:43:00
You can be proud of your victory.
:43:04
That's all. Get out of here.
:43:12
Sam...
:43:14
Sometimes I think myself
it's a hell of a way to make a living.
:43:29
And so on June 14, 1944,
our task force of the 5th Fleet...
:43:34
...the mightiest armada ever assembled...
:43:36
...edged close
to the enemy bastion of Saipan.
:43:39
The dawn would bring D-day.
:43:41
Through the long night, more than
100,000 men made their peace with God.
:43:45
No longer orphans,
Huxley's Harlots were at last...
:43:48
...being given the chance
to prove themselves.
:43:50
The chance they'd worked for
since boot camp.
:43:53
We were to spearhead the invasion
that could tip the balance of the war.
:43:57
Then the most intricate
of all military operations...
:44:00
...an amphibious invasion,
was begun.
:44:02
Every man on every ship
was at his station.
:44:04
Every man knew his job.
:44:06
The assault teams formed up smoothly
and moved to rendezvous.
:44:09
As H-hour approached,
the tension grew.
:44:11
The men who had planned and lived...
:44:13
...with Operation Granite
on paper for months...
:44:16
...had no choice but to wait.
:44:18
The final seconds ticked off.