:05:19
- Get off the road!
- Get off the road!
:05:33
We've had some casualties, sir.
:05:35
Evacuate them to the beach.
:05:40
- Call them in, Mac.
- On the road! Let's go!
:05:45
There were only a few actual skirmishes
with the elusive Japanese.
:05:49
Our main enemy became the jungle.
:05:51
The mosquitoes and the land crabs.
Malaria. Yellow jaundice and fungus.
:05:55
The blistering sun
and the tropical downpours.
:05:58
For a month we played cat and mouse
with the remnants of the Japanese force.
:06:02
And then at last we cornered them
on an end of the island...
:06:05
...and brought an end to organized
resistance on Guadalcanal.
:06:09
We boarded ship again
and sailed for Wellington.
:06:12
We were a dog-tired crew...
:06:13
...but there hadn 't been much
of a fight to talk about.
:06:16
Perhaps the greatest wound of all
had been to our pride.
:06:19
As New Zealand appeared
on the horizon...
:06:22
...we eagerly anticipated
renewing old friendships.
:06:25
And for some,
seeing loved ones again.
:06:35
Hello, Pat.
:06:37
I went down to the canteen,
but you weren't there.
:06:40
Well, don't stand there,
come on in.
:06:43
We knew you were back, but it
was so difficult to get information...
:06:46
...I didn't know when to expect you.
:06:48
Andy, do sit down.
I have some tea ready.
:06:51
We no sooner than dumped our gear
than they gave us 10 days leave.
:06:56
I got myself a hotel room
here in Wellington.