:57:00
He met Fornell.
:57:03
That friend of mine, guy named Fornell
l went to college with?
:57:05
This is what he says:
:57:07
''Fornell says that you and he used
to load up your car with liquor in Omaha...
:57:11
''...and sell it at an indecent profit
to the fraternity boys at lowa city.''
:57:15
''How about that?''
:57:16
We did, too!
:57:20
''This part is for Doc. l've been....''
:57:22
Go ahead and read it. lt's for both of us.
:57:25
''Doc, l've been aboard this destroyer
for two weeks now...
:57:29
''...and we've already been through
four air attacks.
:57:33
''l'm in the war at last, Doc!
:57:35
''l've caught up with that task force
that passed me by.
:57:38
''l'm glad to be here.
l had to be here, l guess.
:57:42
''But l'm thinking now of you, Doc,
and you, Frank.
:57:46
''And Dolan, and Dowdy, and lnsigna
and everyone else on that bucket.
:57:51
''All the guys everywhere who sail
from Tedium to Apathy...
:57:56
''...and back again,
with an occasional side trip to Monotony.
:58:02
''This is a tough crew on here,
and they have a wonderful battle record.
:58:06
''But l've discovered, Doc,
that the unseen enemy of this war...
:58:10
''...is the boredom
that eventually becomes a faith...
:58:14
''...and, therefore, a terrible sort of suicide.
:58:18
''l know now that the ones
who refuse to surrender to it...
:58:22
''...are the strongest of all.
:58:24
''Right now l'm looking at something
that's hanging over my desk.
:58:28
''A preposterous hunk of brass...
:58:30
''...attached to the most bilious piece
of ribbon l've ever seen.
:58:34
''l'd rather have it
than the Congressional Medal of Honor.
:58:38
''lt tells me what l'll always be proudest of:
:58:42
''That at a time in the world
when courage counted most...
:58:45
''...l lived among 62 brave men.
:58:50
''So, Doc, and especially you, Frank,
don't let those guys down.
:58:56
''Of course l know that by this time
they must be very happy...