1:30:01
They're obituaries of
a long list of friends of mine.
1:30:04
Yes, friends.
1:30:08
If I seemed too tough
on the boys,
1:30:11
it was because I was
responsible for them.
1:30:14
I didn't want to lose them
1:30:15
any more than I wanted to
lose those boys up there.
1:30:19
You think I wanted
to let Scott fly
1:30:21
until he dove
into the sea?
1:30:23
You think I want to dream
about them on a raft
1:30:26
until their bodies rot?
1:30:28
I'm an air officer.
1:30:30
There are things I can do
and things I can't do.
1:30:34
I can check casualty lists,
1:30:36
and I can order more men
into the air
1:30:39
to become new casualties.
1:30:40
I can refuse to endanger
the lives of 3,000 men
1:30:44
in order to save the lives
of three men.
1:30:47
I do those things
because they're my job,
1:30:49
and I've got to do them.
1:30:51
But to be accused
1:30:52
of refusing
to save those men
1:30:54
because I didn't
want to save them--
1:30:56
[Ringing]
1:31:02
Torpedo Ready Room.
Molton speaking.
1:31:05
It's for you, sir.
1:31:10
Yes.
1:31:18
Very good.
1:31:24
A destroyer picked up
Scott and his crew.
1:31:27
His radioman was lost,
1:31:29
but he and his gunner
are O.K.
1:31:33
They got him!
He's back in!
1:31:35
How about that?
He's back in the ballgame.
1:31:54
Thanks, Ed.
1:31:58
Period.