"(Ambulance truck horn beeping furiously)" "Beep beep beep beep beep beep" "Beep beep beep beep" "(Truck screeches to a stop)" "We here already?" "Hey." "Wake up March." "We're back in the war boy." "this isn't a town." "It's a hospital." "You mean an aid station." "C'mon. sit down." "You won't find any real nurses this far forward." "Sit down." "They're real." "Yeah." "They're real alright." "Real real." "Three of 'em." "And there's probably more inside." "It's a real hospital." "That's what it says." "325th Evacuation." "Hey March." "Come back here." "Look." "I don;t want" "Come on." "Get back in that truck." "you come with me." "Pull it up." "Pull over there." "Wait for us." "Honey?" "cannot" "He's cracked Sarge." "He's cracked." "Come on." "Let's get him." "will ya?" "Come on boy." "That's an officer you're messing around with." "he hasn't been getting much sleep." "I'm alright." "I'm alright." "This is my wife." "This your wife?" "Yeah." "my best buddy." "uh." "ha." "Pleased to meet you Sir." "Miss." "What are you supposed to call.." "Mrs. March?" "I don't know." "Lieutenant March." "Lieut." "March." "What's happening here?" "Doctor." "uh" "And these men?" "uh." "Sir." "you see uh." "Perhaps you'd better hold your reunion outside Lieut." "These other men aren't feeling quite that chipper." "I'm sorry Doctor." "Go ahead." "You're relieved of duty until your husband's convoy leaves." "Sir." "There's a real bedside manner for you." "Come on Kirb." "Let's go outside." "honey." "He's got one." "He's got a nurse." "please." "Let 'em look." "not here." "It isn't fair." "honey." "and I just knew it." "but I knew it." "How've you been?" "Your letters haven't caught up with me for over a month now." "I just can't believe you're here." "I'm here." "Excuse me Lieut." "We have to move out." "The convoy's already moved out." "come on Sarge." "I haven't seen her since.." "The Sergeant can't help that." "We have to move out March." "Sorry." "Sarge." "Once we cross the river we're gonna be moving fast." "I may not get a chance to see her till after the war." "What are you talking about?" "You're better off than the rest of us right now." "You stay out of this Kirby." "What do you know about it." "You're not married." "You don't gotta be married." "I'll talk to Lieut." "Hanley." "Maybe we can swing a couple of days for you." "You're kidding." "Really?" "I'd give my right arm for 48 hours." "Did you hear that honey." "I said I'd ask." "I can't promise anything." "March." "You really think it might be possible Sergeant'" "I'll do my best Lieut." "2 minutes." "Nice to have met you." "Yeah." "Any friend of Andy's is a friend of mine." "How come he can do that?" "numbskull." "His wife?" "His wife." "Yeah." "His wife." "privileges." "March." "We're moving out." "I didn't know your husband was over here." "Nice." "Have them take him right over to the surgery tent." "has he gone?" "Yes." "He's gone." "It's a shame you didn't have more time." "His Sgt. gonna try to get him a pass." "but he's going to try." "I'll be damned." "Oh uh." "We have an abdominal in half an hour." "Amelia?" "Yes." "Thank you." "There's a little spring down there if you have to fill up your canteen." "Hey March." "uh." "right." "Sure Kirb." "You know that." "How's come you never told me that you was married?" "I but" "I mean." "I just love her." "very much." "I guess I just not even talking." "How long you been married?" "Two days." "Not counting the eight months we been apart." "Eight months?" "right?" "Yeah." "That's where I met her." "Hah." "you should've seen the chain of command we had to go through to get permission." "Ho ho." "uh?" "Omaha Beach." "Do you think the Sarge can really swing that pass for me?" "you believe in Santa Claus?" "Take you an Act of Congress to get it." "What happened to you Saunders?" "Breakdown?" "not quite." "It was Corporal March." "He ran into his wife." "Sergeant." "I