:39:03
- Good morning, sir.
- Jim.
:39:06
Sir, we just received word
from Headquarters.
:39:09
The 1 st and 3rd Battalions move out
with the rest of the division.
:39:12
We're to stand by, break camp,
and follow in five days...
:39:16
...which means we're in reserve again.
:39:18
We take this battalion in reserve again
over my dead body.
:39:21
- Jim, get my jeep for me, please.
- Yes, sir.
:39:30
You didn't waste any time
in getting over here.
:39:35
You requested permission.
What's on your mind?
:39:37
General, the rest of the division
is getting ready to move out.
:39:41
My outfit is ordered to stand by
in Hawaii.
:39:45
- We won't leave them there.
- No, sir.
:39:48
But if you have us scheduled
as reserves again in this campaign...
:39:52
Just a minute, Huxley.
:39:53
You don't like your assignment?
:39:57
No, sir, I don't.
:40:01
Then I see no reason to carry
this conversation on any further.
:40:05
Will the general
listen to my request?
:40:10
You're getting quite a reputation
as a troublemaker.
:40:14
You went out of channels
on Guadalcanal...
:40:16
...to try to get your battalion
reassigned to a beachhead.
:40:21
Sir, no man in this Corps
loves it any more than I do.
:40:26
No one has a greater respect
for military custom.
:40:30
But those boys of mine
have worked hard.
:40:32
I have the greatest bunch
of boys in the world...
:40:34
...but they've got to have
a chance to prove themselves.
:40:37
You can't train a champion
to a fighting edge...
:40:40
...and then just throw him away
on exhibition matches.
:40:43
We've sat in reserve and mopped up
while the war went past us.
:40:48
This may be our last chance, sir.
:40:52
Give it to us.