Command Decision Page #4

I've been to plenty of tough targets.

Suppose I were to tell you...

...that the whole war might depend

on what we did yesterday and today?

That's what your PRO will tell us.

You and your crew were one

of the lead teams trained for this operation.

They needed you there today.

Do you know that we lost two ships from

your group this morning during assembly?

My crew, sir?

Get me Markington.

Hello, Markington? Colonel Walker.

Hello, Walker? General Dennis speaking.

Who did we lose in that collision

this morning?

Robinson, huh?

Yes, I think I did know him.

Yes, too bad. He was a good boy.

Who? Johnson?

Oh, Johnston, huh?

No, I don't think I did.

Well, then neither one

was a lead crew.

Okay. Thanks, Walker.

Robinson, huh?

So you knew him?

Did you know whether

Frank was married or not?

Whether he had any kids

or where he came from?

You don't remember Johnston at all.

You don't know what he looked like.

- Take it easy.

- Why should you?

He's only got in 20 missions over Germany.

Only been here eight months.

You gave him his cluster on his DFC

after Bremfurt, shook his hand, said:

"The division is proud of you. Proud."

Why do you try to remember our names?

- Why don't you call us by serial numbers?

- Captain!

Attention.

General Kane and party, sir.

- Hello, Casey.

- Sorry, I wish I'd known you were coming.

That's all right. We landed

at Prestwick a couple of hours ago.

I wanted to stop off and see you.

How was Washington?

About as you'd expect

with that meeting going on.

Is this man with your party?

Why, yes. I bumped

into Brockie right outside your office.

What were you doing,

Mr. Brockhurst?

I know you and Brockie

had a little misunderstanding.

That was one thing

I wanted to straighten out.

- All right, that's all for now.

- Why, Captain Jenks.

Delighted to see you, my boy. I was talking

with your uncle in Washington on Monday.

He's looking forward to seeing you

when he gets over here.

Brockie, this is one

of our real combat leaders.

He's a flight commander

and already has 23 missions.

- It is 23, isn't it, captain?

- Twenty-one, sir.

Oh, 21, eh?

Well, I guess that name on your ship

hardly applies anymore.

Captain Jenks is the pilot

of our famous Impatient Virgin.

Say now, there's a crew

you could do a wonderful picture layout on.

- It's already been done, general.

- Good.

You care to see what I've written

about your squadron?

Thanks.

You better bring it up to date.

McPhearson, here, was killed on Friday.

Jacobs went down yesterday.

All right, captain.

What have you been doing?

I got the shock of my life last night.

I was afraid of that.

When we sat down at Gander,

Prescott handed me a message...

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