asked you what happened." "she's a nurse and she was stationed at a hospital that we passed." "prying them apart." "You're lucky you got here this fast." "isn't he?" "Oh yes." "He's up in the truck there." "about March." "You know what they're alking about right now?" "About whether to give March a pass so he can go see his wife." "Aah." "It's the truth." "We saw him kiss her." "C'mon Kirby." "Get to the end of the line." "Eh." "You put me there." "I'll put you on top of the moon." "Come on." "That's enough." "Now that's enough." "That's enough." "Forget it." "Come on Kirby." "Move." "Hey Billy." "Did he kiss her right out in front of everybody?" "I'll say." "she's an officer." "isn't she?" "but I mean..kissing an officer." "What if she pulls rank on him?" "have you ever been married?" "have you ever had a girl?" "a real girl." "You guys make me sick." "What's eating him?" "Bonjour." "Bonjour." "Hey March?" "Yes Sarge." "It's in the works." "The Lieut's gonna make a request from Cpt." "Harper. finest soldier you ever saw." "Yeah." "I won't forget it Sarge." "It's alright." "Je ne pas parle anglais." "Je nes parle vous." "Je ne comprende pas." "Hey." "You think you can come out back out here in a minute?" "Kirby." "Come on." "huh?" "You just forget it." "Okay." "She's not for you Kirby." "Not your type." "What are you talking about?" "I don't see any off limit sign on her." "why don't you just calm down till we get to Paris." "or something." "I know her name." "It's trouble." "come on." "Get in the truck." "Let's go." "Hey Kirb." "Kirb." "The Lieut.'s gonna send my request for a pass on to the highest.." "That's better." "Good." "Oh Yes." "Number 8.." "Hat trick." "Okay." "He got his little straight." "Hey Kirby." "Don Juan." "C'mon get your feet wet." "It'll cool you off." "You know Kirby doesn't care about money." "Come on." "Let's play cards." "That's right." "Kirby cares about just one thing." "What's that?" "Kirby." "Ha hah ha hah." "Hey Sarge." "The Lieut. wants to see you right away." "Hey Sarge." "Maybe that's about my pass huh?" "March." "Hey Crowne." "Won't you grab a seat?" "Yeah?" "Naw." "Not me." "I've got better ways to spend my money." "Okay." "A pair of Queens bet." "You got a light?" "Hey uh." "You get a good look at March's wife?" "Uh huh." "He seemed like not much of a ladies man to me." "Did he to you?" "You want to see a real good looking dame." "Are you kidding?" "maybe she's got a friend." "Kirby." "You slipped a gear?" "You just tag along and find out." "How far you figure that last village?" "Kirby." "You can't go in there after dark." "I'll see." "Hey." "Hey Sarge." "Did it come through?" "Not yet March." "It's in the works." "what did the Lieut. want Sarge?" "daybreak." "no." "Who goes?" "you and I cover." "Who rides shotgun for Billy and me?" "Uh." "March." "It's his turn." "wait a minute." "What if his pass comes up?" "Yeah." "Let somebody else ride shotgun." "wait a minute." "I was up last trip." "he's right." "unless you wanna volunteer for your buddy." "What do you... do you?" "Yeah." "So does the Lieut." "Okay." "Who's gonna stand in the path of romance." "I'll ride shotgun." "Thanks Kirb." "I promise." "I'll ride 3 in a row when I get back." "Thanks a million Kirb." "Forget it." "what was it?" "Queens." "Fifty cents." "Alright." "You're not really going into town Kirby." "I'm really going into town Kirby." "Now you gonna stay here or you coming with me?" "You're not kidding me?" "You really got a girl?" "Coming or not." "we've had it." "Don't wait up for me." "(organ music can be heard)" "Didn't I tell you." "It's a cinch." "Come on." "(French)" "That was a big reception." "Got a flavor that goes for you." "Yeah." "Just sit down will ya." "She'll come over to me." "Hey." "Is there any table service?" "Servir." "Service?" "no Monsieur." "Ah look ah we'll have a bottle of cognac." "Out of cognac." "Ce mon