"Fire." "Fire." "Northern France, 1944 The Argentan–Falaise Pocket." "The Germans, caught in a crushing allied pincer movement, launch an all out attack on the American lines in the vicinity of Lauren." "Here on a battlefield 20 kilometers wide, one million, 700,000 men, 4000 tanks meet in a decisive engagement." "At the core, war on a mammoth impersonal scale." "But at the perimeter , the battle breaks down into countless smaller fragments." "All sizes, all shapes." "Each more personal, but none the less different." "Which way you headed?" "Oh, Lauren soldier, uh, Sergeant." "About 3 miles ahead." "Give me a lift huh." "Hey ya Sergeant." "Hate to bother you, but do you know the password?" "Password?" "Well, do you?" "Sure, raindrops." "That's right." "Come on." "Let's go huh." "Hey." "What are you doing out there alone anyway?" "I was up on the line with an artillery spotter." "The krauts cut through with their tank column." "We had to make a run for it." "Hey." "The guy that was with you." "The artillery spotter." "Is he dead?" "Yeah." "Krauts must be stronger in this sector than we figured." "No doubt about it." "Guys at Lauren have been ordered to pull out." "Pull out?" "The krauts weren't anywhere near Lauren when I went on patrol last night." "Well, they got near enough to do some real bad damage." "That's why I'm bringing up this load of ammo and gas." "Kraut artillery shell hit the supply dump." "Got over a hundred wounded guys up there and and no gas to drive them out with." "All my men are In Lauren." "Ah, don't worry about it Sarge." "We'll make it in time." "I've been high-balling this rig up and down the front for the past 4 months." "Haven't run into any krauts yet." "Shredded." "You got a spare?" "Yeah, you bet." "I'll give you a hand." "Wait a minute." "Listen." "(clink, clink clink clink, clink clink)" "Something's coming up the road." "It sounds like it's in trouble." "It's gonna get the truck." "How long will it take you to change that tire?" "Change a tire." "Are you crazy?" "That tank will be around the corner in another minute." "How long will it take you?" "Uh, five, ten minutes." "Maybe more." "You get going." "I'll keep that tank busy." "Are you nuts?" "You can't fight a tank." "I'll keep that tank busy long enough for you to change that tire." "Gonna keep them busy too?" "Hey look Sarge." "I've never been in combat before but I know you can't stop a tank with tommy guns and hand grenades." "You just fix that tire soldier." "Why." "We can run." "What about the guys in Lauren?" "Now move out." "Aired Oct. 6, 1964" "Die Strecke hält noch immer nach oben , Sergeant." "Settle down Mickey baby." "You've changed that tire before." "You'll be okay." "Settle down." "That's all." "Stupid." "Biegen Sie links ab." "Jawohl." "Last" "Maschinengewehr" "Jawohl." "Ich sehe nichts." "Wie viele Männer ?" "Ein Mann." "Jawohl." "Blam" "Mud...mud mud." "Ah." "Steady boy." "Steady." "(German)Links, links, links!" "(German)" "Blam." "Blam." "(German)" "(German)" "What you been doing?" "What's taking so long?" "The ground's too soft." "Where's the tank?" "It's coming." "I'm getting out of here." "You just stay put." "Now look Sarge." "We did all we could." "It's just isn't our day." "How much can you ask?" "I'm a truck driver." "Not a hero." "Listen." "Once in a while a guy can write the ticket for a hundred others." "You've been picked." "Look Sarge." "Maybe old man fate gave you a bum shuffle." "I'm not a fighter." "My father wasn't a fighter, and his father before him." "It just ain't in the blood." "Any anti tank grenades in the back?" "I don't know." "I'm getting out of here." "Not until that tank comes around the corner." "He isn't around there yet." "You just stay with this truck." "Help me." "No." "Don't touch that!" "Only chance." "Is there another jack?" "No. (sobs)" "Help me." "Oh, oh." "Aw help me." "Unh, unh." "(German)" "I'm gonna try to backup the truck." "Hang on." "Aargh!" "My chest." "I'm gonna have to jam something under the wheel so it'll lift up over you." "(Snap)" "It's coming." "It's got a way to come yet." "Oh, oh." "Is it...uh, drive out of here." "I can't help you." "Unh, so..." "I'm gonna let it" "Come on." "Take this probably sure I'll do something." "Uh" "Help." "Come on Sarge." "One miserable truck driver in exchange for a hundred good fighting men." "Hu hu hu." "Practice what you preach." "Aw, come on Sarge." "Get outta here." "And take this lousy wood with you." "(German)" "How's your foot?" "It still works." "How about you?" "Six cracked ribs." "A busted shoulder." "A one way ticket back home to the states." "Maybe a medal, huh." "Medal!" "You think you made a hero out of me huh." "Like I told you." "It just ain't in the blood." "Now wait a minute." "You wanted me to drive that truck over you to save myself." "You wanted me to leave you there." "Big deal." "I figured I was dead anyway." "No good Mickey." "You're gonna have to live with it whether you like it or not." "For once in your life, you're gonna be a real hero." "Get outta here." "You want my old man to turn in his grave?" "You and that tank." "Boy, talk about brains." "I mean how dumb can you get?" "A tank hit." "You know, you're just too stupid to get killed." "You're so stupid, I should have left you out there in the boondocks." "Big deal." "Big man." "Big deal." "I can't understand you." "What's the matter with you?" "Subs by Jack T"