their frontal protection,

"in order to meet

the oncoming enemy.

"Under the greatest

difficulties,

"the enemy attack was met

and repulsed.

"In the action,

schmid was seriously wounded.

"His courage,

intrepidity, and fortitude

contributed largely

to the defeat of the enemy. "

W.f. Halsey.

Admiral, u. s. Navy.

I congratulate you,

schmid.

I'm mighty proud, sir.

That was

wonderful, al.

Let's get that cab

with the red top on.

How do you know

it's red?

Its kind of fuzzy,

but it's red, ain't it?

Yes, darling,

it is red.

Now, look, honey,

don't get your hopes up.

That doesn't mean

i'm gonna see good again.

Whichever way it is,

we'll do it together.

Man:
Where to, folks?

Home.

America, america...

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