javais." "uh ca vais." "Wine." "Fine." "that's good." "Mademoiselle?" "Uh" "Kirby." "Kirrbee." "Kirrbee." "What's your name?" "Claire." "Oh." "Claire." "I came does not understand English." "Perhaps I can help you." "look." "Thanks friend." "Listen." "You tell her that I'm the guy that she smiled at this afternoon." "you're mistaken." "Heh." "What?" "You mean I don't know when a girls coming on to me?" "would you please? she goes home." "the Resistance." "uh alright." "I speak for my brother." "I speak for Claire." "uh." "I'm gonna meet" "I'm gonna meet you outside." "Monsieur." "You come here to drink." "Then drink." "you're going to find trouble." "uh." "I think he's got a point there eh." "All of them." "Wait." "Wait just a minute." "come on." "Kirby let's go huh." "No no." "Go on if you want to." "I'm not leaving here until she tells me to go." "Awright." "I'm going." "Huh!" "Thanks a lot." "Claire." "Look." "I come see you." "Monsieur." "Leave her alone." "friend." "C'est pardon." "Col a fairez chaud." "Il pol a baques." "Nous vous enseigner quelques leçons yankee." "(Caje shouts in surprise)" "What was that?" "What's going on?" "Kirby." "Come on." "Kirby." "Kirby." "Hey Crowne." "Crowne." "Come on." "Get up." "What?" "Get up." "What's the matter?" "Where's Kirby?" "I said where's Kirby?" "Didn't he get back yet?" "Get back?" "From where?" "What?" "Now where's Kirby?" "You answer me." "Uh." "I don't know Sgt." "Back from where Crowne." "Don't lie to me." "I want to know where Kirby went." "What're you asking me for?" "Where's Kirby?" "Now you answer me." "We went into town." "I came back alone." "I guess he's still there." "you guess?" "he was trying." "so I came back." "I guess he did alright after all." "He did alright." "He's liable to be tried for missing a patrol." "Now you get over there to the Lieut. and make out a full report on the both of you." "Sgt. I came back." "Get over there." "Come on." "Come on." "What time is it?" "did it come through?" "but you're gonna have to ride shotgun with us after all." "What happened to Kirby?" "I thought he was gonna... your buddy went over the hill." "Kirby went over the hill?" "We're moving out in 15 minutes." "Maybe your pass will be ready by the time we get back." "Go on." "we were only there for a few minutes Sir." "At least I was." "Kirby was really hooked on that girl." "Why did you leave?" "Because it looked like trouble to me." "I tried to get him to go with me." "170.667)}(phone ringing)" "Stand at attention soldier." "King 2." "Lieut." "Hanley." "Yes Sir." "I'm looking into it now Captain." "How is he?" "That's a break Sir." "Yes Sir." "I'll get my report in right away." "King 2 out." "Thank you Sir." "For what?" "Sir." "Private Crowne." "You were absent from the Bivouac area without permission." "Is that not correct?" "Yes Sir." "That is absent without leave." "Correct?" "but I did come back." "You're going on my report to Captain Harper." "You'll be punished along with Kirby as soon as he gets out of the hospital." "Dismissed." "Got a dandy for you Lieut." "What is it?" "Bullet wounds or shrapnel." "Just whiskey bottles and hard toed shoes." "Aaagh!" "will you Doc." "What's his name and outfit?" "361st infantry." "361st" "Nurse." "Lieut." "Put him in that open bed." "I'll be there." "Sure thing Lieut." "(groaning)" "Aah." "How did this happen?" "Lieut.?" "He's a friend of my husband." "He was here yesterday." "Is his Company still in this area?" "I don't know." "You'll have to ask him Lieut." "and deliver them." "269.333)}Pow 180)}BANG" "Take cover." "Their artillery's gonna start coming in around us." "March." "Let it go." "March." "45.333)}BLAM 320)}BLAM" "Stay low." "108)}BLAM" "178.667)}BLAM" "176)}BLAM" "253.333)}BLAM" "289.333)}BLAM" "258.667)}BLAM" "405.333)}BLAM" "432)}BLAM" "93.333)}BLAM" "(Oompf)" "Cut it out." "it hurts." "Any way to talk to an officer?" "What?" "sorry