:13:00
Here's the administration information:
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No musette bags, shelter halves
or toilet articles are to be taken.
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Each man will be issued
four D rations, two K rations.
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You'll carry SOP ammunition loads.
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You'll take two.30 caliber machine guns,
1,000 rounds of ammo per gun.
:13:15
Each man will take six hand grenades.
:13:16
You'll carry SCR - 536 radios,
one set of panels, four mirrors...
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for signal communications.
:13:21
That's about it.
Stations and HR will be announced later.
:13:25
You'd better hit the sack early,
get some sleep. You'll need it.
:13:28
Write your letters now. There's
no mailing service where we're going.
:13:31
The chaplains of each faith
will hold services in half an hour.
:13:34
That's all, fellows. Dismissed.
:13:39
- You're Williams? American news service?
- That's right.
:13:42
- Nice to know you. I'm Nelson.
- Glad to know you.
:13:45
The colonel said you'll be at the briefing.
He didn't say why.
:13:48
I don't think you'll fall on my neck
and kiss me when you find out.
:13:51
But the fact of the matter is,
I'm going along with you.
:13:55
Yes. GHQ said it was okay for one
correspondent to accompany the mission.
:13:58
We drew lots for it and I won,
and here I am.
:14:02
If you got the authority, I can't stop you.
But I ought to warn you...
:14:06
it's going to be very tough.
:14:07
Really? It sounded to me
just like a routine job.
:14:10
It won't be routine,
not even for the kids who are trained.
:14:13
I guess I can take it for a day or so.
:14:16
All right. Let's go get your equipment.
:14:21
Mr. Williams, it's your life,
so I'll give it to you straight.
:14:25
This isn't a job for you,
it's a young man's job.
:14:27
I'm not exactly decrepit.
:14:29
Maybe not. Do you know how old
the colonel is in there?
:14:32
Thirty-four.
:14:33
Do you know how old
our commanding general is?
:14:35
Thirty-seven.
:14:37
Young men, all of us. We've got to be.
:14:39
Do you know why?
I'll give you two good reasons:
:14:42
We jump out of planes,
and guys shoot at us.
:14:44
This isn't exactly healthy,
unless you're young enough to take it.
:14:47
Pardon my asking,
but how old are you, Mr. Williams?
:14:50
That's a military secret. Wait a minute.
Let me tell you something.
:14:53
You know what I did before the war? I sat
on a soft cushion in a pine-paneled office...
:14:58
I gave orders, people jumped
and I made a bucket of dough per week.