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That is sick.

Yes, I'm sure you prefer

to use your fingers.

That's much better, Hickey.

Very distinguished.

That's better

than carrying it around

in your pocket all day.

That good reading?

Do you believe in a life

after this one?

Not a chance in hell.

When we first got there,

I was working on this kid.

He was shot up pretty bad.

He kept saying, "Please, God."

"Please, God," over and over...

like it meant something.

He was so sincere about it,

I thought it might work.

Then two minutes later

he was dead.

There wasn't a thing

I could do about it.

When I looked into his eyes...

there wasn't nothing there.

Nothing.

That's when I realized that...

this is it.

It's funny.

What can possibly be funny

about that?

No, I don't mean funny funny.

It's just that, uh...

We were just outside

Sainte-Mere-Englise.

We were getting pounded

pretty hard.

And I was holding this--

this kid on my lap, and...

he was shot up pretty good.

And I remember him praying.

And I was praying too.

Then all of a sudden, he--

he was gone.

And that was--

that was it, really.

That was the first time that I--

that I really watched somebody die.

But right then,

I knew that he was--

he was in a better place than that.

How convenient for you.

Convenient?

Yeah, that's

what I was just thinking

about what you said.

Funny, huh?

Where you from?

Arizona.

I know, Arizona.

Where in Arizona?

Snowflake.

Snowflake--

I never heard of it.

What do you do

in Snowflake for fun?

Hunting.

What do you hunt?

Whatever's in season.

So you like to shoot things?

Forget I asked.

So why do you like

the Krauts so much?

'Cause I know 'em.

I know that most of 'em

are just like you and me.

They just wear

a different uniform.

So Adolf Hitler is

a pretty nice fella?

Once you get to know him--

it's just a different uniform?

That's not what I said.

And those guys at

Malmedy--they're just like us,

except they got

different helmets on?

If it makes it easier

for you to hate 'em,

then go right ahead.

You know what,

if it weren't for them,

I'd be finishing up med school

and putting a cast

on Billy's leg 'cause he broke

it on his bicycle.

But instead,

I'm taking lead

out of his 17-year-old

brother's gut,

'cause he wanted

to serve his country,

and he lied about his age.

And now he's spitting up blood,

lying in the dirt,

and asking God

to come and save him.

It's more than a different uniform.

Are they crossed by yet?

They must be stalled

somewhere in here.

Yeah, this weather can't be

helping them much.

How far is it to Manhay?

About 15 kilometers.

All right.

This weather keeps up,

we should be able to beat 'em.

Get there by dark.

All right.

Let's move out.

Come on.

Ahhhh!

Kendrick!

Kendrick!

Kendrick!

Okay, buddy? Okay?

Kendrick, can you hear me?

We can't do this here!

We gotta get out of this.

If we stop now,

there's no way

we're going

to make it in time.

If we can't move,

they can't move.

And we can't move!

Get him out of here.

Come on.

We're going, we're going.

Careful, careful.

Stand right there.

Do not move.

No, no.

You can't sit down.

You've gotta keep moving.

Get up.

Get up.

Keep moving.

I'm gonna check it out.

Winley.

Give me your gun.

Just stand there,

keep your eyes open.

I'll go with ya.

I got it, Deac.

But, Sarge, I can--

Corporal!

Don't worry about it.

Just open the door.

It's okay, okay.

It's okay.

I'm not gonna hurt you, okay.

I'm American.

Put the knife down!

Put it down!

I don't want--

Put it down!

It's okay.

It's okay, look,

I'm putting the gun down.

Okay?

Put the knife down.

I'm an American, okay?

It's okay,

it's okay.

Okay, put it down.

American.

American.

Yeah.

It's okay, fellas.

It's okay, uh...

This is, uh,

this is Madam Thearey.

Catherine.

Catherine, Catherine.

Uh, and this is Sophie.

Bon jour.

Bon jour.

Ah, yeah, yeah, we're all--

we're all Americans.

Uh, except for him.

He's, uh, he's British.

He's from, you know, England.

Bien.

Merci.

Merci.

Merci, Catherine.

What did she just say?

Goodbye...

in French.

Gunderson.

It's 15:
00 hours.

We did everything we could,

Winley.

We certainly did.

Still...

here I sit

all nice and comfy, while...

You boys have been super.

But I'm figuring

I best get on with it.

Look, if I start now,

I can probably get there

before morning.

Yeah.

You could try.

I just don't know

what your frozen dead body

is gonna do for anybody.

You can give these

to Kendrick if you want.

Cheerio.

Winley.

You let him go.

He's not our prisoner, Gould.

He's gonna die out there.

Yes, he is.

Catherine.

Bon jour.

Bread.

Thank you.

Winley?

Oh, Winley?

Yeah, yeah, yeah...

Deac?

We got company.

Oh, Sophie!

Catherine...

No!

No!

No, no!

No!

Hands off!

Hands off!

You gotta take him, Deac.

Deac!

Deac, get the Luger!

We gotta catch him!

Damn!

You gotta be kidding me.

Did you get him?

We lost him.

What happened to "dead eye"?

I don't know.

I just couldn't hit him.

Couldn't or wouldn't?

Hey, I did not miss

on purpose!

That's a lie!

That's enough!

If Deacon says he just missed him,

he just missed him.

We've got other things

to worry about right now.

Look what I found!

I heard gunshots,

so I started

back through the woods,

and I found

this little bugger...

kneeling down, praying

his little Gerry head off.

I say we shoot him right now!

Shut up, Kendrick!

I'm with Kendrick.

Let's shoot him.

With his own gun!

We don't shoot prisoners, people.

Yeah, but he does.

Shoot him!

Shut up, Kendrick!

What's wrong with you?

Shoot him!

Winley, put the gun down!

You will obey my orders!

Rudy?

What's going on?

Deacon!

This is Rudolph Gertz

from Berlin.

When I was on my mission,

I taught his family, and I c--

I never miss.

Gundy, I didn't hit him...

but I never miss.

Sergeant.

Hmm.

Did you give my cigarettes to, uh...

Thanks.

No problem.

So, Winley,

why did you come back?

I heard gunshots,

and I realized I was probably

going to die out there.

I'm not proud of it.

You made a choice.

You're still alive.

That's good for you.

Yes, that's true.

It's midnight.

Gould, you're up.

I see our prisoners-of-war's

having fun.

What'd he say name was?

Adolf.

He gives me the creeps.

It's Rudolph.

Whatever.

Hey, Winley,

I'll make you a deal.

You pick a card, any card,

the put it back in the deck.

If I can find your card

in this deck,

you give me one of them smokes.

What do you say?

Deal.

Okay.

Got it?

Okay, now,

you just tell me when to stop.

Stop.

This is your card.

Nope.

Sorry, Hickey.

This is your card.

The French lady is coming.

Bon jour, Catherine.

Bon jour.

Thank you.

Thank you all.

Allez.

Joyeux Noel.

Merci.

Merci.

Frhliche Weihnacht.

Frhliche...

Deacon!

Where is he?

Where's the Kraut, Deacon?

You let him go.

You let him go!

No, no, Deacon!

Off, off!

Let's go, right now!

Hey, who had watch, Gould?

Who had watch?!

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