Lieut." "Forgot where I was." "Uh." "Oh." "It's a hospital eh." "Feel better." "aren't you?" "I met you early this morning." "Yesterday." "yesterday." "Now ain't that something." "huh." "then he'd be here with you right now instead of me." "How is he?" "uh" "Far as I know the Lieut. is trying to rustle up a pass for him" "So's you two can finish up your honeymoon." "Kirby." "It's refreshing to have someone like you in here." "Reminds me of the old days at L.A. County General." "smashups." "How you feeling?" "Terrible." "Im not surprised." "You got a nice concussion there." "fingers." "How many stitches were there?" "Thirty Six." "36 stitches in your head." "Plus that black eye." "Lieut." "Willows." "Would you take over here please?" "Yes Sir." "Lieut." "March." "I'd like to see you for a moment." "doctor." "Well?" "what?" "Did he get the pass?" "Is he gonna be here for awhile?" "I don't know." "(crying)" "Lieut." "The guys got back." "What happened?" "heading back." "but it's pretty bad." "Where's Doc." "Back at Company CP." "They had some trouble." "Put him in the jeep." "It's only a few miles back to the EVAC hospital." "And his wife." "Alright." "Come on." "Put him in that jeep." "I'd like to take him back Lieut." "Sure." "Who do you want to go with you?" "Kirby." "he's there already." "He's what?" "Take Crowne." "He'll explain on the way." "Alright." "You get in that jeep." "but his pass came through." "Maybe Kirby can use it." "pal?" "aah." "you got nothing to worry about." "I heard them talking." "You'll be out of here tomorrow." "huh." "I got a feeling I'm gonna be digging trenches all the way to Berlin." "What'd you do?" "Get in a fight with a non-com?" "had a little skirmish with the entire French Underground." "I wasn't where I was supposed to be at the time." "AWOL huh." "don't worry about it." "They could call it desertion and just shoot you." "thanks a lot pal." "How do you feel?" "Oh." "Worse." "Hey Lieut." "Did you hear anything from my outfit yet?" "They know you're here." "that's something at least." "I'm not under arrest or anything am I?" "Why should you be under arrest?" "I can think of a couple of reasons." "Andy." "Not yet." "You will." "I betcha he comes barreling through that door any minute now." "How well do you know Andy." "Andy and me's best buddies." "He sure kept you a secret though." "I have to admit that of course." "I'd have your picture plastered up all over the place." "I'd even be talking about you to total strangers." "Maybe Andy doesn't know me well enough to talk about me." "we haven't known each other for very long." "well." "I knew old March had something going for him though cause he's always sneaking off by himself writing letters." "You must have got one every day." "Almost." "huh." "You bet." "wouldn't you?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "isn't she?" "that's right." "What about it?" "Well she's holding hands with the good doctor." "Are you kidding?" "Well I been here for 3 weeks." "but I'm not blind." "I don't believe you." "What difference does it make?" "She's not your wife." "will you." "Bring a stretcher." "Some of his wounds are pretty bad." "Take him in there." "I'll get Doctor Anders." "Well hey." "Hey Sarge." "Over here." "will ya." "I put him in the ready ward doctor." "In case you want to operate." "This is the Sergeant that brought him in." "I see." "Lieut March." "Get the information from the sergeant." "I'll go and have a look at him." "Hey Captain." "aren't you?" "Yes." "Yes ma'am." "No." "don't let it..." "What happened." "huh." "Did uh... did he get hurt bad?" "what're you trying to do?" "Blame the whole thing on me." "he was up for that patrol in the first place." "I was just doing him a favor by..." "Okay Sarge." "Look." "I didn't mean to duck anything." "Sarge." "I got myself beat up now." "You know I wouldn't do that on purpose." "Well come on." "Say something