So Proudly We Hail! Page #9

Well, Kansas,

how bad is it?

The whole front line's

collapsed.

That bandage is filthy. Come on

in, Kansas. I'll change it for you.

Look, I know how short

you must be,

but have you got

anything to eat?

Yes, I've got some nice

southern fried monkey for you.

With ketchup?

No, with chili sauce.

I'm sorry to interrupt,

Colonel. What is it, Janet?

I just heard that

the front line's collapsed.

Well, you know there are lots of

rumors, thousands of them going around.

I don't think

this is a rumor.

Well, what do you want?

You've got to get

those girls out.

There's to be

no evacuation in Bataan.

But you've got to, they're

sick, every one of them.

They're only going

through the motions.

Give them a rest

so they can work.

You're doing more for morale

than anything else in this sector.

Just seeing you girls around

is almost enough.

If I were to evacuate you now, can't

you understand the panic would develop.

I know, Colonel... It's the

very thing the Japs would want.

If you leave,

the civilians would leave,

women and children

would clog the roads,

and there's a desperate

battle going on.

I'm sorry.

Of course you're right.

Don't worry, Janet. When the

time comes, I'll get you out.

Otherwise I'd never be

able to look my wife

or any other woman

in the face again.

I don't envy you, Colonel.

Oh, God. No!

Cut them down!

Get them under the bed!

Never mind those apes. Help me

with the children, Kansas.

Sponge.

Rosemary, take cover.

I can do this all right.

I'm not frightened

any longer, Jose.

Come on.

Come over here!

Litters! Litter bearers!

Get him into this ward.

Careful now.

What is it? It's a leg

wound. Lieutenant Summers.

I'll tell Davy.

Lieutenant Summers

has been wounded.

What is it?

A leg wound.

Thank you, Chaplain.

They're machine gunning.

They're strafing.

Beasts, the slimy beasts!

Chaplain.

They finished

the operation for me.

Rosemary!

Rosemary!

It's the surgery!

Rosemary!

Here, take this.

Davy, come back!

Rosemary!

Rosemary!

Don't go in there.

Let it burn.

Your hand, Davy.

Your hand!

How is he, Chee?

His temperature is rising,

and the wound looks bad.

The fragment should be

removed immediately.

There isn't time.

We've been ordered off.

Ordered off?

To Corregidor.

Chee, get him into a truck.

I have to report to the

Colonel, but I'll be right back.

Yes, Davy. Litter.

I got everyone, sir.

We're ready to leave. Good.

Goodbye, Janet.

Aren't you coming?

No, I'm not.

But your orders. New orders

have just come through.

Have we surrendered?

We'll surrender

at 9:
00 in the morning.

Oh, no. They haven't cut us off yet?

No, I think it's the demolition

squads blowing up our dumps.

Come on. You better go!

Joan, have you seen Chee?

No, I haven't.

I don't think he's left yet.

You haven't time, Janet.

Janet, do one thing for me, see that

those girls get through to the rock.

Yes, sir. We'll get through. So long.

Good luck.

But before we reached the main

road, everybody heard the news.

Panic developed,

and the roads were jammed.

Normally, it took two hours to get

to Mariveles, that day it took eight

and the Jap reconnaissance

saw what was happening,

so by the time we got there,

it was being bombed

and shelled without mercy.

- Hurry up! Get into the tunnel.

- Davy!

Thank God, you got through!

Did you pass Chee on the road?

No.

Where are the children?

Kansas found a shelter for

them. Get down, everybody!

Hurry up! Get in!

Come on!

Listen, we still have a few

minutes. Keep under cover.

If I'm not back, get down to the wharf

as soon as you hear the boat whistle.

Ling Chee! Ling Chee!

Ling Chee!

Ling Chee!

I've got to get some sleep. I'm so

bomb-happy, nothing else matters.

Stay here!

But I thought you said

I could have one shot.

Later on. You've been detailed

to watch over your little sister.

Hello.

Hi, Kansas.

I can't believe it. I just

can't believe it! What?

The Marines, they have

landed and been ordered off.

But it's not permanent.

It's not the end of the fight.

Yeah, but imagine it

happening to us, Americans!

All right, all out,

everybody!

We've been out

on our feet before.

Remember Valley Forge? That

was no strawberry festival.

Come on, kids, let's go.

So long. What do you mean, "So long"?

I gotta get the other kids.

Well, I'll help, too, then.

How soon are you pulling out? Now.

Well, I'll get the next boat. There

isn't going to be any next boat.

Well, go ahead, then.

Shove off!

Davy, no!

Davy! Davy!

Do you have John? Yes, in

the tunnel. I have a doctor.

John.

Where are the others?

You better go.

There's plenty of time.

All right, I'm ready.

We'll have to go in for that bomb

fragment. It may become infected.

That's not likely. It's probably

a piece of good American steel.

All right, nurse.

Will you help?

If I can.

Sorry, we have

no anesthetic here. I...

Is it out of order

if we hold hands?

No, go ahead.

It's all right, darling.

It's all right.

I think I've located it. I'll have

another try. Now, this may hurt.

Sounds just like a dentist.

Darling, no matter what happens,

promise me you won't let...

No, no, I won't, dear.

Just hold on, Lieutenant. Try

to think of something else.

I am. Ham and eggs,

hot cakes,

white bread, coffee...

Here it comes now.

Hold on.

It's all right, Doctor. Go

right ahead. He's fainted.

Get in there. Go ahead, kids,

up front, go ahead. Hurry up!

They can't understand a word

you're saying, you know.

I know, but they know

what I'm feeling.

Well, so long. What do you mean,

"So long"? Aren't you coming?

No!

You're gonna be a hero.

Yeah. Okay, you win. Shut your eyes.

What for? Because I'm

gonna kiss you goodbye.

I have a boat hidden

right here.

Take us.

Yes, hurry up. Get in.

Hey, any room?

Sorry, soldier,

but one more would swamp us.

- Can you swim?

- A bit.

Well, hang on and kick.

Thanks, lady.

Are you holding on, soldier?

Still with you, ma'am.

There's old Corregidor

answering them back!

You still with us...

Mind if we take one

minute's rest? My hands...

No, I can use it, too.

Look at those lights! It's so

regular. It seems like a message.

It is a message.

Three dots, three dashes,

three dots.

SOS.

SOS.

And then Corregidor.

It spelled safety for us,

because everyone called it

the Gibraltar of the Pacific.

Especially so, since the Army

engineers had dug a series of tunnels

down under 400 feet

of solid rock.

The main tunnel

was called Malinta.

This was about

1, 000 feet long,

and in peacetime,

trolleys ran through it.

There were about 40 laterals

off the main tunnel.

The one in which

we were to spend

most of our time was called

the "hospital lateral".

Here, the wounded

were piled up

in double

and triple-decker beds.

Another was our quarters.

There were about 25 nurses

there when we arrived.

With us, the total came to 88 American

plus many more Filipino nurses.

Here, for the first time

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