:11:00
- Sit down.
- Yeah.
:11:08
- Well? Did you bring the letter?
- The letter?
:11:12
- From my father.
- No, l'm sorry, l forgot.
:11:15
- I left it up at headquarters.
- Oh... Well, that's all right.
:11:19
Just that... he hasn't written to me
very much lately, and...
:11:23
The judge's been busy,
what with elections coming.
:11:26
Oh, yeah. I guess so.
:11:28
But l reckon he'd be proud
if he could see me now.
:11:32
Sure. You're a company commander
in the uS lnfantry.
:11:35
Well told, l am. And, uh...
:11:39
- when my citation comes through...
- Oh, yes. The, uh, citation.
:11:43
That'll make up for those times
l let him down. You know what l mean?
:11:48
Oh, excuse me.
:11:51
You know, l was thinking, Clyde.
:11:54
Maybe l'll keep it a secret.
:11:57
Then when l come home,
l'll walk right up to him,
:12:00
I'll put my hand out for a shake,
and when he looks down...
:12:05
- Huh?
- That's one way of doin' it.
:12:08
That old man'll just about bust!
:12:09
Yes, he will. And l aim
to get that citation for you.
:12:13
But you're gonna have to be patient.
:12:15
- Sure thing, Clyde.
- These things take time.
:12:18
The right moment comes along,
and l'll slip it through.
:12:22
- You wanna know something?
- What?
:12:25
We get back home...
:12:27
I'm gonna go right on
calling you "Colonel". Huh?
:12:32
Huh? What do you think?
:12:39
I think l'd like that fine.
:12:43
I'm hard put to recall a bona fide
colonel in our corner of the state.
:12:49
Joe, l've got a plan for getting
Cooney out of the company.
:12:52
A lost cause.
:12:54
- Are you gonna listen to me?
- What's to listen?
:12:57
You know Bartlett has political ambitions.
Cooney's old man owns the machine.