The Longest Day Page #6

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-What?

I said, where is everybody?

I can't hear you.

It's them bells.

I've had them in my ears

for 10 hours.

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

Hey, Sergeant, where's Major Lance?

We moved the CP to that

building. The major's there.

Get him, the colonel's here.

What?

Hold it!

Colonel, am I glad to see you!

Those bodies. Get those bodies down.

Why are you leaving them up there?

Get them down!

But we've been under fire, sir.

I know you have, but I don't care!

Get them down! Down!

-I don't want those boys left there.

-Take a detail and cut them down.

-At once!

-Yes, sir.

Has there been a linkup between our

forces and the troops from the sea?

I don't know, Major. I don't even

know if the landings took place.

But I am sure we're gonna hold

this town until the linkup does come.

Whenever that is, today, tomorrow,

till hell freezes over.

For their sake,

if for no other reason.

Show me the enemy positions.

Well, sir, the Germans' strong point

is right there.

That's over there on the hill.

They've got no tanks yet.

They've got heavy guns and machine

gun positions at the top of that road.

How many men have you got?

Not enough.

Lt. Wilson will take A Company

and reinforce Major Lance.

The rest of the command will follow us

straight up that road.

Good luck, Major.

All right, A Company, fall out.

-Private.

-Yes, sir.

It's a helluva war.

It's a privilege to serve

with you, colonel.

Well, God willing, we'll do

what we came here to do.

Ready, sir.

Move out!

The old man sure has changed

since yesterday.

Or maybe it's just

that we've changed...

...since yesterday.

Lovat and his commandos

have reached the bridge.

Bob, did you hear?

Yes, I heard.

"Sainte-Mre-Eglise captured

by units of the 82nd Airborne."

"101 Airborne driving on Utah."

That's good. Good.

Yes, but if we can't get off Omaha

it doesn't mean a damn. We know it.

We'll have two cut-off beachheads,

one in British zone and one at Utah.

Yes...

...and the Germans in between.

You guys engineers?

Yes, sir. 299th.

Where are your officers?

Who's in charge here?

I guess I am, sir.

None of our officers made it in.

What about your equipment?

Those torpedoes work?

Yes, sir, we'll make them work!

-What's your name, Sergeant?

-It's Fuller, sir, John H.

You're Lieutenant Fuller from now on,

whether you like it or not.

You send some men down to the foot

of that gully with those torpedoes.

You and the rest of the men follow me.

Yes, sir!

All right, men!

Let's move that equipment down here.

-I got a rifle, sir.

-Well, good for you, son!

The Rangers are ready, General.

Okay, Major, move them out.

Captain, move them up.

Move them up!

-Well, Tom?

-We're ready.

As ready as we'll ever be.

It'll work. It's got to work.

We're getting murdered here! We might

as well move inland and get murdered!

-You ready?

-Yes, sir.

You're gonna blow

that roadblock for me.

When I give the word

everything pops at once. Okay?

Yes, sir.

First, we gotta blow a hole

through that wire with bangalores.

If that works, we'll pack

everything we've got into that wall.

All right, let's go!

All right, let's go! Go! Go!

You don't say!

Don't worry, Yank.

He's dead.

Give me a cigarette.

I'm dying for a cigarette.

You hurt bad?

Shot down during the night.

He was gonna make sure of me,

but I got him...

...with this.

You ever killed a man?

I mean, face to face?

No.

Neither had I, face to face.

I've been sitting here looking at him.

Have you noticed anything peculiar

about him?

No.

He's got his boots...

...on the wrong feet.

He must have been

in a big hurry, huh?

Is it bad?

Split wide open...

...from the crotch to the knee.

A medic came along and gave me

a shot of morphine.

I hope he'll be back

before it wears off.

He said he would.

Did he sew you up?

Well, when he came to shore

he lost most of his equipment.

So he pinned it together...

...with safety pins.

Getting on toward night.

You know something?

I haven't fired my gun all day.

I keep hearing shooting, but every

time I get there, everybody's gone.

Funny, isn't it?

He's dead.

I'm crippled.

You're lost.

I suppose it's always like that.

I mean war.

I wonder who won.

Okay, run me up the hill, son.

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