When Willie Comes Marching Home Page #7

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- What is it?

- They've come for him!

- Oh, Bill!

- Oh! Oh! The neighbors.

What'd he do, desert?

Did he go over the hill?

- Let 'em in.

- Let 'em in?

- Sure, let 'em in.

- What's the difference?

Pop thinks I'm yellow,

and Marge thinks I'm a deserter.

Oh, I do not!

I do not!

Oh, I love you. Oh, I love you, darling,

and I don't care what you did.

I know you didn't mean to do it.

But what did you do?

I punched a second lieutenant

in the nose.

You did?

But that's a shootin' offense.

Quiet! Shut up! Bill, you get upstairs.

You two go with him.

I'll handle these dogfaces.

Not the first time I socked an M.P.

- It's no use, Pop. Let's face it.

- Look, son.

Maybe I've been pickin' on you and all that,

but I know my boy...

and I know no matter what's happened,

you did your duty!

- Sergeant William Kluggs?

- You mean Willie?

He's here, sir.

- There he is, sir.

- Sergeant Kluggs?

I'm afraid you'll have to return

to Washington with us at once.

We have a plane waiting at Loring Field.

You can change into a fresh uniform there.

- Just a second!

- He couldn't do anything bad.

I don't care what he did.

He's innocent.

I'm afraid there's

a misunderstanding.

Sergeant Kluggs is not under arrest.

We're proud to inform you that your son

has performed a great service for his country.

He has?

What he did while making his way

through enemy-occupied territory...

cannot be made public

until after the war.

- Oh, Bill! Darling, why didn't you tell us?

- Huh?

But for his bravery,

his enterprise and his gallantry...

above and beyond the call of duty...

he's being recalled to Washington

to be personally decorated...

by the president

of the United States.

Well, isn't that nice?

- Congratulations, Kluggs.

- Thank you, sir.

- Good luck, Kluggs.

- Thank you.

- Congratulations, Kluggs.

- Thanks.

- Well, had a good trip, I see.

- Yes, sir.

Kluggs, this is the new commandant

of the post, Brigadier General Lamson.

An honor to meet you, Sergeant.

Congratulations. Carry on.

Willie!

Uh, wait a minute.

Hi, Marge!

- Nice lad, Kluggs.

- Yes, sir.

Uh, remind me to recommend him

for the Good Conduct Medal.

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