The Thin Red Line Page #3

Keep pressing inland till you reach the line.I'll catch up with you there.

- Yes, sir.- It's all yours, Captain.

Gangway! Gangway there!

Coming through!

Squad leaders! Both teams!

This way, son. This way, right here.

Stand by to go over the side!

Our Father, who art in heaven...

And forgive us our debts,as we forgive our debtors.

For Thine is the kingdom,and the power, and the glory.

Your outfit's lucky.

Transports must've been spotted.

You're getting outta here just ahead oftime.

Take a breath, mister. You gotta breathe!

- You Charlie Company?- Yeah.

We went in a mile. Nothing there.

Some oil drums.There'd be nothing there for...

- A week.- A week, sir.

No casualties. Japs must've hauled ass.

Two mortars hit the beach,but most guys came in standing up.

Darnedest thing I ever did see.

They got fish that live in trees.

If they didn't know this beach was deserted,what else don't they know?

Who are you to live in all these manyforms?

Your death that captures all.

You, too, are the sourceofall that's gonna be born.

Your glory.

Mercy.

Peace.

Truth.

You give calm a spirit,

understanding,

courage.

The contentedheart.

Get a medic here!

Maybe allmen got one big soulwho everybody's a part of.

All faces ofthe same man.

One big self.

Everyone looking forsalvation byhimself.

Each like a coal

drawn from the fiire.

We're going straight up that hill there.

- We can't do that, Colonel.- Well, there's no way to outflank it.

On the left is a cliffthat falls down into the river.

The Japanese hold the jungle.It has to be taken frontally.

What about water, sir?It's not getting up here.

My men are... passing out, sir.

Only time you worry about a soldieris when he stops bitching.

We're all gonna attack abreast.Third Platoon in reserve.

We've gotta crossthose three folds of ground. You see?

Once we get beyond that,we gotta attack that hill.

Colonel says there's no way to outflank it,so we gotta take it head-on by frontal assault.

- Whyte?- Yeah?

- See the grassy ridges at the foot ofthat hill?- Yeah.

When you get to the end ofthat field,eliminate all strongpoints on those ridges.

I'm sure the Japs got something thereto protect the approaches.

Are you here?

Let me not betray you.

Let me not betray my men.

In you I place my trust.

Rosy-fingered dawn.

You're Greek, aren't you, Captain?

D'you ever read Homer?

We read Homer at the Point.

In Greek.

What kind ofartillerysupportdo we have, sir? Over.

- Two batteries of 105s.- They won'tmake a dent. Over.

No, but it bucks the men up.It'll look like the Japs are catching hell.

OK, you guys.

This is it.

We're going down in groups often.

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