will ya." "Got nothing to say." "Lew?" "Yes?" "Is it very bad?" "I don't know." "It could be." "Some of the metal penetrated the skull." "How much or how far I won't know until I go in." "He's got to live." "He's just got to live." "I'm gonna do the best I can." "I know how important it is for all three of us." "Cause if he dies" "We..." "They're going to release you tomorrow morning." "Did they tell you?" "Good." "Maybe I'll give old March this bed." "It's a dandy." "You can see everything from here." "Doctor Anders is going to operate now." "He's really very badly wounded." "huh." "cozy." "I don't understand what you're talking about." "Oh yes you do." "Lieutenant Miss March." "You understand alright." "Kirby." "Don't press it." "Well you tell me why she's not mad at me for ducking out on that that patrol?" "So's that her husband could go get himself blown up." "I'll tell you why." "Cause she got the guilts right up to there." "All the time old Andy's out there in the mud just scrounging around trying to fight this lousy war she was in there playing patty-cake with her doctor." "Now you shut up Kirby." "You hear me." "You just shut up." "I'm sorry Lieut." "Kirby." "I'm gonna see to it they throw the book at you." "he'll tell you." "I don't have to ask anybody." "It's none of my business." "And it's none of your business." "You got it." "You just SHUT UP!" "Only one thing is your business one thing and that's all and that is being a soldier and doing your job and that is the one thing you didn't do." "And now I'm gonna tell you something else." "You wanna know the reason why she didn't get burned at you for sending March out on that detail?" "Because she didn't know." "You wanna know why?" "Because I didn't tell her because that's none of her business." "And now I want you to do some deep thinking about who's up to where with the guilts?" "And while you're at it you just give a little thought to your best buddy March who's out there being operated on." "Cause he might'nt make it." "And if he doesn't you're never gonna forget it." "(Chuckling)" "Now there's what I call a tough.." "Oh shut up." "Would you like some coffee Sergeant?" "Yeah." "Thanks." "Thank you." "We don't have any milk." "Oh black coffee is fine." "Would you like to sit down?" "No thanks." "usually take?" "It depends." "He was telling the truth." "I am in love with Doctor Anders." "After the war I'm going to leave Andy." "Look Lieut." "Your personal life is your own." "I want to tell you." "Cause if he dies" "Doctor Anders and I could never.." "It would always be between us." "Do you understand Sergeant?" "I'm not trying to." "It's not as bad as it sounds." "I'm trying to be honest." "I fell in love with this man." "didn't want to." "I just did." "Thanks for the coffee Lieut." "What would you do?" "Please Sergeant." "March." "There's no time for it." "There just isn't enough time." "Only thing I can do is try to hold onto my men." "Keep them alive." "You know." "That boy." "has just about the toughest skull I've ever run across." "Thank god." "Thank god." "Look." "Take it easy." "There's nothing to really worry about." "Captain?" "If Kirby's ready for release I can take him back." "Oh." "Certainly Sergeant." "Kirby can go anytime." "Oh." "Lieut." "March." "Would you prepare Private Kirby for checkout please." "Your husband's gonna be alright." "Of course Doctor." "Whoa." "Now you keep warm and come back and see us soon." "Sir." "Where I'm going they got bars." "Balls and chains and no girls of any kind." "That's for sure." "Hah." "you just forget it." "Like I said." "Enjoy the war." "Bye." "Alright." "Get em down." "I still think she gave old March a rotten deal." "So a quick war marriage doesn't work." "What are we supposed to do?" "Write our Congressman." "Besides if March's head is as hard as the doctor said it was maybe he won't let her go." "Subtitles by {\fs37.333\b1}Jack T"