A Guy Named Joe Page #4

To come between us

And the truth?

Speak up, Pete!

You said to take care of

The roundhouse, didn't ya?

Well, the squadron missed it,

So I went in and took it out!

I've been under the impression

This is a war we're fighting!

Of course,

I could be wrong-

Don't get excited. Of

Course we're fighting a war.

But you seem to want to end

It in the next 3 days, alone!

Come on, nails, let's

Get this over with!

All right! When you're

With your squadron,

You lead the squadron,

Not lone wolf it.

You control a lot

Of lives and planes.

I expect you to stay

Where you belong!

You said to take out

The roundhouse!

You can't take out the

Roundhouse at 12,000 feet!

Then make a report, and we'll

Put it on special assignment!

When a tough job comes

Up, I won't make a report!

And I won't assign it to somebody else

- I'll do it myself!

So long as I'm in

Command,

I don't want any

Squadron commander

Playing hide 'n' seek

Among the chimney stacks!

Are you trying

To be a hero?!

Aw, wait a minute,

Nails!

Where were you when you got

That dfc, playing mumblety-peg?

O.k., o.k.! You didn't catch

Up to your squadron for-

Well...

I suppose you've got me right

Where you want me, haven't you?

Well, you know, nails,

The guy in the air

Has always got it

On the man on the ground

A little.

I suppose it'll

Always be that way.

Make me a promise,

Will ya, Pete?

Sure.

Promise me you'll be

A little more careful.

Sure, nails, I promise.

And look, I'm sorry

I took up your time.

That's all right,

Nails.

Have a nice time

This afternoon.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, and Pete...

No hard feelings.

Ha! No, no, colonel. You

Know better than that.

Atta boy.

Get me headquarters

In london.

I want to talk

To general sloan.

Yes, sir.

And, uh, ask

Miss Dorinda durston

Of the ferrying command if

She'll stop in and see me.

Yes, sir.

She's got a funny look

In her off eye, Pete.

Hello, Dorinda.

Hello, honey. We've been

Waiting dinner on you.

I hope you two

Have been having fun.

Will you have

A little snort?

No, I don't feel like

Drinking this evening.

A lot of people criticize

A lot of other people

For doing a lot of things

A lot of other people do

Which aren't nearly as bad as the things

A lot of people are doing themselves.

You stay right where

You are, al yackey.

Don't think you can

Crawl out of this.

Why don't you wipe that

Smiling killer look on your face

And tell us what's

The matter?

All right. When are you going

To stop being a dime-store hero?

You got me!

This is for you.

Never mind that.

Answer me.

Well, I'd like to, but

You don't make any sense.

Oh? Well, let me

Tell you something.

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