Sayonara

Just like a bird!

How many did you get, sir?

He got two more!

-Gruver got two more!

-Nice going there, sir!

Now let`s try the other lung. Breathe.

Hi, padre.

Two more MlGs today l hear, Lloyd.

Yeah, that`s it. You can put it on.

Okay.

Well, Ace, you`ve had it.

-Say what?

-You`re through flying, for a while anyway.

No, nothing wrong with me

a little bottle of beer isn`t going to fix up.

Give him a bottle of beer

and send him back out.

Look, now,

just don`t get yourself excited here.

Don`t get pale, Gruver.

l was just giving you a rib.

But you could use some sleep.

Yeah, l could use a little nice Korean sleep.

Better than that.

You`re going to Japan.

-l`m going to Japan? What for?

-Why not?

Wouldn`t you like to tango

with one of those beautiful Japanese dolls?

lf it`s your prescription, Doc,

then l`ll certainly work at it the best l can.

You`re going to Kobe.

Kelly has your orders.

What in the world am l going to do in Kobe?

lt`s a special request

of General Webster himself.

Then this has all been pre-arranged.

Pre-arranged? Demanded.

Why shouldn`t a three-star general

look out for a four-star general`s son?

Now don`t be getting on my back.

l ain`t bucking for favors.

l know you`re not. l was just kidding.

-l`ll see you, Doc. Thanks.

-Could l have a word with you, Gruver?

Yeah, l`ll bet you l know what the word is.

K-E-L-L-Y. ls that true or false?

He`s got permission to go back

and marry that Japanese girl.

l told him he can`t take her

back to the States.

l explained the law in detail myself.

But there`s no law

which says he can`t marry her.

And he`s appealed to his congressman.

-His congressman?

-l wish you`d talk to him.

After all, he is one of your men.

You`re the only human being he looks up to.

Now listen....

l`ll tell you something.

That boy don`t look up to anybody.

He has been promoted four times

and busted right back again.

Yeah, my congressman.

Shocking, ain`t it, Major?

Chaplain says, ``Don`t marry the girl.``

Colonel says, ``Don`t marry the girl.``

You say, ``Don`t marry the girl.``

Congressman says,

``You marry that girl, Kelly.``

What can l do?

l`ll tell you what.

You can go home

and marry your congressman.

You`d be better off.

Give me more coffee.

Yes, sir.

Hear you bagged two more today, Major.

-Yes.

-How was it up there?

lt was splendid.

What`s the matter? What happened?

There was a guy with a face

in one of those planes today.

There was a guy with a face

in all the other seven you shot down.

Yeah.

That`s exactly what l`ve been thinking about.

You can stop thinking.

You got a very well-written contract here.

General Webster`s had you assigned to

the lnter-Service Aviation Board over there.

Which means you`ve got

practically nothing to do...

except, of course,

marry the General`s daughter...

who is arriving in Kobe tomorrow.

You mean, Eileen--

That`s right. General`s wife

and daughter both, from Tulsa.

-Listen, don`t fool me now.

-l`m not fooling, Major.

You`re not supposed to know

anything about it. Big surprise.

-Eileen`s coming to Kobe.

-Yeah.

General Webster arranges it for you

to marry his daughter.

My congressman arranges it for me

to marry my girl.

Generals for the officers,

congressmen for the peasants.

Listen, l`m glad you brought that up, boy.

Because l think there`s a little bit

of difference that we ought to talk about.

What do you mean?

Well, now, listen.

l never did show you a picture of my girl,

did l, Kelly?

No.

l`m gonna show you a picture of a girl.

lt happens to be my girl,

but she`s American.

And l want you to take a long look at her...

because l believe that maybe you`ve forgot

what an American girl looks like.

This girl l`m going to show to you...

is first of all an American girl...

a girl with fine character...

a girl with good background...

good education, good family, good blood.

l`ve known this girl

since l was about that high.

Our families are very close.

l`ve been engaged to this girl

for a long time, Kelly.

Now, she`s a girl of unusual character...

and l`d like you to take a look at her,

a close look, and tell me what you think.

Tell me what your feeling is.

-Kind of beat-up, ain`t she?

-l beg your pardon?

No, the beat-up one`s her mother, you idiot.

Here`s Eileen now. Wait.

That`s.... Now.

Boy, she sure does something wicked

to a bathing suit.

She has an enormous capacity

to fulfill a bathing suit.

-l can see that.

-That`s enough.

Listen, l`m just,

you know, showing it to you...

but all kidding aside,

the reason l want to show you this girl--

-You ever seen Katsumi?

-Where`s that?

lt`s not a ``Where`s that?``

That`s the girl l`m marrying.

No, l mean, l don`t know Japanese names.

That`s all right. Forget it.

-Well?

-Yeah.

Looks like a bright girl.

She`s a whole lot brighter than me.

That ain`t too hard to do, you know.

Listen, Kelly,

l want to say something seriously to you.

Don`t you think you`re taking a risk

in marrying this Japanese girl?

Risks don`t scare me any.

Look, Major, the Army, the Air Force,

and the State Department...

have all ganged up

to keep me from getting married.

Hold on, Kelly. l mean,

what do you mean, ``ganged up``?

Here, look at these pamphlets.

``Think it over, Americans.

``Things you are required to know and do

before marrying Orientals.``

Here`s another piece of garbage.

``But will your family accept her?``

-Will they, Kelly?

-l ain`t got any family.

Listen, Kelly, l haven`t got

anything against this girl of yours.

l haven`t got anything

against the Japanese anymore.

l mean, not really.

But, you know, when....

l just don`t understand

how a normal, average American....

l mean, let`s put it this way...

l think even your friends are gonna

put you down if you marry this girl.

lf the friends l got are that kind,

they won`t be friends of mine much longer.

Look, Major...

l`m gonna marry my girl if l have to give up

my American citizenship to do it.

Kelly, you stupid ignorant slob!

l mean, go ahead and marry

this slant-eyed runt if you want to.

-lt`ll serve you right.

-Wait a minute. Don`t talk to me that way!

l won`t take that from you or anybody else!

l`m sorry, Kelly.

l`m sorry.

l`m just blowing my stack a little today.

But, boy, l mean it.

l want to tell you, when you tell me that

you`re gonna give up your citizenship...

for a girl, l mean, any girl...

l think you`re nuts.

-l mean, l think you`re crazy.

-l am crazy.

l`m in-love crazy.

l think you`re going to cut your throat

and l`d just hate to see you do it.

And l mean this with all sincerity.

Maybe that`s because you don`t feel

as strong about your girl as l do mine.

There`s your orders, Major.

See you on the plane.

Okay.

We`re coming in, Major.

-There`s the inland sea. Beautiful, ain`t it?

-Yeah.

Boy, it sure is nice scenery out there.

That`s Kobe over there.

You see it, with all the docks?

You know, what you`re looking at

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