They Were Expendable Page #4

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right in the mush.

- You know the score.

- Right.

And have your torpedo man stand by

in case those circuits fail.

Wind them up.

Come on.

Let's go, Good Luck.

Corpsman! Corpsman!

This is a hospital.

Why don't you hire a hall?

Take off your hat.

It's just a little cut

along the finger. I don't-

Shirts are hard to get out here.

So are artificial arms.

Anchors aweigh.

You've got a temperature

a little over 103.

Chew these sulfur pills.

What is this, shrapnel?

Where did you get it?

Cavite.

It doesn't hurt.

It doesn't hurt?

Did you ever hear

of blood poisoning?

If you'd been a few hours later,

I'd have had to take that arm off.

Headquarters called.

Casualties arriving in two hours.

- How many?

- Over 200.

Double deckers.

Try and get some rest.

We've got work to do.

That young man is sick.

Get his temperature down

and get him to sleep.

Take a few minutes yourself.

You'd better lie down.

You have a temperature of 103.

So I've heard.

You Navy boys always run about

two degrees above normal.

Must be the time spent at sea.

What is your rank?

Second lieutenant.

I'm a j. g., so watch your language.

I thought you were a motorcycle cop.

Despite your gold braid,

you don't tell us.

We tell you. So lie down.

Unfasten your pants.

- What?

- Unfasten your pants.

Unfasten your pants.

Come right a little.

Right a little!

This should be the

minefields now, sir.

Left a little.

Left easy.

Steady as she goes.

- Any sign of Long's boat?

- Don't see him, sir.

- What's wrong?

- This gas was loaded with wax.

Sabotage.

- How long to get started?

- About 40 minutes.

Hurry it all you can.

Forty-minute job.

They're trying to pick us up.

Get that light!

Abandon ship!

Abandon ship!

The shore batteries got

the 31 boat, sir.

Stand by your torpedo tubes.

Stand by!

Fire one!

Fire two!

- Well, Cookie, we did it.

- Did what?

Been someplace?

We blew that Jap cruiser

into next month.

Recently?

Pick up any chow?

I forgot to tell you, Mick,

your laundry's drying. Came out swell.

You guys were late for breakfast too.

It was wonderful.

Yeah, cupcakes with raisins.

Listen, bigmouth.

That ship was a big, converted

job with eight-inch guns...

...and we blew her

into kingdom come.

Tompkins.

- How?

- Machine gun in the belly.

Yes, and we lost the 31 boat too.

Our club on Bataan took another

rap on the chin last night.

Where is that Navy of yours, anyway?

On Central Park Lake?

They'll be along.

We won't see them till Christmas.

By then the Air Force will have

won the war, I suppose.

Only, where is the Air Force?

Enemy aircraft approaching.

Secure all ventilators and bulkheads.

Repeat:
Enemy aircraft approaching.

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