:06:02
And then at last we cornered them
on an end of the island...
:06:05
...and brought an end to organized
resistance on Guadalcanal.
:06:09
We boarded ship again
and sailed for Wellington.
:06:12
We were a dog-tired crew...
:06:13
...but there hadn 't been much
of a fight to talk about.
:06:16
Perhaps the greatest wound of all
had been to our pride.
:06:19
As New Zealand appeared
on the horizon...
:06:22
...we eagerly anticipated
renewing old friendships.
:06:25
And for some,
seeing loved ones again.
:06:35
Hello, Pat.
:06:37
I went down to the canteen,
but you weren't there.
:06:40
Well, don't stand there,
come on in.
:06:43
We knew you were back, but it
was so difficult to get information...
:06:46
...I didn't know when to expect you.
:06:48
Andy, do sit down.
I have some tea ready.
:06:51
We no sooner than dumped our gear
than they gave us 10 days leave.
:06:56
I got myself a hotel room
here in Wellington.
:07:05
You don't look well.
:07:06
It's the heat. I'm all right.
:07:09
The battalion lost
a couple of dozen guys.
:07:12
Remember Ski? He got it.
:07:14
I guess he didn't want
to live anyhow, though.
:07:18
A lot of the guys
are sick and wounded.
:07:20
We'll be okay in a couple of weeks,
though.
:07:25
I shouldn't have filled it so full.
:07:27
I'm all right, just a little shaky.
:07:30
Guadalcanal must have been frightful.
I shan't ask you about it.
:07:34
Well, I got me a leave.
:07:37
Three months furlough.
I mean three months back pay.
:07:41
I think I'll take me in
some of the country.
:07:44
You look as though you could do
with some rest.
:07:47
- Why don't you go to the farm?
- I don't want to go to the farm.
:07:54
- I feel so hot.
- Andy...
:07:59
I think you might have malaria, Andy.